202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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201607 – Green – Re-Engineering Level Crossing Safety
By: Terry Green
Date Presented: July 25th, 2016
This paper describes components and processes to re-eng
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201607 – Heibel – CBTC Versus ETCS – Score and Forecast
By: Dr Frank Heibel
Date Presented: July 24th, 2016
Modern in-cab signalling can increase capacity beyond t
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201607 – Burns – Time Based Movement Authorities
By: Peter Burns
Date Presented: July 15th, 2016
Modern communications based signalling places improved
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201607 – Macdougall – Headway as Part of the Operating Plan
By: Terry Macdougall
Date Presented: July 15th, 2016
Signal engineers and train operations staff often misun
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201604 – McPeake – Axle Counters in Single Line Sections – A Smart Solution to an Old Problem?
By: Thomas McPeake
Date Presented: April 8th, 2015
Thomas McPeake MIET AMIRSEArcadisAxle counter technol
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201604 – Naweed & Aitken – Lookout!
By: Anjum Naweed & Jeanette Aitken
Date Presented: April 8th, 2016
Anjum Naweed BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, CPECentral Queenslan
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201604 – Burns – Movement Authorities – A Systems Framework
By: Peter Burns
Date Presented: April 8th, 2016
Peter Burns MBA, BAppSci (Elect), MIRSE, CPEng, MIEAust
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201604 – Aitken – What They Didn’t Tell You at University – or Did They?
By: John Aitken
Date Presented: April 8th, 2016
John Aitken BE SMIEEE MIRSEAitken & Partners Simpli
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201604 – Atchison & Bruce – Implementation of ETCS on Adelaide Metro Network
By: Brenton Atchison & Michael Bruce
Date Presented: April 8th, 2016
Brenton Atchison PhD, BSc, RENGMichael Bruce BSc Eng, M
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201604 – Lambla – Driver Advisory System Integration Steps
By: Bruno Lambla
Date Presented: April 8th, 2016
Bruno LamblaProduct Manager, TTG Transportation Technol
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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