Subject 'Rolling Stock and Rolling Stock Economy'

Name in Estonian: Veerem ja veeremimajandus

Year: 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020

State code	TRT452
Study language	Estonian
Chair	Raudteetehnika
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Exam

General description

Railway rolling stock Railway Act Classification
Chassis construction, major assemblies
Different locomotives, their technical description
Construction of wagons, these types of use and technical data
Vehicle Economy

General aim

• Main goal is according to the standard of railway engineer to get to know the rolling stock in depth

Aim

The student after completing the course knows and is able to apply professional work:
- Locomotives and their most important nodes
- Wagons and their uses
- Uses a special rail vehicle
- The overall economy of railway rolling stock.

Form description

Independent learning in moodle

Literature

Martin KUUSK Elektroonilised õppematerjalid „Raudteeveerem”, Tallinn, TTK, 2012.
Jüri LOOG, Viljar UUS, „Vedur“, Tallinn, AS Eesti Raudtee, 2001.
John H. Armstrong. "The railroad. What is it, what it does" 2008

Evaluation methods

Course is considered passed if the student has passed an exam of 20 questions and has defended the given assignment. The final grade is the mathematical average of the 2 grades.

Name of the e-learning course at Moodle environment (http://ekool.tktk.ee)

Moodle folder Raudteetehnika - Martin KUUSK Raudteetehnika III kursus TRT250 Raudteeveerem. Tallinn, TTK, 2013.

Is taught in following curricula

2017: RT

2016: RT

2015: RT

2014: RT

2013: RT