The course Maintenance of railway signalling and telecommunications systems offers you a unique opportunity to enter a booming sector with a growing demand for skilled professionals. At a time when the safety and efficiency rail transport are a priority, you will develop essential skills for the interlocking maintenance, blockades y centralised traffic control systems (CTC), as well as track circuits y level crossings. You will also specialise in advanced systems such as ATP y ERTMS, which are essential for security and modern operations. Telecommunications systems also form part of this comprehensive programme, ensuring a comprehensive training. The online format allows you to access this knowledge from anywhere, tailoring it to your personal and professional needs. Become a leading figure in the sector and open the door to a wide range of job opportunities.
Maintenance of railway signalling and telecommunications systems
Civil Engineering and Structures
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- Understand the principles of maintaining interlocks and blocking systems to ensure they function correctly.
- Identify and resolve problems in track circuits and level crossings to maintain operational safety.
- To acquire skills in the preventive and corrective maintenance of ATP and ERTMS systems.
- To analyse and assess the condition of railway telecommunications systems in order to optimise their performance.
- Apply effective diagnostic techniques to signalling systems to prevent technical faults.
- To develop maintenance strategies that ensure the continuity and safety of the rail service.
- Implement appropriate procedures for the control and management of maintenance of the CTC and associated systems.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. MAINTENANCE OF INTERLOCKING SYSTEMS, LOCKING DEVICES AND CTCs
1. Introduction to railway signalling. CMS TSI
2. Interlocks. Causes of electrical interlocks
3. Electronic interlocks
4. Installations to be controlled by interlocks
5. Locking systems
TEACHING UNIT 2. MAINTENANCE OF TRACK CIRCUITS AND LEVEL CROSSINGS
1. Introduction to train detection systems. SIL
2. Track circuits separated by insulating rail joints
3. Train detection using axle counters
4. Protection systems using half-barriers
5. Maintenance and fault-finding at level crossings
TEACHING UNIT 3. SYSTEM MAINTENANCE (ATP – ERTMS)
1. Introduction to ATP systems. The EBICAB900 system
2. The LZB system. Maintenance
3. ERTMS system. Maintenance
4. Overview of the safety remote control
5. Remote control subsystems
TEACHING UNIT 4. MAINTENANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
1. Maintenance of communications cables and fibre-optic cables
2. Transport networks. Maintenance of transmission networks and DWDM networks
3. Maintenance of radio communication networks: Train-to-ground and GSM-R
4. Maintenance of networks and data and voice services
5. Information and control systems
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