2nd Edition

List of Figures
1.1 Early railway construction. 2
1.2 Underground railway construction at Blackfriars, London :
1871. 4
1.3 Platforms and roof at Paddington, London. 5
2.1 Typical country station (photo by Paul Walker). 8
2.2 Matrix of passenger flows at Victoria Station, London. 12
2.3 Typical sub-surface booking hall. 12
2.4 Congestion at the foot of an ascending escalator. 13
2.5 Pedestrian flows during crowding. 14
2.6 Different categories of passengers on a concourse. 17
2.7 Passenger movement on a platform during ‘dwell time’. 17
2.8 Lift for the disabled, Docklands Light Railway. 23
3.1 Early flanged wheels onironrails. 28
3.2 The age of steam (photo by Paul Walker). 29
3.3 Euston Square Station showing ventilation openings. 32
3.4 An early Underground DC electric locomotive. 33
3.5 Electric multiple unit underground train. 34
3.6 Old DC electric multiple unit stock with ‘slam’ doors (photo
by Paul Walker). 35
3.7 Channel tunnel ‘Eurostar’ electric stock which can run on
either AC or DC. 36
3.8 Diesel-electric locomotive (photo by Paul Walker). 37
3.9 Diesel multiple unit stock (photo by Paul Walker). 39
3.10 Interior of open plan passenger coach (photo by Paul Walker). 40
3.11 Docklands Light Railway stock. 42
3.12 Interior of DLR car. 44
3.13 Ballast tamping machine. 45
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