Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Railway Traffic Organisation and Planning Management Course code: 218021 | 9 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 3
Requirements:
Goal: To gain knowledge about on mathematical methods and models for freight train and passenger train formation plan.
Outcome: Upon completion of the course student will learn to define the conditions of the external environment and the internal conditions of the system that determine the position of the railway in the transport market and its possibilities on the same. Develops mathematical models of train formation. They will learn new technological concepts of transporting goods by rail.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Mathematical models of freight train formation plan
  2. Mathematical models of traffic organization trains in long-distance and local passenger traffic
  3. New technological concepts for the transport of goods.
  4. Comparative performances of individual types of transport of goods by rail.
  5. Formation of multi-group route trains on longer routes – Antenna system
  6. Formation of direct trains composed of TCS modules
  7. Formation of direct trains with intermodal cargo for multiple destinations.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. 1. Practical examples of organization of shuttle, intermodal trains, train movement in long-distance and local passenger traffic. 
2. Formation plan for single and multi group trains. 
3. Technical norms of work in passenger traffic and calculation the distance matrix, timetable, train crew capacity, number of trains, train costs, energy consumption, investment plan and train formation plan for passenger traffic.

Textbooks and References
  1. Čičak, M., Vesković, S., Organizacija železničkog saobraćaja II, SF, Beograd, 2006
  2. Čičak, M., Vesković, S., Organizacija železničkog saobraćaja II - zbirka rešenih zadataka, Saobraćajni fakultet, Želnid, Beograd, 1999.
  3. Siegmann, J., Stuhr, H., New rail freight traffic for 2015“, Berlin Institute of Technology, 2008
  4. Bontekoning, Y., Hub exchange operations in intermodal hub-and-spoke networks, 2006
  5. Kasalica S., Milosavljević M., Authorized lectures and exercises at Power Point and Exel, Academy of Technical and Art Applied Studies - School of Railway transport.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 4
Practical classes: 4
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
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activities during lectures
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activities on practial excersises
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seminary work
0
colloquium
0
Final exam
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Written exam
0
Oral exam
0