RAILWAY TECHNIQUES AND URBAN TRANSPORT

IN THE FIRST PART OF THE ARTICLES THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE THE TYPES OF URBAN RAILWAY SYSTEMS: REGIONAL AND SUBURBAN RAILWAYS, URBAN UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS, PRE-UNDERGROUND AND SEMI-UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS, AND TRAMWAYS. THE SECOND PART OUTLINES RECENT TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN URBAN RAILWAY SYSTEMS AS REGARDS INFRASTRUCTURE, TRACKS, ROLLING STOCK, OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES. THE LAST PART EXAMINES THE POSSIBILITIES OF URBAN RAILWAY SYSTEMS, THEIR FIELDS OF APPLICATION (ACCESSIBILITY TO THE CENTRE FROM DENSELY POPULATED PERIPHERAL ZONES), AND THE PLACE OF RAILWAYS IN TOWN PLANNING.