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Railway fleet asset management

Develop a deeper understanding of railway fleet asset management and associated rolling stock maintenance regimes and processes. Through attending this two-day course, you will gain and enhance your knowledge of how maintenance is executed to support train operations.

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Summary

Develop a deeper understanding of railway fleet asset management and associated rolling stock maintenance regimes and processes. Through attending this two-day course, you will gain and enhance your knowledge of how maintenance is executed to support train operations.

This course will improve your knowledge of maintenance regimes and contractual arrangements along with how the right maintenance intervention periodicity is identified. You will also better understand the key drivers of fleet maintenance decision-making including costs, reliability and safety and how the whole process comes together efficiently.

Delegates will gain a clear understanding of the overall arrangements and responsibilities of the different commercial and practical approaches to maintaining fleets in the UK.

Develop a deeper insight into the opportunities and proven optimisation processes that are applied to fleet maintenance organisations that result in real improvements in reliability, availability, costs and resources.

Who should attend?

Suitable for recent graduates moving into traction and rolling stock; non-traction and rolling stock engineers moving into new roles within traction and rolling stock; production and engineering managers new to the industry; infrastructure and asset managers; operators, and accident investigators.

How will I benefit?

After the course you will be able to:

  • Recognise the key stakeholders and relationships associated with Rolling Stock Maintenance
  • Understand the origins of Asset Management and the purpose of maintenance
  • Identify the different forms or rolling stock maintenance
  • Demonstrate understanding of the wider aspect of railway fleet asset management
  • Have an appreciation of the typical maintenance depot processes and facilities
  • Understand maintenance optimisation techniques
Contributes 14 CPD hours

Key topics

  • Understand the key stakeholders and relationships associated with Rolling Stock Maintenance 
  • Learn the Origins of Asset Management and the purpose of maintenance 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the different forms or rolling stock maintenance 
  • Understand the wider aspect of railway fleet asset management 
  • Learn about the typical maintenance depot processes and facilities  
  • Demonstrate an understanding of maintenance optimisation

Mapped against UK- SPEC competencies: E, C, B and A

  1. Professional commitment - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: ‘Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment’
  2. Responsibility, management or leadership - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Provide Technical and commercial leadership’
  3. Design and development of processes, systems, services and products - For Chartered Engineers: ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of mechanical engineering problems’ For Incorporated Engineers ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct commission, operate, maintain, decommission and re-cycle mechanical engineering processes, systems, services and products’
  4. Knowledge and understanding - For Chartered Engineers: ‘Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to optimize the application of existing and emerging technology’ For Incorporated Engineers: ‘Use a combination of general and specialist mechanical engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology’

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  • Duration:
    2 days
  • Location:
    Derby
  • CPD Hours:
    14
  • UK-Spec:
    E, C, B, A

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