Global Academy for Rail & Transit: Track Alignment

Registration Eligibility

Only for internal employees of WSP, EarthCon and Golder

Start Date

02/16/2022

End Date

02/16/2022

Description

The purpose of this webinar is to provide you with a brief history of the origins of the railway and to introduce you to the basic techniques used to create modern track alignments. By the end of the webinar, you should have understood:
• How railway tracks were developed from simple wagon ways to modern trackforms.
• The types of geometry elements used in track alignment - and how these are connected.
• How to use perform simple alignment calculations.
• The need for design limits to provide safe and comfortable track systems.
• How to use the design limits and alignment geometry to calculate the safe speed limits for trains.

Includes one-hour Lab for real projects applications.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Technology / CADD / GIS

Health, Safety and Welfare

Hours

3.0

Learning Outcomes

1. How railway tracks were developed from simple wagon ways to modern trackforms.
2. The types of geometry elements used in track alignment - and how these are connected.
3. How to use perform simple alignment calculations.
4. The need for design limits to provide safe and comfortable track systems.
5. How to use the design limits and alignment geometry to calculate the safe speed limits for trains.

Instructors

Tom Wilson, Engineering Manager/head of Discipline (track) - Rail Engineering Services

Course Codes

Provider

WSP

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