Entities in railway engineering

Summary

Railway engineering is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and operation of all types of rail transport systems. It encompasses a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and production engineering. A great many other engineering sub-disciplines are also called upon. With the advent of the railways in the early nineteenth century, a need arose for a specialized group of engineers capable of dealing with the unique problems associated with railway engineering. As the railways expanded and became a major economic force, a great many engineers became involved in the field, probably the most notable in Britain being Richard Trevithick, George Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Today, railway systems engineering continues to be a vibrant field of engineering. Mechanical engineering Command, control & railway signalling Office systems design Data center design SCADA Network design Electrical engineering Energy electrification Third rail Fourth rail Overhead contact system Civil engineering Permanent way engineering Light rail systems On-track plant Rail systems integration Train control systems Cab signalling Railway vehicle engineering Rolling resistance Curve resistance Wheel–rail interface Hunting oscillation Railway systems engineering Railway signalling Fare collection CCTV Public address Intrusion detection Access control Systems integration In the UK: The Railway Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). In the US The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) In the Philippines Philippine Railway Engineers' Association, (PREA) Inc.