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Train Planning & Performance Management 2
This module covers the nature of the railway network, how it determines the shape of the train service, and is shaped by train service requirements.
It also considers the development of a train service from commercial and other demands; including the processes and tools for planning the train service; controlling, monitoring and improving the operation of that service and the definition and implementation of developments to the railway system.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus:
- The nature of railways and the need for planning.
- The network – components of the network, movement of trains, track layouts, signalling, trains, stations and passengers, capacity
- The building blocks of the timetable – running times, line headways, and other Rules of the Plan.
- Compiling trip schedules and blending them into a timetable.
- Planning resources to operate the timetable and planning timescales and processes (includes access rights and bids, possession planning, planning for performance).
- An introduction to costs and patronage forecasting and how the forecast costs and revenue of a development are matched in a project Business Case.
- Control of the train service and management of its performance.
- Operations contribution to development and enhancement projects.
- The application of simulation to rail operations activities.
- Projects and development – demand, costs, matching costs and benefits, operations evaluation of development projects, the role of simulation, evaluating changes in infrastructure
- Performance data analysis, interpretation & presentation, Reliability management & performance improvement, Managing within Performance regimes and to meet business needs
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will be able to:
- Critically analyse the factors that determine the capacity of a railway system.
- Describe the activities involved in creating and implementing a timetable, the timescales involved and the impact on economic competitiveness.
- Analyse the application of performance targets for a railway operation, and demonstrate how planning and management processes set out to achieve these targets.
- Critically evaluate appropriate applications of the various type of simulation package and how an operator can use them to contribute to development projects.
Train Planning & Performance Management 2
This module covers the nature of the railway network, how it determines the shape of the train service, and is shaped by train service requirements.
It also considers the development of a train service from commercial and other demands; including the processes and tools for planning the train service; controlling, monitoring and improving the operation of that service and the definition and implementation of developments to the railway system.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus:
- The nature of railways and the need for planning.
- The network – components of the network, movement of trains, track layouts, signalling, trains, stations and passengers, capacity
- The building blocks of the timetable – running times, line headways, and other Rules of the Plan.
- Compiling trip schedules and blending them into a timetable.
- Planning resources to operate the timetable and planning timescales and processes (includes access rights and bids, possession planning, planning for performance).
- An introduction to costs and patronage forecasting and how the forecast costs and revenue of a development are matched in a project Business Case.
- Control of the train service and management of its performance.
- Operations contribution to development and enhancement projects.
- The application of simulation to rail operations activities.
- Projects and development – demand, costs, matching costs and benefits, operations evaluation of development projects, the role of simulation, evaluating changes in infrastructure
- Performance data analysis, interpretation & presentation, Reliability management & performance improvement, Managing within Performance regimes and to meet business needs
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will be able to:
- Critically analyse the factors that determine the capacity of a railway system.
- Describe the activities involved in creating and implementing a timetable, the timescales involved and the impact on economic competitiveness.
- Analyse the application of performance targets for a railway operation, and demonstrate how planning and management processes set out to achieve these targets.
- Critically evaluate appropriate applications of the various type of simulation package and how an operator can use them to contribute to development projects.
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