High Speed Railways

Lecturer:

Lukáš Týfa

Tutor:

Lukáš Týfa

Supervisor:

Department of Transporting Systems

Synopsis:

High speed rail (HSR) transport characteristics and position in transportation system. HSR vehicles types and characteristics and control-command and signalling system. HSR system interoperability. Non-adhesion HSR systems. City traffic service by HSR. HSR operating points. HSR worldwide network. HSR routing and traffic conception. Specifics of HSR track construction and geometrical characteristics.

Requirements:

Knowledge of railway traffic, knowledge of layout, parameters and construction of railway lines and stations, basic knowledge of non-rail transport systems layout and traffic.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Obtaining complex knowledge in high speed rail transport as a subsystem of rail transport - specific high speed railway lines constructions, control-command, signalling and operation. Emphasis on coupling of high speed rail transport and other transport systems with aim of public transport in modal-split increase.

Study materials:

Jelen, J., Sellner, K. Svět rychlých kolejí. Vydání 1. Praha: Nakladatelství techn. lit., 1997. 163 s. ISBN 80-85884-76-3.

Krejčiříková, H. Železniční stavby - vysokorychlostní tratě (doplňkové skriptum). Vydání 1. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2003. 53 s. ISBN 80-01-02846-1.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• BI nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• DS nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• ID nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• ME nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• PL nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• TR nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)