RAILWAY INDUSTRY

TRAIN PLANNING

LEVEL 2 TRAININGModule 6 - The Timetable, Informed

Traveller & Systems Overview

Informed Traveller – the Vision (1)

Before the Journey.

Guaranteed journey planning, fares and seat availability information, with associated booking and reservation facilities.

To include information on:

• Station geography and access.

• Special needs arrangement (disabled, elderly, parent with child, etc).

• Car parking.

• Refreshments, shopping etc.

• Taxi, buses, underground, etc.

Informed Traveller – the Vision (2)

At departure point, during the journey and at interchange/intermodal points:

Plan confirmation and real time train running information.

• To include information on:• Platform.• Train punctuality (late / on time). • Position of accommodation (First/Standard).

Informed Traveller“THE RULES WE LIVE BY”Timetable data requirements:-• Accurate data to be available electronically to customers 12

weeks prior to date of travel (G.I.G.O)

• EVERY train running schedule to be in TSDB on EVERY occasion

NRTNRT

COMMON INTERFACE FILE (CIF)COMMON INTERFACE FILE (CIF)

POCKETTIMETABLES

POCKETTIMETABLES

TSO andMiddleton Press

TSO andMiddleton Press

LATIN

STATION&

SIGNALBOXSIMPLIFIERS

LATIN

STATION&

SIGNALBOXSIMPLIFIERS

NIGHTLY EXTRACT OF CHANGED SCHEDULES

TRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSE.G. TOPS, TRUST, TSI, CCF

TRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSE.G. TOPS, TRUST, TSI, CCF

INTEGRATED ELECTRONICCONTROL CENTRES (IECC)INTEGRATED ELECTRONICCONTROL CENTRES (IECC)

RETAIL ENQUIRY/RESERVATION SYSTEMS

E.G.TTIS RJIS, NRS

RETAIL ENQUIRY/RESERVATION SYSTEMS

E.G.TTIS RJIS, NRS

CUSTOMER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

E.G DEPARTURE BOARDS, DISPLAY SCREENS,

PLATFORM INDICATORS

CUSTOMER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

E.G DEPARTURE BOARDS, DISPLAY SCREENS,

PLATFORM INDICATORS

VARIOUS TIMETABLE EXTRACTSRAILPLANNER

COUNTY COUNCILSPTE’SATOC

NETWORK RAIL – ARDV – S4CSOVERSEAS RAILWAYS e.g. DB

DfTDELTA RAILATOS Origin

VARIOUS TIMETABLE EXTRACTSRAILPLANNER

COUNTY COUNCILSPTE’SATOC

NETWORK RAIL – ARDV – S4CSOVERSEAS RAILWAYS e.g. DB

DfTDELTA RAILATOS Origin

ORCATSORCATS

INTERNET TIMETABLE INTERNET TIMETABLE

ADHOC

EXTRACTS

TRAINPLANTRAINPLAN TSDBTSDB

PERIODICEXTRACTS

Free to DownloadFree to Download

The Planning Systems

• TOCs – Voyagerplan

– Combined Timing & Diagramming

– Contains only individual TOCs trains (plus Area of Interest)

– Geography & Train data from NR

The Planning Systems (contd.)

• Network Rail – TrainPlan II

–Timing/Validation

–National Database

–TSDB Upload

The Planning Systems (contd.)

• Network Rail – Bplan

–Master Geography for all Planning Systems (updated by NR)

–TOCs maintain their Areas of Interest

–Creates Geography .pif outputs for TrainPlan II and Voyagerplan

Voyagerplan – Train Edit Screen

Module 6 Syndicate Questions

1. WHY do we need a timetable?

2. WHAT constitutes a good train plan?