技术史视野下的中国铁路史研究

Study on History of Chinese Railway from the Perspective of Technology History

中国铁路史是中国近现代史中的重要内容。现有研究成果多为经济史角度,关注铁路建成后对社会变迁的影响。作为工业化产物,铁路史研究更需要技术史视角的深入探讨,这是铁路史自身的需求。铁路技术内容丰富,有大量可讨论的技术细节,同时技术与社会之间的互动也是铁路史研究的重要内容。文献法、工业考古及口述史,是研究铁路史的主要方法。技术史视野下的中国铁路史,可作为技术移植的案例,也可以作为中国工业化的缩影,还可以为铁路遗产的保护和研究提供理论支持。

The history of Chinese railway is an important part of Chinese modern history.Most of the existing research outcomes are from the perspective of economic history,focusing on the impact of social changes after the foundation railway.As a product of industrialization,the study of railway history needs more study further from the perspective of technical history,which is the demand of railway history.Railway technology has rich content and has a lot of technical details that can be studied.At the same time,the interaction between technology and society is also an important part of railway history.The literature method,industrial archaeology and oral history are the main methods to study the history of railways.The history of Chinese railway from the perspective of technological history can be used as a case of technical transplant,a microcosm of Chinese industrialization,and theoretical support for the protection and research of railway heritage.