Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Railway Freight Transport Organisation and Planning 1 Course code: 117054 | 7 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 3
Requirements:
Goal: Acquiring appropriate theoretical and practical knowledge of railway freight transport organisation and technology. Introduction with national and international legislation in the railway freight transport sector, railway freight services, main freight lines and corridors, technical characteristics and usage of freight railway cars, freight terminals and facilities, transport mechanisation for loading and unloading, handling of goods, etc. Developing practical skills and the ability of students to research, analyse and predict freight transport volume and flows due to freight transport technology and service planning.
Outcome: Students will be able to understand the importance of national and international legislation in the railway freight transport sector, independently to analyse freight transport service requirements based on characteristics of goods, to determine freight flows on a railway line and the network as a whole, to predict the freight volume and flows, to describe the technical and operational characteristics of freight railway vehicles, to recognize loading gauge, load per unit of lenght and wheel load, load limits, etc. Furthermore, students will be able to determine the number of freight trains for a given volume and flows of goods.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Basic terms and definitions in railway freight traffic and transportation.
  2. National and international legislation and standards for the field of railway freight transport services.
  3. Standard Goods Nomenclature for Transport Statistics (NHM), labeling and marking of goods.
  4. Basic factors that have an impact on railway freight transport.
  5. Characteristics of freight transport demands
  6. The importance of packaging, palletisation, and contenerisation of goods for transport operations.
  7. Methods and methodologies for freight volume and freight flows research and analyses.
  8. Modal split in freight transport.
  9. Methods and methodologies for prediction of freight volume and flows.
  10. Freight terminals - capacities and services.
  11. Main railway lines and corridors for freight traffic and transportation
  12. Loading gauge, load per unit of lenght, wheel load, load limits
  13. Formation of load units, loading rules, and securing of goods on railway wagons.
  14. Railway freight vehicles - main technical and operational characteristics and usage planning.
  15. Identification marking for railway freight rolling stock and systematic numbering of freight trains
  16. Loading and unloading machines and systems
  17. Qualitative and quantitative parameters of freight transportation work.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Practical instruction is followed by a lecture program. 1. Application of methods and methodologies for the research of basic factors that have an impact on railway freight transport. 2. Application of methods and methodologies for the research, analyses, and predictions of freight volume and flows. 3. Calculation of load limits, the required number of freight wagons and trains for a given volume, and flow of goods. 4. Calculation and analysis of qualitative and quantitative parameters of freight transportation work.
Textbooks and References
  1. Milanović, H
  2. Glibetić, S.: Organizacija prevoza 2, VŽŠSS, Beograd, 2008.
  3. Međunarodna i nacionalna regulativa za oblast prevoza robe železnicom
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 2
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
0
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
0
Final exam
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Written exam
0
Oral exam
0