Ferrology

Template:Anteria Ferrology is study of mass transportation systems, with special focus on railways, which seeks to find theories that link statistics and social sciences through which the outcome of transit systems can be optimized.

Advances in ferrology often enable advances in new transportation technologies. For example, advances in the understanding of population densities, interstation spacing, and vehicle design led directly to the development of new theories and applications that have dramatically transformed the way railways are built in Riamo, such as inner-outer city rail differentiation, tramways, and electric trenchways; advances in stations design led to the development of standardization associations (such as the Standard Eastern Rail;

Etymology

The word is a Riamese term first introduced by Marcus Thorn to describe the group of schools of thought clashing around the expansion of Riamese railways in the 19th century. These schools of thought, which had their origins in political views and economical beliefs, would eventually become fully-fleshed theories by the 20th century, and would come together to encompass what he considered a mathematical science with phylosophical aspects.

The word itself comes from ferrus ("iron"), a romance word introduced via Gavrilia from Canteria.