Module Level Courses

Railway System Engineering Concepts & Applications - 13 Hrs

  • What is a System?
  • What is System Engineering /a Systems Engineer?
  • What elements can be included within a system?
  • System Boundaries
  • Outline of system engineering process
  • Black Box Analysis
  • System engineering application to the railway
  • Requirements management
  • System Interface management and Integration
  • Verification
  • Validation
  • System engineering Specialist disciplines
  • Life Cycle cost modelling
  • Value Engineering

Railway System Safety Concepts & Applications - 18 Hrs

Hazard, Hazard analysis & risk acceptance

System , Product safety assessment, SIL levels

Cenelec Standards

  • Hazard Log Management
  • FMECA – Safety analysis
  • Fault Tree Analysis
  • Event Tree Analysis
  • Safety Targets & Compliance
  • Risk Acceptance through Common Safety Methods
  • Safety Case – ALARP/SFAIRP

Engaging an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA)

Safety Review by Statutory Bodies

Production and Review of System Safety Deliverables

Railway RAM Engineering Concepts & Applications - 17 Hrs

  • Boolean Algebra and Truth Tables
  • Probability Theory and Venn Diagram
  • Matrix Algebra
  • Reliability
  • Maintainability
  • Availability
  • Reliability Block Diagram
  • Examples for solution by RBD & FTA 
  • Markov Chain Analysis

Fault Tolerance and Redundancy

FMECA-RAM Analysis

Software Reliability

Preliminary RAM Analysis

Final RAM Analysis

Availability Modelling

DRACAS/FRACAS

RAM Deliverables

RAM Demonstration

Railway System Assurance Concepts & Applications - 8 Hrs

  • Introduction to System Assurance regime
  • Risk-based assurance 
  • Self-assurance regime
  • Progressive Assurance
  • System Assurance planning 
  • Gate reviews
  • System Assurance audits
  • Assurance management
  • System Assurance Personal qualities 
  • Project stage based Evidence maturity
  • Risk management through assurance
  • Commitment to Reputation
  • Success by collaboration client, supplier and assurance
  • Handover to O&M – Process
  • Delivering efficiency through RCM