Four weeks | Online Course | ARA Members: $1,320 incl. GST
Join the ARA for this brand new interactive online course, bringing a comprehensive introduction to Rollingstock.
Understanding the trains that service the differing sectors of the rail industry is crucial to really developing your knowledge and career in rail. Would a passenger choose or need to travel on a train designed to carry wheat or barley? Would a farmer choose an intercity passenger train to transport bananas? The answer to both is clearly no.
ARA Rollingstock course will give learners an insight into how trains are designed and are ‘off the shelf trains’ the right solution for procurers. As well learners explore the impact on terrain and train design. Propulsion is explored including diesel, electric, battery/electric and hydrogen.
The rail industry is often described in terms of above and below rail this module looks closely at above rail, and the increasing integration of systems that are located below rail to assist in train management.
View our short ARA Rollingstock video to learn more and view our ARA Learning Guide to find out more about this course and other courses ARA offers.
Course modules
- What is Rollingstock
- Asset management systems
- Propulsion – what makes rollingstock move?
- Rollingstock and the signalling system
- A day in the life of rollingstock
- The global future of rollingstock
- Design your own train
Course dates 2025
- Cohort one | Commences Monday 7 April
- Cohort two | Commences Monday 7 July
Registration Fees
ARA members – $1,320 incl. GST | Non-members – $1,760 incl. GST