由日本铁道技术研究所主办的第4届世界铁路研究大会(WCRR)于1999年10月19～23日在日本东京召开。会议主题为“新技术为21世纪的铁路和社会创造新机遇”,重点研讨如何采用新技术为在新世纪进一步完善铁路运输业和创造更美好的社会环境作贡献。与会代表达500多人。大会秘书处共收到480份论文,其中250份列为大会论文。论文涉及范围相当广 The 4th World Railway Research Conference (WCRR), hosted by Japan Railway Technology Research Institute, was held in Tokyo, Japan from October 19 to October 1999. The theme of the conference is “New technologies create new opportunities for the railway and society in the 21st century” and focus on how to adopt new technologies to contribute to further improving the railway transportation industry and creating a better social environment in the new century. More than 500 delegates attended. The conference secretariat received a total of 480 papers, of which 250 were listed as conference papers. The paper covers a wide range