202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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201907 – Haden – How Can Signalling Projects be Setup to Succeed?
By: Ross Haden
Date Presented: July 18th, 2019
A recent IRSE article discussed ‘why do signalling proj
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201903 – Eastaughffe & Foster – Developing a Low-Cost High-Integrity Platform for Rail Applications
By: Katherine Eastaughffe & Gary Foster
Date Presented: March 15th, 2019
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201903 – Yagyu, Mazzino & Nardi – Innovative Solutions for Digital Railways
By: Daisuke Yagyu, Nadia Mazzino & Federico Nardi
Date Presented: March 15th, 2019
The evolution of digital technologies and information a
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201903 – Mocki – New Generation Integated Digital Engineering to Embrace Document Revision Identification
By: Jacek Mocki
Date Presented: March 15th, 2019
Engineering process embraces tools, methodologies and r
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201903 – Nikandros – To Be Sure!
By: George Nikandros
Date Presented: March 15th, 2019
Assurance is increasingly being mandated for Australian
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201903 – Dey – Systems Engineering Assurance – A Holistic Approach
By: Subhajit Dey
Date Presented: March 15th, 2019
Modern rail projects are complex. They use multip
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201903 – Boshier – Technology and the Completions Process
By: Steve Boshier
Date Presented: March 15th, 2019
With a new generation of people and technologies involv
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201903 – Alvarez – ETCS L2 and CBTC Over LTE – Latest Developments
By: Rodrigo Alvarez
Date Presented: March 15th, 2019
In October 2013, the author and his colleague presented
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201811 – McLeod et al – A Comprehensive Approach to Control and Minimize Squat Defects in a Railway Network
By: H Zhu, H Li, A Al-Juboori, D Wexler, C Lu, A McCusker, J McLeod, S Pannila & J Barnes
Date Presented: November 16th, 2018
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201811 – Szacsvay & Pillai – We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto – Rolling Stock Signalling Compatibility Assessment
By: Paul Szacsvay & Kershan Pillai
Date Presented: November 16th, 2018
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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