Background to railway operation ( train planning )
Using the information provided below, construct a timetable filling in the yellow cells on the grid sheet to show the departures from Anytown from 10.00 to 10.30 inclusive including their stops/passing times along the route. (50%) As well as completing the above timetable, briefly describe, in 500 words, the key factors which you have considered in doing so. (50%) The description carries marks as follows: Knowledge and Understanding 20%, Practice: Applied Knowledge and Understanding 10%, Generic Cognitive Skills 10%, Communication, ICT and Numeracy Skills 10% Information required to answer Question Background Information The purpose of this exercise is to plan a timetable from Anytown to Gringley on the grid sheet attached below. The commercial specification and the timetable planning rules are included below as are the running times for the express and local, all stations, services. A plan of the route is also shown below. Remember that the key elements of a train schedule are: • Commercial Specification • Stopping Pattern • Sectional Running Times • Dwell Times • Allowances Stopping times (including both arrival and departure times) should be shown like this: 10.00. Passing times, where a train passes a location but does not stop there, are shown like this: 10/00. The relevant timetable planning rules are as follows: • Station Dwell Time – 1 minute • Engineering Allowance – 1 minute (to be shown on the TT as [1] approaching Gringley • Headway – 4 minutes The Commercial Specification is: • Fast Train – on the hour and every 30 minutes from Anytown calling Dumpley only • All Stations – at xx.05 and every 15 minutes from Anytown
