Rail Planning and Timetabling
Course Leader: Dr Marin Marinov
Semester: 2
Course Duration: 2 weeks
Credit Value: 10 CATS (5 ECTS)
Course fee: £1125
Aims
- To understand the complex nature of train operations, timetabling and customer satisfaction;
- To provide advanced knowledge of rail systems operations;
- To introduce complex train movement according to station, yard and line policies;
- To assess the level of performance of innovative technologies and futuristic concepts for smart rail services.
Outline of Syllabus
- Elements of train dispatching and control of rail operations;
- Terms of rail operations;
- Scheduling, timetable robustness, disruptions, recovery, crew management;
- Analysis and estimation of rail network capacity, line capacity, and station capacity;
- Analysis of customer satisfaction via surveys, feedback and commendations/complaints data;
- Analytical and simulation modelling methodologies for analysing railway system performance.
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
- Awareness of customer requirements from the rail service;
- Knowledge of the basic components of rail operations and train dispatching;
- Understanding of key aspects of timetable construction and management;
- Knowledge of suitable tools for system performance analysis and assessment.
Intended Skill Outcomes
The ability to analyse the capacity of rail systems subject to available resources, demand for rail services, a timetable, traffic rules, etc..
Teaching methods
- Lectures;
- Small group teaching;
- Independent study.
Assessment methods
- Report (100%)
