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Rail Operations Management

Fundamentals
2-Day Training Course: THE Essential Overview of Rail’s Operational
Environment. This course examines all aspects of rail operations to provide
participants with a solid understanding & appreciation how operational
requirements & goals affect & influence other rail disciplines, project
outcomes & overall business performance
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OVERVIEW
Key Learning Objectives
 Understand the over-arching principles of rail operations management
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 Appreciate aspects and challenges which are not widely known or well u
nderstood by managers
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 The movement and control
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 Network management – passenger and freight

 The proper and optimal use of rail assets
 The business and operating environment of a railway
 Leadership, skill building and developing core competencies
 The role and importance of safety and human factors
 Appreciate the best practices for delivery of service at standards accept
able in the marketplace
 Identify the technical elements of a railway from an operations perspecti
ve, including:
 Track alignment, crossings, bridges
 Train controls, signalling, telecommunications
 Traction power, transit and passenger systems
 Freight, passengers, facilities, yards and intermodal
 Review train planning and performance management best practices
About the Course
This comprehensive course is designed to enhance participants’ understan

ding and confidence with rail operations management, with insights into all
key aspects of the discipline.
Participants will be able to upgrade their knowledge of the general railway

network, and how different parts of it interact and with particular reference
to operations management, planning and train service requirements.
The development of a train service from commercial and other demands w

ill be covered, along with processes and tools for planning the service.
The implications of infrastructure and resource planning to train operations

will also be discussed, and the factors that impact timetable construction, i
mplementation and alteration control during its operational period. 
Participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the inter-relat

ionships within the industry and withYour
Register government,
Interest of railway infrastructure
and traction types, and the methods of ensuring safe operation.
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 Engineers who will improve their performance based on a better underst
anding of how rail operations can improve and influence their work
 Those new to the rail environment
 First line and mid-level managers having rail or station/terminal respons
ibility or positions in operating functions at the headquarters level
 Consultants in operations analysis and rail engineering
A CPD COURSE
Use this course to help fulfil your Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) educational requirements to retain your professional/chartered
status. Contact your relevant association to learn how
TESTIMONIALS
“This course brought together a lot of knowledge I had but now will give me
the ability to act more confidently in my role in contracts”
Contracts Specialist, Woodside
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Introduction to the rail network and operations

 The capacity of rail networks
 The governing structures
 Key stakeholders
 Who’s who and their roles and responsibilities
Vehicle technologies
 General characteristics
 Propulsion
 Braking
 Coupling
Freight services
 Carload
 Bulk
 Intermodal
Passenger services
 Long distance intercity
 Regional intercity
 Suburban commuter
 Urban rail transit
Infrastructure considerations
 Track alignment characteristics
 Basic track layouts and arrangements
 Junctions
 Terminals
Understanding the dynamics of train movement 
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 Acceleration and deceleration
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 Running time calculation
Signalling and control
 Train separation
 Non-controlled operation
 Time based control systems
 Radio based occupancy control systems
 Signal based fixed block control systems
 Interlockings
 Communications based train control systems
Demand analysis
 Data requirements
 Forecasting techniques
 Modelling approaches
Service design
 The need for resource planning in rail
 Intermodal freight services
 Bulk freight services
 Single (loose) car freight services
 Passenger timetabling
> Controlling alterations during service periods
> Infrastructure implications
Capacity analysis
 Factors
 Analytical methods
 Simulation tools
Rolling stock management
 Fleet sizing 
 Servicing
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 Monitoring asset location
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Terminal operations – Passenger and freight
 Passenger
 Intermodal freight
 Bulk freight
 Maintenance/servicing/storage
Safety and security
 System safety planning
 Safety assessment
 Security considerations
 Emergency response
Labour requirements, management and human factors
 Crew scheduling
 Addressing quality of life issues
 Human factors
 Establishing a safety culture
Basic summary of cost and revenue forecasting and accounting
 Basic accounting for operations managers
 Return on assets
 Implications of key financials – what you need to know to survive
Management and administration
 Organisation structure
 Performance metrics
 External interfaces
Feature session
Comparing and contrasting rail operations practices around the world
This session will be a panel discussion providing commentary, analysis and
critique of how rail operations compare and contrast each other around 
the world. It will feature two guest presenters representing European and
Australian perspectives, joined by the course instructor, David Clarke
Conclusions and wrap-up
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Rail Operations Management

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 Network management – passenger and freight

About the Course

This comprehensive course is designed to enhance participants’ understan

Participants will be able to upgrade their knowledge of the general railway

The development of a train service from commercial and other demands w

The implications of infrastructure and resource planning to train operations

Participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the inter-relat

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