Course: Progressive systems of personal transport

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Course title Progressive systems of personal transport
Course code KTRD/PPSOK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Drdla Pavel, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
High-speed railways - introduction, history. High-speed railways - legislation, traffic. High-speed railways and high-speed trains. High-speed railways - practical examples. Terminals - characteristics, division, bus-terminals, urban public transport terminals. Passenger railway transport terminals - division, structure. Passenger railway transport terminals - buildings, siding stations. Unconventional transport systems - characteristics, history, division. Unconventional transport systems - practical examples. Passenger service system - characteristics, examples. Future of foot and cycle transport. Future of individual car transport, stationary traffic, passenger water transport. Future of air transport, high-speed tracks.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to introduce specific passenger transport systems, their characteristics and practical usage.
After passing the subject, the student is able to orientate in problem of progressive passenger service systems and is able to apply them into practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

The examination in the subject (its form, content and duration) is determined in compliance with the Study and Examination Regulations of the University of Pardubice.
Recommended literature
  • Büllingen, F. Die Genese der Magnetbahn Transrapid: soziale Konstruktion und Evolution einer Schnellbahn. Berlin, 2013.
  • Drdla, P. Progresivní systémy v osobní dopravě. Studijní opora.. Univerzita Pardubice, 2011.
  • Drdla, Pavel. Osobní doprava regionálního a nadregionálního významu. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7395-787-2.
  • Kubát, Bohumil. Kolejová doprava v sídlech a regionech. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1995. ISBN 80-01-01268-9.
  • Tůma, Jan. Nekonvenční dráhy. Praha: NADAS, 1987.
  • Tzanakakis, K. The Railway Track and Its Long Term Behaviour. Berlin, 2013. ISBN 978-3-642-36050-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2013) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter