202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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201703 – Leveque – Advanced Features Over ETCS for Suburban Railway Operation
By: Dr Olivier Leveque
Date Presented: March 10th, 2017
Dr Olivier LevequeAlstom Signalling – Australia New Zea
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201703 – D’Cruz & Lim – Do We Have the Backbone to Support Emerging Technologies?
By: Malcolm D’Cruz & David Lim
Date Presented: March 10th, 2017
Malcolm D’Cruz M.E. Mechatronics Public Transport Autho
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201703 – Czerpko – Digital Connectivity
By: Nick Czeperko & Jacek Mocki
Date Presented: March 10th, 2017
Nick CzeperkoIndependent ConsultantJacek Mocki CPEng MI
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201611 – Roberts – CBTC – Differences and Similarities in Worldwide Deployment
By: Richard Roberts
Date Presented: November 11th, 2024
Richard RobertsCommunications Based Train Control (CBTC
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201611 – Wright – Development of a Signal SPAD Risk Ranking Tool
By: Zdenka Wright
Date Presented: November 11th, 2024
Zdenka WrightIn an age of ever increasing capacity dema
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201611 – Popplewell – Safe Software-based Communication Over Open Communication Networks in Railway Signalling
By: Neil Popplewell
Date Presented: November 11th, 2024
Neil PopplewellSafe communication of information betwee
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201611 – Hunter – Application of Systems Assurance on Railway Projects
By: Hugh Hunter
Date Presented: November 11th, 2024
Hugh HunterWe have all suffered railway services being
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201611 – Baird & McWhirter – CBTC and Level Crossing Protection
By: Robert Baird & Alistair McWhirter
Date Presented: November 11th, 2024
Robert Baird and Alistair McWhirterMost CBTC implementa
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201611 – Burns – Vital Train Queues
By: Peter Burns
Date Presented: November 11th, 2024
Peter BurnsThe train queue in its most familiar form –
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201607 – Pfister – Swiss Army Knife vs KISS How to Optimise a Level Crossing
By: Mathius Pfister
Date Presented: July 25th, 2016
Assuming you get the job to implement or update a new l
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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