Design for Cooperation between the Locomotive Scheduling System and the Train Scheduling System

Locomotive scheduling and train scheduling are important parts of the railway operation planning, locomotive scheduling should be cooperated with train scheduling, which could be benefit railroad operation efficiency and make railroad operation be more productive. This paper discuss the Cooperation design for locomotive scheduling and train scheduling based on Train Working Diagram System (TWDS). First, analyzing the business work flow between locomotive scheduling and train scheduling, and coordination process in TWDS. Then, according to the data flow and business requirements, design the mode of data sharing and data synchronizing. Finally, cooperation function and cooperation mode were designed for functions cooperation between locomotive scheduling and train scheduling.