Railway Engineering

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►Railway engineering is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and operation of all types of rail transport systems. It encompasses a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and production engineering. A great many other engineering sub-disciplines are also called upon.✦

【Topics Covered Based On Below Concepts】

►Introduction

►Station Layout

►The concept of speed and flow

►The demand matrix

►Ticket halls

►Access and interchange

►Platforms

►Access for disabled passengers

►Planning for hazards

►Rolling Stock

►The evolution of steam motive power

►The advent of electric traction

►Development of electric traction

►Diesel traction

►From passenger ‘Carriages’ to the modern carbodies

►Car body structures

►Freight rolling stock

►Depots and Workshops

►Maintenance management

►The needs of the maintainer

►Track

►Track ballast

►Sleeper functions

►Rail fastenings, baseplates and pads

►Rails

►Introduction of track welding

►Stressing or ‘Locking-up’ of CWR

►Points or turnouts

►Day-to-day maintenance of track

►Earthworks, Drainage and Fencing

►Dealing with embankment slips