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RAMS Course in Railway Projects

Online course of 300 hours in RAMS for railway projects, structured in 6 modules covering RAMS concepts, reliability analysis, maintainability and availability, system safety and RAMS management under UNE-EN 50126-1, UNE-EN 50126-2 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration3 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand RAMS concepts and their role in railway projects.

02

Perform reliability analyses using quantitative methods.

03

Assess the maintainability and availability of systems.

04

Identify and analyse hazards in line with the common safety method.

05

Prepare RAMS plans and hazard logs.

06

Manage RAMS demonstration throughout the project.

07

Develop the RAMS study of a railway system.

Profile

Who it's for

  • RAMS engineers.
  • Railway safety engineers.
  • Reliability engineers.
  • Independent safety assessors.
  • Railway project managers.
  • Systems engineers.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to enter railway infrastructure.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • UNE-EN 50126-1 (railway applications: specification and demonstration of RAMS)
  • UNE-EN 50126-2 (systems approach to safety)
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013 (common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment)
  • UNE-EN 50129 (safety-related electronic systems for signalling)
  • UNE-EN 50128 (software for railway control and protection systems)
  • IEC 61025 (fault tree analysis)
  • IEC 60812 (failure modes and effects analysis)
  • IEC 61078 (reliability block diagrams)
  • Isograph Reliability Workbench
  • ReliaSoft BlockSim
  • ReliaSoft Weibull++
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Enterprise Architect
Syllabus

6 modules

  1. 1.1Reliability, availability, maintainability and safety
  2. 1.2Relationship between RAMS and life-cycle cost
  3. 1.3Life cycle of the railway system
  4. 1.4RAMS requirements in contracts
  5. 1.5Failure distribution functions
  6. 1.6Failure rate and the bathtub curve
  7. 1.7MTBF, MTTR and availability
  8. 1.8Tolerable risk and the ALARP principle
  9. 1.9Roles: RAMS manager and independent assessor
  10. 1.10Case study: RAMS requirements in a metro contract
  1. 2.1Reliability block diagrams
  2. 2.2Series, parallel and redundant systems
  3. 2.3Failure mode analysis (FMECA)
  4. 2.4Fault trees
  5. 2.5Markov models
  6. 2.6Weibull and exponential distributions
  7. 2.7Failure data and databases
  8. 2.8Reliability prediction for electronic equipment
  9. 2.9Reliability growth
  10. 2.10Practical exercise: fault tree of a power supply system
  1. 3.1Design for maintainability
  2. 3.2Maintenance task analysis
  3. 3.3Line-replaceable units
  4. 3.4Spare parts and logistics
  5. 3.5Operational availability of the service
  6. 3.6Reliability-centred maintenance
  7. 3.7Availability simulation
  8. 3.8Service indicators and penalties
  9. 3.9Maintainability demonstration
  10. 3.10Workshop: availability calculation for a line
  1. 4.1Hazard identification
  2. 4.2Preliminary hazard analysis
  3. 4.3System and interface hazard analysis
  4. 4.4SIL allocation
  5. 4.5Hazard log
  6. 4.6Common safety method CSM-RA
  7. 4.7Safety case
  8. 4.8Independent safety assessment
  9. 4.9Safety acceptance
  10. 4.10Case study: hazard analysis of a level crossing
  1. 5.1The RAMS plan and its content
  2. 5.2RAMS demonstration across project phases
  3. 5.3RAMS management with subcontractors
  4. 5.4In-service failure tracking: FRACAS
  5. 5.5Validation of RAMS requirements
  6. 5.6Configuration management
  7. 5.7RAMS software tools
  8. 5.8Common mistakes in projects
  9. 5.9Lessons from international projects
  10. 5.10Case study: RAMS plan for a signalling supply contract
  1. 6.1Definition of the system and its context
  2. 6.2Project RAMS requirements
  3. 6.3System reliability analysis
  4. 6.4Maintainability and availability analysis
  5. 6.5Hazard analysis and hazard log
  6. 6.6Complete RAMS plan
  7. 6.7Demonstration and monitoring plan
  8. 6.8Conclusions of the analysis
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

The course is delivered 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Isograph Reliability Workbench, ReliaSoft BlockSim, ReliaSoft Weibull++, Microsoft Excel and Enterprise Architect, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real procedures for reliability analysis of railway systems, preparation of RAMS plans and project hazard logs. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: UNE-EN 50126-1, UNE-EN 50126-2, Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013 (CSM-RA), UNE-EN 50129, UNE-EN 50128, IEC 61025, IEC 60812, IEC 61078.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of UNE-EN 50126-1, UNE-EN 50126-2 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Isograph Reliability Workbench, ReliaSoft BlockSim, ReliaSoft Weibull++, Microsoft Excel, Enterprise Architect, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:the RAMS study of a railway system, from RAMS requirements and reliability, maintainability and availability analyses to the hazard log and complete RAMS plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Fault tree analysis
Build and quantify the fault tree of a power supply system.
Line availability calculation
Calculate the operational availability of a railway line.
Level crossing hazard analysis
Identify and assess the hazards of a level crossing.
RAMS plan
Draw up the RAMS plan for a signalling supply contract.
Final project
Develop the full RAMS study of a railway system, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

RAMS engineerRailway safety engineerReliability engineerIndependent safety assessorRailway project managerSystems engineer
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior qualification is required.
  • An internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 300 hours over 3 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Isograph Reliability Workbench, ReliaSoft BlockSim, ReliaSoft Weibull++, Microsoft Excel, Enterprise Architect, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute certificate, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

No prior qualification is required: you only need a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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