Railway Vehicles
Course Leader(s): Mr Conor O'Neill
Semester: 1
Course Duration: 2 weeks
Credit Value: 10 CATS (5 ECTS)
Course fee: £1125
Aims
- To introduce the fundamentals of railway vehicle engineering;
- To teach the core technologies of railway vehicles and their operation;
- To understand the design and performance of typical railway vehicles.
Outline of Syllabus
- This module is centred on the theory and practice required to engineer appropriate, rail guided vehicle systems.
- The teaching includes lectures, assignments, visits and case studies.
- In this module a sound understanding of the technology required for sustainable rail vehicles is given.
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
- Core technologies of railway vehicles;
- Types of rail vehicles, characteristics, payload, capacity;
- Vehicle parameters and standards;
- Purpose, function and requirements of railway vehicles;
- Forces on rail vehicles;
- Suspension requirements, typical suspension data, suspension phenomena;
- Drive/Brake system requirements, types and design for safety.
Intended Skill Outcomes
- Analyse the design and performance of typical railway vehicles;
- Recognise the fundamentals of track, wheel/rail interaction and power supply;
- Skills of vehicle design and how vehicle design affects the railway business;
- Determine the suitability of selected/proposed vehicle solutions.
Teaching methods
- Lectures;
- small group teaching;
- fieldwork;
- independent study;
Assessment methods
- written examination (25%)
- report (75%)
