202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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202204 – Wagner – Implementing an Integrated System Delivery Framework to Enable Successful Delivery of Complex, Multidisciplinary Projects
By: Thomas Wagner
Date Presented: April 22nd, 2022
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202204 – Rahman – Reconnecting with Concepts of Collection, Verification & Maintenance of Accurate Geographic Data for ATP
By: Subrina Rahman
Date Presented: April 22nd, 2022
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202204 – Moore – Level Crossings – Controlling the Hazards
By: Trevor Moore
Date Presented: April 22nd, 2022
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202204 – McGregor – Motor Generators, 240V (MEN) and Isolated Power Supplies for Signalling
By: Peter McGregor
Date Presented: April 22nd, 2022
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202204 – McGrath – The “Obsolescence Problem” in Signalling
By: Alex McGrath
Date Presented: April 22nd, 2022
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202204 – Lemon – Can ETCS Level 2 Help us Reconnect the Australian Rail Networks and Offer an Interoperable and Harmonised Future for Our Railways?
By: Stephen Lemon
Date Presented: April 22nd, 2022
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202204 – Cox – Trainguard MT Communications Based Train Control
By: Simeon Cox
Date Presented: April 22nd, 2022
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201911 – Loriente – The Signalling Industry from the Eyes of a Track & Civil Engineer
By: Nathan Loriente
Date Presented: November 1st, 2019
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201911 – Burton – Should We Forget the Driver?
By: Noel Burton
Date Presented: November 1st, 2019
One of the key advantages that rail transportation has
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201911 – Ogilvie & Grivicic – Re-useable Signalling Code – Efficiencies in Design and Validation
By: Richard Ogilvie & Daniel Grivicic
Date Presented: November 1st, 2019
The benefits in using standardised designs for signalli
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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