Benefit from an experienced teaching staff to enhance your professional career in the railroad engineering sector with a focus on Rolling Stock"

The evolution that rail transport has undergone since its beginnings with steam has been marked by the development and improvement of combustion engines and electric motors. This has allowed the development of new locomotives with greater capacity and power. For this reason, the Postgraduate certificate in Railway Rolling Stock specifically addresses the engineering and technology related to this sector. The program will guide students to achieve the above objective. Providing up-to-date knowledge of all these new aspects and technological trends of the railroad, allowing them to have greater professional skills in the field or railroads. 

In this way, the different subsystems that make up this type of vehicle will be analyzed, such as the body, the cab, the doors, the interior design, the electrical circuits, the traction chain, the braking system and the signaling, communications and control and diagnosis systems. It also includes some specific topics oriented to the technical classification of Railway Rolling Stockand the specific maintenance of all of them. Reference will also be made not only to electric traction, but also to diesel, diesel-electric and hybrid traction. Finally, a specific topic has been dedicated to the dynamics of the vehicle itself, which is complementary to the dynamic part also considered in the civil infrastructure module. 

The experience of the teaching staff in the field of railroads, in different areas and approaches such as administration, industry and the engineering company, has made it possible to develop this practical and complete content oriented to the new challenges and needs of the sector. Unlike other programs in the market, the approach is international and not only oriented to one type of country and/or system. 

A 100% online Postgraduate certificate that provides the student with the ease of being able to study it comfortably, wherever and whenever they want. All you need is a device with internet access to take your career one step further. A modality according to the current times with all the guarantees to position the engineer in a highly demanded sector.

Analyze the many subsystems that make up the railroad vehicles, knowing the latest technological trends in this sector”

This Postgraduate certificate in Railway Rolling Stock contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Improve professional skills in the field of railroad systems
• Update and focus the student's company's strategies in these terms
• Demand new requirements in the technology acquisition processes
• Add value to the technical projects to be developed by student's companies and organizations
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning. 
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Become a better professional by enhancing your work experience by following case studies supported by the experience of the teaching staff"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Learn everything you need to know about Railway Rolling Stock in a simulated environment that encourages participation in real cases"

Know the current structures and organizations governing the railroad system"

The following content complies with the current requirements which are essential for those wanting to specialize in the area of Railway Rolling Stock. In addition, it has the support of an experienced teaching team, resulting in a curriculum with all the necessary information to provide a broad overview of this area in engineering. For the student, this translates into an excellent opportunity to catapult their career to an international level, incorporating all the fields of work involved in the engineer's professional development in this type of work environment. From the first class, students will see their knowledge expanding, which will enable them to develop professionally, knowing that they can count on the support of a team of experts.

Stand out in a growing sector with international projection and form part of the improvements being made in the Railroad System”

Module 1. Railway Rolling Stock

1.1. Railway Vehicles

1.1.1. Evolution 
1.1.2. Classification 
1.1.3. Functional Parts 
1.1.4. Regulations and Approval Processes  

1.2. Wheel-Track Interaction 

1.2.1. Mounted Wheels and Axles
1.2.2. Bogies and Stands
1.2.3. Wheel Guidance 
1.2.4. Tilting 
1.2.5. Variable Width Systems 

1.3. Dynamic Railway 

1.3.1. Movement Equations 
1.3.2. Traction Curves 
1.3.3. Adherence 
1.3.4. Suspension 
1.3.5. Aerodynamics in High-Speed Trains 

1.4. Body, Cabin, Doors, WC and Interior Design 

1.4.1.  Body 
1.4.2. Driver's Cab 
1.4.3. Doors, WC and Interior Design 

1.5. HV and LV electrical circuits 

1.5.1. Pantograph
1.5.2. HV Switchgear and Transformer 
1.5.3. HV Circuits Architecture 
1.5.4. Auxiliary Services Converter and Batteries 
1.5.5. LV Circuits Architecture 

1.6. Electrical Traction 

1.6.1. Traction Chain 
1.6.2. Electric Traction Motors 
1.6.3. Static Converters 
1.6.4. HV Filter 

1.7. Diesel Traction, Diesel-Electric Traction and Hybrid Traction

1.7.1. Diesel Traction 
1.7.2. Diesel-Electric Traction 
1.7.3. Hybrid Traction 

1.8. Braking System

1.8.1. Automatic Braking Service 
1.8.2. Electric Brake 
1.8.3. Parking Brake 
1.8.4. Auxiliary Brake 

1.9. Signaling Systems, Communications Systems and Command and Diagnostics Systems 

1.9.1. ATP- ERTMS/ ETCS System 
1.9.2. Train-Ground Communication Systems - GSM-R 
1.9.3. Command and Diagnosis Systems - TCN Network 

1.10. Maintenance of Railway Vehicles 

1.10.1. Installations for the Maintenance of Railway Vehicles 
1.10.2. Maintenance Interventions 
1.10.3. Entities in Charge of Maintenance

Gain in-depth knowledge of the different systems which make up a train and become an expert engineer in the sector of railroad systems”