Electrician of railway automation and power supply system’s equipment

Vilnius College of Technologies and Design – where creativity meets innovation!

Electrician of railway automation and power supply system’s equipment (1 year after grade 12)

National code: P43104104

Study area: Transport services

Scope and duration: Programme for initial vocational training, 60 learning credits – 1 year

I will learn:

  • maintain and repair railway automation system equipment using schematics diagrams of railway automation systems;
  • apply the normative technical documents governing the maintenance and repair of railway automation systems ;
  • perform maintenance and repair work on railway interlocking operation and control equipment;
  • maintain and repair the microprocessor-controlled marshalling yard and microprocessor-controlled interlocking systems;
  • perform maintenance and repair work of semi-automatic route locking, automatic route locking and automatic route locking with audio frequencies track circuits equipment;
  • maintain and repair automatic locomotive signalling route equipment;
  • maintain and repair electrical machines and equipment;
  • maintain railway electrification and power traction systems;
  • perform repairs to the railway contact network.

I will work in:

  • Electrician for railway automation and power supply system’s equipment;
  • Electric equipment foreman in railway transport companies;
  • Electrician in companies that maintain electrical equipment.