Q1.

Answer the following question

I. How much is estimated total length of the Oman National railway network?

The expected length of the Omani rail network is 2135km

II. What are the benefits of the railway in Oman?

• Connect the three Omani ports (Sohar , Duqm and Salalah )

• It facilitates trade between cities and neighboring countries

• Helping long term growth for Oman and Middle East

III. What are the different between Intercity Passenger Rail and Urban Rail
Transit?

Intercity Passenger Rail Urban Rail Transit

•trains that move passengers between
cities
• long distances, high speeds
• trains that move passengers within a
city/urban area or between the suburbs
and the central city
• several types of urban rail transit modes
or commuter trains can be in form of:
Metro, LRT, Tram, street car, Subway,
1 mile=1.609 km

Q2. Explain in detail railway transportation elements.

Infrastructure: which includes Track and lines, buildings, signaling and telecommunication,
bridges, viaducts, stations, embankment, tunneling, culvert, retaining wall, Laying and
maintenance of track .

Rolling stocks: which includes locomotives, wagons, bogies, vehicle bodies, brake and traction
systems, and their maintenance and services,

Operation : which includes passenger’s baggage, freight traffic arrangement, train traffic time
table, maintenance and repair plan, Train running and safety regulations, Services and facilities
provided in stations and in trains, Accountancy, Costs, Statistics, …

Q3. Draw a typical cross section rail track in embankment and show therein all the
components of the track.

Superstructure and Substructure

Track components

Track is with its different components:

• Rail and rail joints,

• Rail pads and fastenings (fastenings not shown in this figure),

• Sleepers,

• Ballast and sub-ballast,

• Formation and subgrade.

Q4. Interpret this phrase: “railway is interdisciplinary”, demonstrate with sufficient
illustrations.

The railway project related aspects of

• Civil Engineering (permanent way, Building )

• Mechanical Engineering (rolling stocks),

• Electrical Engineering (signaling, electric traction),

• Computer Science (operation )

Q5. Determine whether the following statements are true or false? Justify your answer:

I. Oman Train Project: The maximum speed should be 120 km/hrs for goods and 320
km/hrs for passenger.false, - Freight train 120 km/hr- Passenger trains - 220 km/hr

II. Oman Train Project follow international standards UIC only.false, • Oman follow
international standards (e.g. UIC, AREMA) for its all railway design aspects.

III. Urban Rail Transit are trains that move passengers within a city/urbanTrue

Q6. Suppose that there is a standard gauge line so that passenger trains pass 35 times daily.
Trains are included 18 passenger coaches with Bo-Bo and one locomotive with co-co type.
The average of each axle load is 20 tons. What is the cumulative traffics (Million Gross
Tons) per year in this line?

1. Number of Co - Co=2 *3 *1=6

2. Number of Bo - Bo =2 * 2 *18 = 72
3. Total of wheal = 72 +6 = 78 axel wheal
4. Axle load = 132 * 20 = 2640 Tran
5. Train more daily = 2640 30 = 79200 Tran \ daily
6. Train more vearly = 79200 * 365 = 28908000 Tran \ yearly.