TZD_z Technology and management of railway transport

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Vladimír Ľupták, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Vladimír Ľupták, PhD.
Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
TZD_z/T1: Sun 18. 10. 11:25–12:55 A3, 13:05–14:35 A3, 14:50–16:20 A3, Sun 13. 12. 8:00–9:30 A3, 9:40–11:10 A3, 13:05–14:35 A3, 14:50–16:20 A3, 16:30–18:00 A3, V. Ľupták
TZD_z/P01: each even Wednesday 14:50–16:20 D515, each even Wednesday 16:30–18:00 D515, V. Ľupták
TZD_z/S01: each even Thursday 11:25–12:55 B5, each even Thursday 13:05–14:35 B5, V. Ľupták
TZD_z/S02: each even Thursday 14:50–16:20 D515, each even Thursday 16:30–18:00 D515, V. Ľupták
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(OBOR(TRDp) && UDO Introduction to transport and transportation ) || (OBOR(TRDk) && UDO Introduction to transport and transportation ) || (OBOR(TDPp)) || (OBOR(TDPk))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the problems of organization and management of railway transport technology. Students will learn the historical development of this field of transport, its position in the transport system, characteristics. Furthermore, they will learn the basic regulations for organizing and managing rail transport, the management of local and network transport processes and the basic element of rail transport management - the train traffic chart. The student is able to use the legislative knowledge in organizing railway transport after completing the course, to create an offer of transport service in the form of timetable construction.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to use the principles of the creation of a scheduling timetable, the basic principles of determining the capacity of the railway infrastructure, the function of the transport regulations and the tariffs in the railway transport.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to rail transport
  • 2) Basic concepts in railway transport and specifics of rail transport
  • 3) The legal framework for the operation of rail transport and the railway market
  • 4) Railway network and railway track construction, security equipment
  • 5) Rail transport fleet
  • 6) Organization of railway traffic, traffic and signal regulations
  • 7) Local traffic processes (marshalling stations)
  • 8) Network traffic processes (train formation)
  • 9) Railroad Graphics - Tools
  • 10) Principles of the creation of the scheduled timetable and the basis for determining the capacity of the railway infrastructure
  • 11) Information systems in rail transport
  • 12) Passenger transport and high-speed transport
  • 13) Transportation rules and tariffs in rail transport
Literature
    required literature
  • CHOVANCOVÁ, Mária. Technologie a řízení železniční dopravy. 2018. Technologie a řízení železniční dopravy. ISBN 978-80-7468-118-9. info
  • GAŠPARÍK, Jozef and Jiří KOLÁŘ. Železniční doprava technologie řízení, grafikony a dalších 100 zajímavostí (Rail transport technology management, graphics and other 100 attractions). první vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017, 432 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-0058-3. info
    recommended literature
  • ŽEMLIČKA, Zdeněk and Jaroslav MYNÁŘÍK. Doprava a přeprava. Vyd. 1. Praha: Pro Dopravní vzdělávací institut vydal Nadatur, 2008. Obsah Obsah - 2. díl info
  • KVIZDA, Martin. Železniční doprava : institucionální postavení, hospodářská politika a ekonomická teorie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 229 s. ISBN 978-80-210-4233-9. Obsah info
  • MOJŽÍŠ, Vlastislav and Tatiana MOLKOVÁ. Technologie a řízení dopravy I. Vyd. 1. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2002, 122 pp. ISBN 80-7194-424-6. info
  • MOJŽÍŠ, Vlastislav and Tatiana MOLKOVÁ. Technologie a řízení dopravy I. Vyd. 1. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2002, 122 pp. ISBN 80-7194-424-6. info
  • CEMPÍREK, Václav, Karel PIVOŇKA and Jaromír ŠIROKÝ. Základy technologie a řízení dopravy. Vyd. 3., přeprac. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2002, 120 s. ISBN 80-7194-471-8. info
  • FLODR, František. Dopravní provoz železnic : Technologie železničních stanic. In Edícia dopravnej literatúry. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1990, 315 s. Edícia dopravnej literatúry. info
  • FLODR, František, Jiří POKORNÝ and Vlastislav MOJŽÍŠ. Dopravní provoz železnic II : řešené příklady z vlakotvorby. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Nadas, 1990, 117 s. ISBN 80-7100-017-5. info
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Exercise
Excursion - language
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Lectures18 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2676
Preparation for the exam1414
Processing specific assignments2020
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2620
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 70 %
specifický projekt (in Czech) 15 %
semestrální práce (in Czech) 10 %
domácí úkol (in Czech) 5 %
Exam conditions
The exam consists of a written part. At the same time, students must prepare and submit specific assignments during the semester. Total classification of the course, i.e. points from the exam (70 - 0) + points from the continuous evaluation (30 - 0): A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2017, winter 2018, winter 2019, summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023, winter 2024.
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