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EPA Holman A.M.I.E.E. Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. Ltd. This paper has been written following the recent bringing into service of the Automatic Hump Yard in Melbourne. This is the first yard of its kind in Australia and represents a considerable improvement over other methods of shunting previously used, and which are still in use elsewhere. blew equipment of this kind naturally stimulates considerable interest, particularly amongst those involved with railways, and it is hoped that this paper will give a reasonable understanding of the technical aspects of automation. There have been several previous papers dealing with the subiect of Automatic Marshalling Yards dating back as far as 1934, but these have mainly been written in general terms, whereas this paper deals specifically with the Yard at Melbourne. However, these papers give an extreme1 valuable background of the facts that have led up to present day thoughts on the subiect of automatic yards and so for reference a list of these papers is included.
OS Nock ACGI, DIC, BSc, CEngr, MIRSE IRSE President The delivery of a Presidential Address is inevitably something of a personal occasion for the President himself, and I feel most conscious of the honour you have conferred upon me, particularly as it has come almost at the end of my innings.
N. Holland Westinghouse Systems The Muswellbrook to Werris Creek rail section is an important link in the total SRA upgrade of country rail routes. The section is located approximately i45km north west of Newcastle and extends approximately 125km northwards (see fig l). This particular section carries important coal and wheat traffic to Newcastle and is a major route of the SRh flagship - XPT. The need to upgrade this area called for CTC operation, resignalling, communications facilities, increased length crossing loops and overall speed upgrade of the turnouts. The CTC area is defined by the boundaries of hberdeen section to the south end of Werris Creek shunting yard. The CTC control centre is located at Broadmeadow, a suburb approximately 5km north west of Newcastle. The CTC complex also houses control facilities to service the suburban area and the north coast system from Newcastle to Casino.
CR Turner MIRSE Australian National This paper offers and overview of the concept, facilities provided, exchange operaiton and special features of the Dry Creek Bogie Exchange and a more detailed descriptoin of the methods employed to progress rakes of wagons to and from the storage tracks and the bogie exchange building. The main emphasis of the paper is on the interfacing of conventional route setting and route locking practices with a remotely controlled unmanned shunting unit.
WH Dawkins Westrail The recent commissioning of the above signalling project represented the final stage of Midland power signalling which began with the opening of the Midland Terminal on the 6th October, 1968. The power signalling at Midland Terminal at that time was operated from a small control panel in the Midland Station building whilst electro-mechanical signalling was operated from Box 'A' and mechanical signalling from Box 'B'.
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