Rail Engineering
🚆 Rail Engineering – Level 3 TVET Course Overview
This program equips students with the technical skills and knowledge required to work in the rail industry, focusing on track maintenance, rolling stock systems, electrical/electronic subsystems, and safety procedures. It prepares learners for employment in rail infrastructure projects and transport engineering.
- Understand the principles of rail track construction, maintenance and alignment
- Learn about rolling stock systems (brakes, suspension, bogies and couplings)
- Apply electrical and electronic systems in rail operations (signalling, traction and power supply)
- Study safety standards, regulations, and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the rail industry
- Gain knowledge of rail welding, fastening and joining techniques
- Develop problem-solving skills for rail infrastructure faults
- Introduction to automation and digital signalling in modern rail networks
Hands-On Skills & Sample Projects:
- Project 1: Track maintenance – alignment, fastening, and replacement on a rail training rig
- Project 2: Assemble and test a small-scale signaling circuit for safe rail operations
- Project 3: Simulate fault detection and repair in electrical rail traction system
- Project 4: Group project – plan and model a mini rail infrastructure layout with signalling and power distribution.
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