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Overseas, famous designers such as Pininfarina and Giugiaro have worked on railway cars, and their signatures are even on the cars.
However, nothing of the sort is seen in Japanese trains, and it's difficult to get a sense of what kind of work the designers are doing.
In this book, a leading figure in the field with over 30 years of experience as a designer for a rolling stock manufacturer talks about the work of designing railway vehicles.
Designers are not artists, so they don't just paint whatever they like.
We will use a wealth of examples to show you what role designers play in creating a vehicle product, and how the product changes through the involvement of designers.
By reading this book, you will understand why the vehicles you see every day have the shapes and colors that they do.
By learning how to read the design, you will be able to see the charms of railway vehicles that you may not have noticed before.
This is a must-read design textbook not only for railway fans, but for all operators and manufacturers involved with railway vehicles.

[table of contents]
Introduction
Chapter 1: The meaning of railway vehicle design
Chapter 2 Railway Vehicle Design
Chapter 3: Railway vehicle design in Japan and overseas
Chapter 4 What is required for railway vehicle design?
Chapter 5 Creating Attraction
Chapter 6 Designing a Railroad Car
Chapter 7 Trends in Vehicle Design
Final Chapter: In lieu of a conclusion
Appendix: Dubai Metro Development

Format: A5
Number of pages: 264 pages


Item Size/Weight : 21 x 15 x 1.9 cm / 328g

• *Please note that the book's paper strip may not be included. Additionally, we do not offer replacements for any damage or wear to the strip.

Product Specifications

Item series

Ikaros Mook

Item code

216173

ISBN code

9784802216173

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