202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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1991 – Nov – Barber – Kuraby – Beenleigh Duplication & Acacia Ridge Freight Terminal Project For Queensland Rail
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
John Barber Project Manager EB Signals Pty. Ltd. In September, 1990, Queensland Rail awarded a contract to EB Signals for resipalling works associated with duplication of track between Kuraby and Beenleigh and the dual gauging and upgrading of facilities for the Acacia Ridge Freight Project. The contract was awarded with separate completion dates for each portion, these being: i) Acacia Ridge Freight Terminal Project July 31, 1991 ii) Kuraby-Beenleigh Duplication November 30, 1991
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1988 – Nov – Davis – An Overview of the Adelaide Metropolitan Signalling Project
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
K.A. Davis FIRSE, MIEE MEAUST, MACEA Connell Group This paper describes some o f the history and events prior to the implementation o f the Adelaide, signalling project, the main components of the project i.e. Train describer, Passenger fnformation, closed circuit television, public address, signalling and power systems.
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1996 – March – Baker & Oberkramer – BHPI0 : Improving Safety & Efficiency with Automatic Train Protection (ATP)
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
Brett Baker, B.E. (Elec), MBA, Project Leadr - ATP, BHP Iron Ore Bill Oberkramer, B.E., Systems Engineer, Harmon Industries The main aims of the railroad of BHPIO is to improve efficiency and safety. The current signal status information as been provided to the driver in the locomotive cab on a continuous basis and the removal of search light signals, also provides distinct maintenance and operational advantages. One of the main features of the system is its Integration with the locomotive electronic air brake system, whereby the ATP system can provide controlled braking applications, overcoming the hazards of only a penalty application. The introduction of ATP, resulting form the success of the Best Practice Demonstration Program, shall provide the Railroad Department of BHPIO with additional safety in an environment where safety is considered with the highest priority.
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1986 – Aug – Perry – Wabco Westinghouse ATC System, Cab Signal & Speed Control
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
T. Perry Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Today, rail transport is faced with the ever-increasing demands for the higher speeds, closer headways and the strict adherence to established schedules, even under inclement weather conditions. Obviously these demands must be met, and in full compliance with safe train operation. To that end WABCO WESTINGHOUSE has developed automatic train control (ATC) systems. With an ATC system, wayside signals are in effect brought into the cab, thus informing the traindriver of the status of the signal blocks ahead and advising him of the maximum speed at which he is permitted to run. The cab signal controls are used in conjunction with a speed determining device to enforce the traindriver's obedience (overspeed protection) to the speed-limit conveyed by the cab signal. Consequently, any failure of the train driver to maintain his train speed results in an automatic brake application.
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1994 – March – Moore, Topfer & Dwyer – CityRail Control Centre for the State Rail Authority, NSW
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
Mr T. G. Moore, Train Control Systems Manager CityRail Signal Renewal and Modernisation Programme PART A - CONTROL CENTRE ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTlOlN Mr A. Topfer, Project Engineer Telemetry CityRail Signal Renewal and Modernisation Programme PART B - INTERFACE TO SIGNALLING Mr A. Dwyer, Train Control Systems Engineer CityRail Signal Renewal and Modernisation Programme PART C - SYSTEMS INTERFACE AND GATEWAYS CityRail serves Sydney and a population of 4.6 million people. The CityRail network extends over 150 km from Sydney to the North, South and West. It is intended that this network be controlled from one Control Centre for all Operations and Infrastructure functions. A two step strategy has been adopted to develop the engineering and organisational changes required for the final Control Centre. The CityRail Control Centre at Central will consolidate the operations of signal boxes at Sydney, Strathfield, Sydenham, North Sydney, Hurstville, East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown, Liverpool, Sefton, Bankstown, Canterbury, Rhodes, Epping and Thornleigh. Operations Controllers, Mechanical Defects Officers and Passenger Information Officers will also be included in the Control Room. The Control Centre will control over 2,000 train movements daily. The Control Centre will cover 35 signal interlockings and 11 4 stations. The signalling includes 1,900 signals, 400 points and 2,900 track circuits.
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1997 – July – Clenick – Cirebon-Kroya-Yogyakarta – Resignalling Project
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
Own Clenick B.E (Hons). MIRSE. RPEQ and Reg. Eng. NZ Westinghouse Signals Australia The Indonesian Government railways are operated by PERUMKA which is currently a semi Corporation contained within the Directorate General of Land Transport and Inland Waterways (DGLT) which is itself under the Department of Communications. PERUMKA has an extensive railway network in Java but most of the signalling is still mechanical and up to sixty years old. Over the last twenty-five years relay interlocking have been installed at the larger stations to increase operating efficiency. The planning of DGLT and PERUMKA has been to resignal the main lines in Java to increase the traffic capacity. WSA began investigating the resignalling of the railway between Cirebon-Kroya-Yogyakarta in 1987 in cooperation with AusAID under the Development Import Finance Facility (or DIFF) program. Under this program the Australian Government makes a grant which allows the Indonesian Government to obtain a loan with lower than market interest rates to finance the project. The review of railways signalling technology to be used in Indonesia by the Indonesian Government and other factors deferred progress and the preliminary joint site surveys with PERUMKA took place in June 1992. After the tendering and evaluation process the contract to resignal this section of line was signed between DGLT and WSA on 13 April 1993 for a value of A$115.318.000
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1991 – Aug – Hyland – Ranking of Signalling Infrastructure Renewals within a Suburban Railway Environment
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
D HYLAND, BE, MIE Aust, Director, Hyland Joy & Wardrop Pty Ltd J R KENNEDY, ARMIT, MIE Aust, Principal, Interlogis Consulting This paper summarises the assumptions used and the methodology developed to rank projects to be included in the Signal Renewal and Modernisation Project. The application of risk analysis techniques using as a comparative measure the loss exposure that could result from not doing the work was used to rank projects to provide the maximum return on investment and to ensure that only work that would have a significant impact on the operation of the system was done. The evaluation method allows management to:- identify the safety and service risk that could be eliminated by doing specific projects assess the cost to provide a specified level of service and safety or alternatively the levels that can be provided for the funding available.
