• Semester 2, position 2

1. Introducing students to the railway transport system. 2. Introducing students to concepts, characteristics, drive systems of railway vehicles and their interaction with railway infrastructure. 3. Introducing students to systems of passive safety of rail vehicles.

After successfully finishing the course students would be able to: - define the role, advantages and disadvantages of railway transport; - differ types and basic characteristics of railway vehicles; - briefly describe characteristics of railway vehicles and their interaction with the railways infrastructure; - define and compare the role of active and passive safety of railway vehicles; - recognize basic infrastructure elements and define their role and main characteristics; - describe and differ phases of the life cycle of railway vehicles.

The role and importance of railway transport. Characteristics of railway transport. Development during history. Types of railway vehicles, the structure of the vehicles and characteristics. Dynamic characteristics of vehicles, conception, traction characteristics, train resistances and traction effort. Subsystems of vehicle: 1. Achieving traction force of vehicles, applied of technics and technologies, adhesion and wear; 2. Energy supply, traction system and brake system; 3. Bogies; 4. Passive Safety of Rail Vehicles 5. Infrastructure, elements and characteristics; 6. Freight and passenger traffic, interoperability, management and planning; 7. Elements of reliability, availability, maintenance and safety, and life-cycle costs of rail vehicles.

Practical teaching is done through exercises with the aim to introduce students to practical solutions which are applied to the railway. Visits to producers of railway vehicles and components are the primary way of introducing students to railway engineering. In this way, students get insight into production technology and specifics that characterize this production. Also, visits to the national railway operators with the aim to provide direct access to the various systems and technologies are a part of practical exercises: planning and monitoring of traffic, energy supply, infrastructure facilities, and maintenance of railway vehicles.

Students enrolled in the first year of study.

Classbook, computer, and associated equipment. Professional journals and prospects. Availability of resources of national railway operators and Rolling Stock Companies.

Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 20
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 10
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 5
Test: 5
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 20
Test/test: 20
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 10
Final exam: 50
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 30

Tanasković J., Fundamentals of railway mechanical engineering, University of Belgrade Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, 2022. ISBN 978-86-6060-130-0, in Serbian; Brenna M., Foiadelli F., Zaninelli D., Electrical Railway Transportation Systems, IEEE PRESS, Wiley, 2018. ISBN:9781119386803; Coenraad Esveld, MODERN RAILWAY TRACK, Second Edition, Delft University of Technology, MRT-Productions, 2001. ISBN 90-800324-3-3