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Railway Operating Principles
The objectives of this module are:
- To enable students to gain a broad awareness and understanding of the concepts, basis and reasoning behind the methods of operating a railway, covering principles, practices and safety standards, in normal and degraded conditions.
- To introduce students to the requirements and arrangements to achieve the safe working of trains upon the railway infrastructure. This includes operational aspects of safety-related interfaces (i.e. with engineering work, staff, other rail systems, level crossings and road vehicles) to ensure the protection of the movement of trains and the security of passengers and goods.
The content of this module points to other Diploma course module subject areas to demonstrate the interrelated aspects of customer service, safety law and management, managing people, train planning and performance management, and business organisation. It also leads towards Degree course subjects additionally covering passenger and freight operation, mishap management and investigation, emergency planning, station and terminal management, together with operational elements within infrastructure and fleet management.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus, which will enable them to identify the basic principles, which apply to the following specific areas of operation:
- Why railways exist and the role of the operator
- The timetable and constraints
- the working of single, double and multiple track railways
- basic signalling principles and systems for train spacing
- track types and layouts
- level crossings
- station, yard and terminal working
- train movements including Out of Gauge and special working conditions
- train/infrastructure interface issues
- train driving and handling
- the concepts of failsafe and wrong side failures
- safety of operations in adverse or degraded conditions
- planned and emergency engineering work
- response to rail accidents and incidents
- communications systems and standards
- people issues in railway operations
- achieving, maintaining and improving operational safety standards
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
- Critically analyse the reasons, roles, priorities and variations of different railway systems:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the purpose and structure of operating standards, rules, regulations and instructions;
- Evaluate common strands and issues emerging from interfaces;
- Analyse principles and operating practices in different railway contexts.
Railway Operating Principles
The objectives of this module are:
- To enable students to gain a broad awareness and understanding of the concepts, basis and reasoning behind the methods of operating a railway, covering principles, practices and safety standards, in normal and degraded conditions.
- To introduce students to the requirements and arrangements to achieve the safe working of trains upon the railway infrastructure. This includes operational aspects of safety-related interfaces (i.e. with engineering work, staff, other rail systems, level crossings and road vehicles) to ensure the protection of the movement of trains and the security of passengers and goods.
The content of this module points to other Diploma course module subject areas to demonstrate the interrelated aspects of customer service, safety law and management, managing people, train planning and performance management, and business organisation. It also leads towards Degree course subjects additionally covering passenger and freight operation, mishap management and investigation, emergency planning, station and terminal management, together with operational elements within infrastructure and fleet management.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus, which will enable them to identify the basic principles, which apply to the following specific areas of operation:
- Why railways exist and the role of the operator
- The timetable and constraints
- the working of single, double and multiple track railways
- basic signalling principles and systems for train spacing
- track types and layouts
- level crossings
- station, yard and terminal working
- train movements including Out of Gauge and special working conditions
- train/infrastructure interface issues
- train driving and handling
- the concepts of failsafe and wrong side failures
- safety of operations in adverse or degraded conditions
- planned and emergency engineering work
- response to rail accidents and incidents
- communications systems and standards
- people issues in railway operations
- achieving, maintaining and improving operational safety standards
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
- Critically analyse the reasons, roles, priorities and variations of different railway systems:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the purpose and structure of operating standards, rules, regulations and instructions;
- Evaluate common strands and issues emerging from interfaces;
- Analyse principles and operating practices in different railway contexts.
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