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1999 – March – Ingwersen – Impact of Freight Brake Equipment on Signaling
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
Michael Ingwersen Institute of Engineers Railway Technical Society Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Knorr Brakc Australia Pty Limited Railway brake technology has changed little this century but market demands and technology advancements are forcing necessary changes. These changes will affect signaling infrastructure and require signaling design engineers to consider the current developments and those proposed for the future. These latest braking developments will decrease the stopping distances required for long freight trains and allow trains to run closer, with decreased headways. This will allow more trains to run on existing tract infrastructure, increasing the number of pathways available thus decreasing the environmental impact and cost of providing additional tract infrastructure.
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2000 – July – Knowlton & Godber – Commissioning & Maintenance of an Integrated System
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
P. Knowlton and A M Godber Union Switch & Signal Pty Ltd. & Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Hamersley Iron has recently commissioned its Integrated Control & Signalling System to provide total control of train movements on its heavy haul railway in Western Australia. This paper discusses some of the issues associated with the testing and commissioning of a complete new system covering the whole railway, with particular reference to the systems integration testing required. The challenges and opportunities presented for the maintenance of the railway are then discussed. Finally, the further developments made possible by the new system are outlined.
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1999 – July – Kjaer-Olsen – Customer Information & Real Time Distributed Sytems Queensland Rail Australia
Date Presented: December 27th, 2015
Kim Kjaer-Olsen Queensland Rail PO Box 1429 Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. 4000 This paper describes Queensland Rail's Train Control (or Train Dispatching), Real Time Information and Business Systems Applications existing and planned from a distributed PC based systems perspective that either directly or indirectly contribute to Customer Information (passengers, ports, mines, freight forwarders, etc). A cursory description of some Mainframe based applications is also mentioned where those applications play a role in this papers theme. Queensland Rail's computer based systems have been described in this paper starting at the datdinformation source, passed through real time information systems or manually updated systems, to data storage and manipulation systems. This approach has been chosen as an appropriate method of describing how the various applications link together so that information can be exchanged between applications, used by QR personnel and i or provided to the public or customer. Some historical (over the last decade) and future (up to 10 years) system perspectives are given so that the evolution of Queensland Rail's computer based systems can be better appreciated and understood. Where some systems have not been described, they have been mentioned at the end. This paper has also been submitted to the IRSE (Institute of Rail Way Signalling Engineers, Australia) conference in Brisbane - July 1999.
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202503 – Li – Competency Management in the Australian Railway Signalling Industry
Author(s): Danie Li
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202503 – Moore – Signal Design Report: What Is It and Why Do We Need It?
Author(s): Trevor Moore
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202503 – Sudholz – Break of Gauge: Competencies in the Australian Signalling Project Environment
Author(s): Thomas Sudholz
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202503 – Turner – Growing Graduates in the Sun: 30 Years of Signalling Graduate Development in Queensland Rail
Author(s): Blake Turner
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202503 – Villegas – The Importance of Operation and Maintenance Concepts in the Delivery and Operation of Rail Networks
Author(s): Selena Villegas
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2004 – July – Modernisation of KTMB’s Signalling & Telecommunication Systems
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The total route length of KTMB’s network amounts to approximately 1670 km and is mainly single track except for about 150 km of electrified double track sections around the capital city, Kuala Lumpur, for commuter services.
2001 – March – Garrett – Brisbane Airport Rail Link Project – Overview
Author(s): Mike Garrett
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Mike Garrett Airtrain Citylink is a Queensland company formed specifically to undertake the development and operation of a rail link between Brisbane Airport and the city of Brisbane on a build, own, operate, transfer (BOOT) basis. See attached Figure 1. Airtrain's shareholders are Colonial Group Staff Superannuation Scheme, Airtrain Trust (4 superannuation funds), Hyder Investments, GIO Australia, CDC Projects, Transfield & 26 smaller investers.
2001 – July – Stepniewski – Blacktown’s VDU Signalling Control System “Sigview”
Author(s): Richard Stepniewski
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Richard Stepniewski Alstom's VDU Control System, called SigView, was successfully commissioned at Blacktown, in two stages as part of the Blacktown Resignalling Project: - Stage 1: control of Blacktown and Quakers Hill in December 1999. - Stage 2: control of Richmond Line and Quakers Hill in March 2000.
2000 – March – Furness & Clarke – Maintaining for Reliability
Author(s): John Furness & John Clarke
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John Furness & John Clarke ABB Engineering Construction are responsible for maintaining various components of the Victorian Rail system on behalf of the newly franchised businesses. The transition from publicly owned railway authority to private industry, specialist maintenance provider has required considerable change at both the organisational and individual staff levels. The process has also uncovered a number of deficiencies in the pre-existing maintenance structure and practices that do not meet the needs and performance requirements of the new Operators. ABB are currently developing and planning for new procedures and practices, etc ,where necessary, to meet our client's expectations for continuos improvements in the overall railway system reliability to achieve and exceed the new performance benchmarks