Railway Business Organisation
The objectives of the module are to help students to understand:
- How businesses in general and railways in particular are organised and financed;
- The organisational development of railways in the UK;
- Governance and regulation of the UK rail industry;
- The objectives, constraints and organisational structures of a range of different railway businesses.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus:
- Business organisations - their environments, ownership and finance, organisational structures, cultures and leadership styles, strategy, planning and control;
- The market for rail transport;
- Development of the national rail network in Great Britain - construction, amalgamation, nationalisation, privatisation and developments over the last ten years;
- Governance of the rail industry - relationships between governments and railways, EU objectives and policies, Government bodies in England, Wales and Scotland, the Office of Rail Regulation;
- Railway businesses - case studies of individual infrastructure providers and train operators and an overview of rolling stock suppliers and other industry bodies.
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the various functional and technical roles within a railway industry;
- Evaluate possible options for the organisation and regulation of a railway industry;
- Analyse the recent developments of the UK national railway industry;
- Evaluate the role of the Government in the management and direction of the UK railway industry.
Railway Business Organisation
The objectives of the module are to help students to understand:
- How businesses in general and railways in particular are organised and financed;
- The organisational development of railways in the UK;
- Governance and regulation of the UK rail industry;
- The objectives, constraints and organisational structures of a range of different railway businesses.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus:
- Business organisations - their environments, ownership and finance, organisational structures, cultures and leadership styles, strategy, planning and control;
- The market for rail transport;
- Development of the national rail network in Great Britain - construction, amalgamation, nationalisation, privatisation and developments over the last ten years;
- Governance of the rail industry - relationships between governments and railways, EU objectives and policies, Government bodies in England, Wales and Scotland, the Office of Rail Regulation;
- Railway businesses - case studies of individual infrastructure providers and train operators and an overview of rolling stock suppliers and other industry bodies.
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the various functional and technical roles within a railway industry;
- Evaluate possible options for the organisation and regulation of a railway industry;
- Analyse the recent developments of the UK national railway industry;
- Evaluate the role of the Government in the management and direction of the UK railway industry.