Introduction to the railway system
The railway system is very complex and includes several interacting technical, conducting and regulating subsystems. Today's fragmented control of the railway system places high demands on cooperation between these subsystems, so that sub-optimization can be avoided. This course aims to provide an introduction and overview of the total railway system.
Facts and figures
Target group:
Engineers, operators, managers and researchers working in the railway industry.
Prerequisites:
Secondary school, bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Language:
Swedish
Price:
4 500 SEK excluding VAT per participant
Registration:
Register via the link below. Luleå University of Technology reserves the right to cancel the course if there are too few participants.
Course content
- The rail transport system and its context and objectives
- Mandatory laws, regulations and rules as well as safety regulations.
- Technical systems for infrastructure, vehicles, traffic management and delivered capacity, interaction, technical lifetime and maintenance.
- Traffic management and allocation process
- Planning processes for new construction, reinvestment, operation and maintenance, train timetable setting, working time planning and procurement of goods and services.
- Railway system organization, parties and their objectives (business models), cooperation and implementation.
- Financing system
- The human factor, competence requirements, experience and skills, corporate culture and behavior.
Course structure
Implementation of the course:
Participants will be introduced to the topic before the lessons through self-study of learning materials (Flipped classroom). Participants will have direct access to the learning materials and the teacher will act as a coach and mentor. During the lectures there will be an opportunity for questions and time for short discussions.
Scope:
80 hours if the examination is registered as 3 credits or 40 hours if the examination is registered as a certificate.
The course is structured as follows:
10-40 hours of self-study (depending on the chosen examination), 18 hours of meeting time, divided between lectures, study visits and examination and 20 hours of group work.
To pass the course
For credits and certificates; Oral and written presentation of the assigned course assignment.
To obtain credits, the participants need to supplement the written report with a more in-depth analysis of a number of subtasks.
Teachers
Ulla Juntti, adjunct professor in operation and maintenance technology, with 40 years of experience from the railway industry.
Veronica Jägare, Technical Doctor in Operation and Maintenance Engineering, Deputy Director of the Railway Technology Center (JVTC).
Kiumars Teymourian, PhD in industrial ergonomics, health and safety management.
Expression of interest
- Register your interest
Registering your interest is not binding. The course starts when enough people have registered their interest.
Contact us
LTU Professional Education uppdragsutbildning@ltu.se
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