Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
SIGNALLING, TRAFFIC CONTROL AND CAPACITYVTT622

Higher education credits: 10,5. Grading scale: UG. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: IBYI2. Course coordinator: Åsa Knutson, asa.knutson@tft.lth.se och Stellan Jönsson, stellan.jonsson@banverket.se, Trafikteknik. Assessment: Satisfactory written exam. Parts: 2.

Aim
The aim of the course is to provide fundamental knowledge of the signalling area on both system and component levels. The course also intends to give an insight into how the design of the signalling installations influences the capacity

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Be able to give an account of fundamental regulations, norms and traffic conditions that steer the design of signalling installations, and how it is connected to the railway vehicle’s features.

Have an understanding of circuit solutions in the signalling system in relation to the projection work.

Explain how the design of the signalling system influences the capacity

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

define and give an account of the basic terms used in signalling

describe the signalling installations’ construction and function

o Railway terminal facility

o Rail circuits

o Rail protection

o Signal tower

o Line block system

o ATC

Contents
The course contains comprehensive sections on the design, construction and function of different signalling installations, as well as how these installations interact in a traffic control system.

The connection between the railway vehicle’s features and design of the signalling installations, as well as how the design influences the capacity, are also central parts of the course.

Teaching/learning is individual as well as in groups. Lectures are alternated with practical exercises in authentic exercise facilities.

Theory, with scheduled reading and understanding of the function, is alternated with practical exercises in authentic installations.

Literature
Järnvägsskolans kurspärmar ”Grundutbildning i signalteknik för ingenjörer, del 1” och ”Grundutbildning i signalteknik för ingenjörer, del 2

Parts

Code: 0208. Name: Signalling, Traffic Control and Capacity Part 1.
Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Satisfactory written exam.

Code: 0308. Name: Signalling, Traffic Control and Capacity Part 2.
Higher education credits: 4,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Satisfactory written exam.