The book is chiefly intended for specialists engaged in practical work on the technical maintenance of railway transport facilities. It can also be used as a reference guide for students and researchers at railway universities or professionals who are dealing with problems in technical asset management in other industries.
Dr. Igor Borisovich Shubinsky is a Professor and Division Manager at the joint stock company “Design & Research Institute for Information Technology, Signalling and Telecommunications on Railway Transport” (JSC NIIAS), Russia. He is an expert on the Scientific Council under the Security Council of the Russian Federation, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Dependability".
Dr. Alexei Mikhailovitch Zamyshlyaev was Deputy Director General of the joint stock company “Design & Research Institute for Information Technology, Signalling and Telecommunications on Railway Transport” (JSC NIIAS), Russia.