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RW 1
RW 1
Chapter one
Basics of railway engineering
Outline
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Components of railway
Rail transport:
Refers to the land transport of people or goods along
guided paths called railways.
The fundamentals of rail economics and
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operations
journeys.
1. In medieval times
people mostly travelled by foot or horseback and any
form of transportation was mainly for moving goods.
5. Post WWII
maintenance
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Electricity propelled
1879 First electric railway demonstrated at the Berlin Trades
Fair
1890 First electric London Underground railway
Diesel locomotives
1913 First diesel powered railcar enters service in Sweden
Diesel -Electric locomotive
1924 First diesel-electric locomotive built in Soviet Union
Over 100 years old diesel railway (781 km): 1000mm gauge
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N-S, E-W Rail tracks and their Rail
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Stations
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1.3 Components of Railway
Permanent Infrastructure
Power Supply
Rolling Stock
Alignment
Track
Tunnel
Bridge
Station
Earth Work
1.4 General principle for railway
construction and development
Generally, Rail infrastructure development is dependent on:
national defense
Financial analysis
SWOT analysis
properties,
Class I Railway:
ClassⅢ Railway:
ClassⅣ Railway:
together with
station facilities,
transfer facilities,
d. Environmental countermeasures
Although the railway is an environment-friendly means of
transport,
noise countermeasures for residents along its routes are
necessary.
In the railway technical standards, therefore, such items as
the adoption of track structure and rolling stock structure
for noise reduction are stipulated
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ensure safety,
transfer information,
improve working conditions of driving personnel .
Signal machine
Signal and signal reapter say a signal that used to
command train operation and shunting homework.
Signal
reapter
Switch machine
used to complete the conversion and locking of switch.
ZD6 seriess are used for the existing line
S700K are used for speeding track line
Track circuit
The track circuit is used to monitor the occupancy of the
train and transfer the traffic information.
Signal relay
Signal relay is not only the key component of various
relay control system but also the interface unit of
electronic or computer control system
The basic color of the visual signal
Red - stop。
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8G 6G 4G
10 8 6 4 2
10G 8G 6G 4G
Departure signal
Function :
Indicating the train can enter the section or not, and the
parking place.
Departure
route
section
section station
Fouling point
Shunting signal
function: Indicates the various shunting operation, be
Installed in interlocking yard with shunting operation
Single shunting signal
Double Single
Stub-end
difference
Cab signal
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Control of movement of trains
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