CHAPTER I SPLENDID ENGINEERING A CHIEVEMENTS AND DEFECTIVE WORKS IN CONTRAST I-1 Typical Examples of World Famous Establishments and Things Undesirable I-2 Splendid Chinese Railway Establishments I-3 Lessons in Chinese Railway Engineering Desisions I-4 The Importance of Praise and Criticism Bibliography CHAPTER II RAILWAY SYSTEM AND OPTIMIZATION OF GOVERNING FACTORS II-1 The Role of Planning Dxision in Railway System II-2 Evolution of Railway Location Theory II-3 Synthetic Optimization Decision Defined II-4 Analysis of Railway System and the Governing Factors in Technical Dexisions Bibliography CHAPTER III BASIC CONCEPTION OF ECONOMICAL CRITERION III-1 Macro-and Microeconomy III-2 Camparison of Economic Crterion Methods III-3 Discussion and Suggestions to Criterion Methods III-4 Prediction of Traffic Volume Bibliography CHAPTER IV MATHEMATIC MODELLING OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENSES IV-1 Camparison of Evaluation of Operating IV-2 Derivation of Models of Opertating Expenses IV-3 Further Discussions Relating to Operating Expenses Evaluation Bibliography CHAPTER V TOPOGRAPHIC CONDITION AND MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF INVESTMENTS CHAPTER VI SYNTHETIC OPTIMIZATION OF RAILWAY PROJECTS CHAPTER VII CO-ORDINATE PLANNING OF NEIGHBOURING ENGINEERING PROJECTS CHAPTER VIII TECHNICAL INNOVATION AND ENGINEERING POLICY CHAPTER IX CONCLUSION INDEX