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Proposal PPT 2020

This document provides an introduction to a project on railway operations, timetabling, and control. The project aims to propose an ideal train timetabling system to efficiently plan and manage train movement on a railway network in Zambia. Objectives include determining traffic volume, coordinating train distribution, ensuring optimal track capacity utilization and transportation efficiency. The project justification is that the current planning approach no longer reflects Zambia's liberalized rail sector with multiple competitors. The scope will consider a single track route with demand calculation, running times, train paths, and resource planning. A literature review discusses reliability in competitive rail markets and how timetables dominate traffic organization. Methodology will use OpenRail software for analysis and recommendations to achieve the objectives

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Proposal PPT 2020

This document provides an introduction to a project on railway operations, timetabling, and control. The project aims to propose an ideal train timetabling system to efficiently plan and manage train movement on a railway network in Zambia. Objectives include determining traffic volume, coordinating train distribution, ensuring optimal track capacity utilization and transportation efficiency. The project justification is that the current planning approach no longer reflects Zambia's liberalized rail sector with multiple competitors. The scope will consider a single track route with demand calculation, running times, train paths, and resource planning. A literature review discusses reliability in competitive rail markets and how timetables dominate traffic organization. Methodology will use OpenRail software for analysis and recommendations to achieve the objectives

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Railway operations, time-

tabling and control.


KALANDE LEVY
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING(HONS) RAILWAY ENGINEERING
SUPERVISSOR:
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
 In the recent past, cabinet has noted the loss of a substantial share of the railway market
to other modes of transport.

 The liberalized rail transport market similar to those in the aviation and road sectors
requires some major changes in current practices, such as introduction of more self
regulation for companies operating in the rail sector, and increased openness.

 When freight and passenger trains are scheduled on a rail line the objective is to achieve
a given level of customer service whilst minimising overall operating costs.
BACKGROUND
 The ability of railway systems to compete effectively relies to a large
extent on consistent transit time reliability.

 The overall timetable reliability is a measure of the likely performance


of the timetable as a whole, in terms of schedule adherence.

 Train scheduling aims to assign a number of timetabled trips to a set of


trains with the objective of minimizing total train operation costs and
satisfying a range of constraints.
AIM

 To propose an ideal train time-tabling system and efficiently plan and


manage the train movement in a network.
OBJECTIVES
 To determine the volume of traffic to be moved in terms of passengers and
goods

 To co-ordinate and evenly distribute trains between stations, sections, districts


and regions.

 To ensure optimum utilization of track capacity

 To ensure efficiency in the conveyance of passengers and goods

 Plan and manage the train movement in a network


PROJECT JUSTIFICATION

 Given the recent changes in legislature allowing competitors to enter the railway industry
in Zambia, the current way of planning does not reflect the situation anymore. The original
planning is based on the accessibility/mobility concept provided by one carrier (ZRL or
TAZARA), whereas the competive market consists of several carriers that are driven by the
profit.
PROJECT SCOPE
 Considers a single, one-way track linking two major stations(say. New Kapiri
Mposhi and Mpika), with a number of intermediate stations in between.

 Demand calculation- passenger/freight demand

 Running time calculation

 Train paths modelling

 Rolling stock and staff planning.


LITERATURE REVIEW
 The time of dominance of one rail operating company (usually the national carrier)
over the markets in Zambia is reaching to an end.

 Up to this point, the national carriers(ZRL and TAZARA) were subsidized by the
government and their purpose was to offer the accessibility and mobility to the public
(passengers).

 On the other hand, the goal of the private sector is to generate revenue, i.e. to maximize
the captured demand.

 The ability of rail systems to compete effectively relies to a large extent on consistent
transit time reliability(A. Higgins et al,1995).
LITERATURE REVIEW
 In comparison to road traffic, the major advantage of rail transport is the lack of traffic
jams. Consequently, it is even more important for the passenger and freight trains to be on
time.

 The stability of the timetable is our main focus.

 The timetable has to be reliable, as passengers plan their journeys based on this data and
the industry depends on transports that are on schedule.

 The train timetable dominates the rail traffic organization.


LITERATURE REVIEW
 Trains are normally operated according to a timetable.

 The timetable is needed for the passengers utilising the train services. Another fundamental
reason is that trains only can meet or pass each other at discrete locations.

 The performance of the timetable decides the number of trains that can be scheduled and
their scheduled running time, but also has a direct impact on the robustness of the system,
i.e. how easily delays propagate between trains (A. Lindfeldt, 2012).
METHODOLOGY
The following methods will be adopted to make possible the achievement of the objectives.

 Software
Openrail designer software

 Analysis and interpretation of the findings using OpenRail software

 Make recommendations on mitigation measures based on the findings.


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