Janes World Railways


Janes World Railways is a directory of railway activities worldwide. It is published annually by Jane's Information Services. Janes World Railways provides details on railway systems and operators, manufacturers of equipment, technology and services, and consultancy associations. In updating the content, Janes conducts detailed literature and data searches, reviewing thousands of open source documents and data sources produced by governmental and non-governmental organisations, private businesses, and academic institutions. The publication offers railway profiles with detailed data covering operators and systems in nearly 140 countries, plus information on 2,000 manufacturers, suppliers and service companies.

Contents

Its covers detail analysis and information on following sections:
Equipment:
Data & Technology
Contact Information
  • Consultancy services
  • Electrification contractors and equipment suppliers
  • Manufacturers of locomotives and passenger vehicles
  • Permanent way components, equipment and services
  • Railway associations and agencies
  • Rolling-stock leasing companies
  • Turnkey systems contractors
  • Vehicle maintenance equipment and services
The World Railways Yearbook 17/18 issue costs over US$1320.

Maps and diagrams

The yearbook contains many maps of railway systems, which since about 1990 have been redrawn in a consistent style.
The yearbook also contains many diagrams of structure gauges and loading gauges for some but not all countries.

Other data

The yearbook also give the kind and height of the coupler used by any railway, as well as the height of buffers where used.
The yearbook also gives the minimum radii of many, but not all, railways.

Editors

Issue

  • 2002-03 is edition forty-four.
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