Course Description
This course is intended to provide a delegate with an in-depth knowledge of the types and causes of derailments, their prime categories and the methodology behind prime and secondary causes. The delegate will also be given a comprehensive understanding of the processes of derailment investigation for both Plain Line and S&C, together with the techniques for evidence gathering and reporting.
What Do Participants Learn?
At the end of this course the delegate will have:
- Be aware of the derailment risks and consequences
- Be aware of the lessons learned from previous derailments
- Have a clear understanding of how derailments occur
- Have a clear understanding of the courses and categories of the derailment
- Have an understanding of the risks of derailment on Renewal sites
- Have a clear understanding of the risk of derailment in Plain Line track
- Have a clear understanding of the risk of derailment in S&C
- Be aware of the vehicle forces relating to derailments
- Be aware of the interaction between the wheel and the rail and the flange climb
- Have an understanding relating to the analysis of track faults,
Who Should Attend?
- Rail Safety Regulators
- Rail Transport Operators
- Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Engineers
- Safety Managers
- Rail Research and Development Staff
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One:
- Introduction
- Definitions
- The purpose of derailment investigation
- Types of Derailments
- Safety at the scene
- Observe for restoration point of view
- Regulatory requirements
Section Two:
- Field measurements of track and equipment
- Track
- Vehicle
- Operating and Marshalling
- Human Error
Section Three:
- Point of derailment
- Rolling stock construction and defects
- Other Causes
- Derailment risks and consequences
Section Four:
- Risks at Hand Points
- Risks at Switches
- Risks at Crossings
- Geometry Faults in S&C
- Other risks
Section Five:
- Track construction maintenance and measurements
- Operational train dynamics marshaling and loading
- Rail wheel interface
- Network Rail Standards
- Twist
- Cyclic Top
- Gauge
- Other Geometry Faults