202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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201803 – Hunter & Joseph – Use of Independent Safety Assessment on Railway Projects
By: Hugh Hunter & Serge Joseph
Date Presented: March 16th, 2018
Hugh HunterCertifier AustraliaSerge JosephFrench and Al
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201707 – Wimberley – Cyber Security in a Heavy Haul Railway
By: Jeff Wimberley
Date Presented: July 14th, 2017
Jeff Wimberley BE, Associate Member IRSEAurizon PTY LTD
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201707 – Nardi & Revell – Migration Methodologies for CBTC and ERTMS
By: Federico Nardi & Howard Revell
Date Presented: July 14th, 2017
Federico Nardi BCompE (Hons), RE(OIGenova)Ansaldo STS A
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201707 – Burns – Electronic Virtual Trainstops
By: Peter Burns
Date Presented: July 14th, 2017
Peter Burns MBA, BAppSci (Elect), FIRSE, CPEng, FIEAust
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201707 – Gash – An Engineer’s Journey to Achieving Conscious Competence
By: Cassandra Gash
Date Presented: July 14th, 2017
Cassandra Gash MIRSE, MIEAust, MAIPM, BEng(Hons), GDSig
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201707 – Mocki, Curtin & Liu – Byting Railway Interlocking Requirements
By: Jacek Mocki, Shane Curtin & Yulan Liu
Date Presented: July 14th, 2017
Jacek Mocki PhD, MSc, BEng CPEng MIRSE NPERMOTZKYShane
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201707 – Baker – Queensland Rail: AWS to ETCS
By: Brett Baker
Date Presented: July 14th, 2017
Brett Baker BE, MBA, MIRSE, MRTSAQueensland RailThe pri
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201703 – Gillespie – Are CAD Drawings the Best Way to Design Signalling Systems?
By: Rob Gillespie
Date Presented: March 16th, 2017
Rob Gillespie NTD Elec Eng. I&E Systems Pty LtdMode
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201703 – Moore – Signalling System Safety is NOT an Absolute
By: Trevor Moore
Date Presented: March 10th, 2017
Trevor Moore Hon FIRSE FIEA AustAustralian Rail Track C
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201703 – Boshier – Technology based asset management
By: Steve Boshier
Date Presented: March 10th, 2017
Steve Boshier FIRSE, FCILTAAuckland TransportAsset Mana
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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