Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LH Railway Management and Control
School	School of Engineering
Department	Civil Engineering
Module Code	04 31380
Module Lead	Clive Roberts
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites	LI Railway Traction - (04 26933) Railway Infrastructure Engineering - (04 26931)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-2 hours Tutorial-2 hours Demonstration-6 hours Supervised time in studio/workshop-10 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This is an advanced module that provides core competencies in railway operations and management, including the principles and practice of timetabling, underlying economic considerations and high-level operating principles, together with railway signalling, train control, traffic management and communications principles and practice. The railway signalling element will include consideration of fixed block systems as well as moving block. Advanced signalling systems, as used in the European Railway Traffic Management System, will be analysed. This will include communication-based train control. Course material will include case studies on realistic railway systems and laboratory demonstration of railway signalling and operation simulations using advanced software, in preparation for the Railway Design Project.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand and synthesise the key concepts of railway operations, management, signalling, train control and vital and non-vital communication systems Appreciate and apply common, as well as advanced methods, for railway timetable construction and traffic management Demonstrate an ability to use macro and micro simulation tools to evaluate timetables Comprehend, analyse and interpret the results of real-world timetabling and signalling scenarios, including capacity assessment
Assessment	31380-01 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%) 31380-02 : Coursework : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: (50%) open-book canvas exam (50%) written assignment Reassessment not available at Level H.
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