What You Will Learn

  • Understand the key elements of public transport operations planning and execution.
  • Plan rail infrastructure following on a timetable-based service concept.
  • Explain the fundamentals of asset management, and apply its principles to facility and fleet maintenance planning.
  • Apply life cycle planning and costing for all public transport assets.
  • Develop and implement a predictive maintenance program for facilities and fleets.
  • Estimate and schedule facility and fleet maintenance programs.
  • Prepare a transit asset management plan and annual work plans.
  • Develop and justify budgets and staffing plans.
  • Measure and evaluate existing maintenance and asset management programs.
  • Assess the benefits and disadvantages of outsourcing and in-house maintenance.
  • Integrate human capital in asset management planning.
  • Manage human resources in maintenance.
  • Learn about the implications of big data and digitalization for maintenance and asset management  

Who is it for?

  • Incumbent and new managers, supervisors, and coordinators from the following areas and departments: Maintenance, Fleet, Facilities, Operations, Planning, Finance.
  • Staff from public transport operators, authorities or the industry.
  • Professionals interested in obtaining a wider and international perspective on maintenance and asset management and eager to learn more from best practice worldwide.
  • The course welcomes junior and senior professionals worldwide.

Programme

Welcome & Introduction to the course

09:00 09:30
Session 1
  • Main principles of railways
  • Comparison with other options
  • Railway as a system
  • Integration of many different technologies
  • Railways and speed
  • Capacity concept
  • Basic principles of rail operation

Break

11:00 11:30
Session 2
  • What are PT determinants and how they affect operation planning and execution?
  • Route and Network Planning
  • Timetables – Level of Services (Los)
  • Planning of operations – Personnel and vehicles
  • Organization and chain of command
  • Intercity and regional train integration needs to be included

Lunch

12:30 13:30
Session 3
  • Introduction to operations
  • Operation determinants
  • Principles of network planning
  • Passenger demands
  • Capacity
  • Headway and frequency

Break

14:30 15:00
Session 4
  • Organization and chain of command
  • Specific issues for operation of rail systems
  • Quality service
  • Degraded modes / Incident Management
  • Cost of operations-benchmarking
  • Performance of operations-KPI
  • Contingency and emergency

A Top Level Methodology

  • Get inspired by our trainers, understand the main concepts and learn from successful best practice.
  • Participate in interactive plenary sessions with introductions by course leaders, presentations by trainers and open discussions with participants.
  • Challenge your practical knowledge on maintenance and asset management.
  • Address the topic from an international perspective, enriched by different cultural approaches and points of views.
  • Participate to practical exercises and case studies.
  • Benefit from a unique exchange of knowledge and experience between professionals.

UITP Training Programs and all related processes are certified for ISO 21001: 2018 – the standard for Educational organisations – Management systems for educational organisations.

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Pricing

Early bird – Until 12 October
Standard – After 12 October
Groups
4 or more persons

Registration Fees

USD 1,450

USD 1,850

USD 1,250

Practical information

When and where?

From November 12-14, 2025 / All sessions will start at 9:00 am

Rutgers Newark — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall Seminar Room 201
15 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102

*UITP reserves the right to make amendments to the programme or any related activity at its discretion.

What material do I receive?

  • Course materials (presentations and workshop documents) are made available to the participants
  • Certificate of Attendance

How does it work?

  • A 3-days classroom course with presentations and case studies by trainers, discussions with the audience and workshops.
  • Morning and afternoon sessions including coffee breaks and lunch break.
  • The course will be conducted in English.

Hotel Suggestions

Hampton Inn & Suites Newark-Harrison-Riverwalk
100 Passaic Ave
Harrison, NJ 07029

Robert Treat Hotel
50 Park Pl
Newark, NJ 07102

TRYP by Wyndham Newark Downtown
24 E Park St
Newark, NJ 07102

Courtyard by Marriott Newark Downtown
858 Broad St
Newark, NJ 07102

DoubleTree by Hilton Newark Penn Station
1048 Raymond Blvd
Newark, NJ 07102

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Organisers

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