Railway Infrastructure

Railway Infrastructure
227-0060/01
čeština

Summary

The course "Railway Infrastructure" introduces Students to basic Concepts in the area of Transport Routes for Railway Vehicles, especially Railway Tracks, Railway Stations, Railway Sidings, Tram Tracks., and Then the basic issues in Rail Safety Security features and Construction for Security of the Railway Traffic.

Literature

Esveld C.: Modern Railway Track, MRT Productions 2001
Tzanakakis K.: The Raiway Track and Its Long Term Behaviour, Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, Verlag 2013
Practical Guide To Railway Engineering, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA)

Advised literature

EN 15273-1:2013 - Railway applications – Gauges – Part 1: General – Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock
EN 13848-6:2013 - Railway applications - Track — Track geometry quality — Part 6: Characterisation of track geometry quality

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Language of instruction	čeština
Code	227-0060
Abbreviation	ŽI
Course title	Railway Infrastructure
Coordinating department	Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator	Ing. Leopold Hudeček, Ph.D.