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Technical Meeting Papers

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Ken Kwong, BE (Hons), Phd, FIEE FIEAust, CQU

This paper will trace the historic evolution of education and training for the engineering professions, as well as recent innovations in

A.J. Brock

Tech. Engineer, IRSE, GEC Projects Division Railway Signals

The installation for the Illawarra project involved the resignalling of 47 km. of track from just south

Adam Greaves BE (UTS), AMIRSE

Sydney Trains

Andrew Allison BE (UWS), AMIRSE

Sydney Trains

Microlok II computer-based interlockings with coded track

Akshaya Malaviya, MIRSE B.Tech. PG Dip Management

Engineering Manager, 
Australian Rail Track Corporation

David Sweeney, FIRSE Grad. Dip Eng.

Signalling Consultant,

Saulat Farooque MEng, BEng, BSc

Test and Integration Manager, DTRS Project, Siemens Australia Ltd

The Digital Train Radio System (DTRS) project with the Department of

Robert Baird BE (Elec) Hons, CEng, FIRSE, MIET

Rail Networks Consulting

This paper provides an overview of the signalling systems and principles that are used on the Victorian

Bill Palazzi B.Eng (Elec.) MIRSE

palazzirail

The layout and configuration of a signalling is a key factor in defining the capacity of a railway. However, the signalling system

Patrick Bolster BA ACA (ICAEW)

QR Network Access

Until 2005 QR Network Access was required to obtain approval for its planned multi-user related investments
able to

Somasundaram Nellai B.S (Eng Tech), MS (IM), MIET, AMIRSE

Ansaldo STS Australia Pty Ltd

Anthony Stephen Lusty BE (Electrical), GDip Railway Signalling,

D Keddie

Australian National

In June 1984, Australian National began commissioning a Computer Based Message Switching (CBMS) System This system was intended to eliminate

Marcus Chadwick BE, Dip Bus Mgt, MIRSE, MAIPM

Principal Signals and Systems Engineer Opus Rail

The Regional Rail Link (RRL) project is a rail infrastructure project providing

Alex Wardrop B Sc (Hons) UNSW, M Eng Sc (Traffic Engineering) UNSW, FCILT

Principal Engineer, Operations, WorleyParsons

Pascal Süess M Sc ETH

Engineer, Rail

Graeme Ackland, B. App. Sci. (Elect), FlRSE

ALSTOM Australia

Control Panels are an important part of the Signalling System as they represent one part of the interface with the

Chris Formenton Bach of Eng (Mech.), Grad Dip Comp. Eng., RPEQ

Principal Brake Engineer, Queensland Rail

For nearly 140 years the mainstay of train braking has been the

Wayne McDonald BE(Elec), FlRSE

Manager, Technology & Training Westinghouse Signals Australia

This paper is a case study on the use of some of the latest vital telcnietry and

Charles R Page Manager, Marketing & Sales

Westinghouse Signals Australia

The latest signalling technology about to reach the market is the European Rail Traffic Management

James Clendon BE Hons. (Electrical and Electronic)

CPEng, MIPENZ

KiwiRail

John Skilton BE Hons. (Electrical and Electronic)

CPEng, MIPENZ,

Barry Taylor and Henk van der Merwe

Rio Tinto

In the past 10 years, throughput on Rio Tinto's iron ore railways in the Pilbara has more than doubled. To address this rapid

Zachary Piper IRSE Student Member B.Eng Electrical

Ansaldo Signal Union Switch and Signal Pty. Ltd.

Traditional means of vital train detection used on railways are unable to

Peter Short Bachelor of Engineering, Civil

Department of Transport and Urban Planning, Transport SA

This paper details the events following the tragic accident of 24 October