Synopses & Reviews
Strohl examines the evolving network of high speed railway passenger trains in Western Europe. The purpose of the study, in addition to placing high speed train networks in a geographic and economic context, is to introduce the American reader to the evolving system of passenger trains in Europe toward evaluating their feasibility for high-density areas of the U.S. and Canada. Beginning with some general concepts of railway economics, planning, construction, and operation, the author goes on to detail high speed rail networks in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Spain, with additional information on Japan and Scandinavia. This unique work will be of interest to all scholars and professionals in transportation economics and railway systems.
Review
...Strohl has produced an excellent up-to-date book on the status of the world's high-speed passanger rail lines and plans. This is not a "train buff" or "rail fan" book, but rather an impressive scholarly exposition by and American political science professor, longtime resident in Paris, who provides considerable technical detail in terms understandable to the general reader. The book is very comprehensive in its coverage. There is no comparable book. The footnotes, bibliography, and index are excellent. General; advanced undergraduate through faculty; professional.Choice
Synopsis
An examination of the evolving network of high-speed passenger trains in Western Europe and the geographic and economic background to their planning, construction, and operation.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index.
About the Author
MITCHELL P. STROHL is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the American University of Paris.
Table of Contents
Maps
Foreword by Michel Walrave
Preface and Acknowledgments
Europe: The Map and the Economy
Time in Transportation, Speed on Railways
Japan's Shinkansen: Where It All Began
France and the Train a Grande Vitesse
The Channel Tunnel, the London Problem, the United Kingdom
Italy, the Direttissime, Sistema Ad Alta Velocita
Germany and the Intercity Express
The European High Speed Train Network, the Alpine Wall, Switzerland, and Austria
Iberia and the Spanish Tren de Alta Velocidad
North and East and Elsewhere
Bibliography
Index