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Suggested activities to reduce your knowledge gap in section 9
Basic Understanding : 0-12
Familiarise yourself with the known investments planned for your railway in the future . Consider how this has been approved and which strategies they are part of ( national , city , organisational level ?) What is the innovation and new technologies within these investments ? Ask people close to the projects to discuss the relationship between the capital expenditure on the projects and the operational expenditure . Who owns the assets and how is it to be funded and maintained ?
Moderate Understanding : 13-26
Find out where your company customers may interface with a different type of rail ( e . g . tram / train , cable car ) and work out the operating and engineering for the track systems , power supply and distribution systems and formation and structure components for the alternative rail system .
Good Understanding : 27-39 mechanical , electrical and electronic communications , consider a section of the route used by your company and over a period of time ensure you know the main componentry in each discipline and how they interface .
More ways CIRO can help you
IRO Operators ' Handbook :
Read about Railway Engineering , Maintenance & Renewal Management ( Chapter 9 ) in the IRO Operators ’ Handbook . See page 5 for details .
Courses :
» Operators ’ Handbook Railway Engineering , Maintenance & Renewal Management online course Rail Engineering & Asset Management taught short course
See page 6 for details
CIRO TV :
» Intelligent infrastructure – an insight into the future of asset management
» Optimising engineering access – a whole system planning approach
» East Coast upgrade project
Access CIRO TV in your members ’ portal
Upgrading your membership :
Section 9 can be used to upgrade your membership to Associate , Member and Fellow levels .
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