202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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201210 – Burns – RAMS – Is That When You Have More Than One Sheep?
By: Peter Burns
Date Presented: October 12th, 2012
Peter Burns MBA BAppSci CPEng MIEAust MIRSEPYB Consulti
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201210 – Griffiths – Software Reliability – An Oxymoron?
By: Alena Griffiths
Date Presented: October 12th, 2012
Alena Griffiths MIEAust, CPEng, PhD, BSc(Hons), LLBRGB
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201210 – Gifford – Maintaining and Designing Signalling Systems for Reliability, Availability and Maintainability – Challenging the Paradigms, Beliefs and Sacred Cows
By: John Gifford
Date Presented: October 12th, 2012
John Gifford FIRSE Signalling & Compliance Manager, Hun
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201210 – Walsh – Audio Frequency Track Circuit Reliability Investigation
By: Alexander Walsh
Date Presented: October 12th, 2012
Alexander Walsh BEng(Computer)RailCorpAudio frequency t
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201207 – Hughes – You Can’t Get Good Train Control From Poor Data
By: Peter Hughes
Date Presented: July 20th, 2012
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201207 – Godber – Cars and Trains Don’t Mix! The Development of the Safer Level Crossings
By: Tony Godber
Date Presented: July 20th, 2012
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201207 – Lowe – Cambrian Line ETCS
By: Raymond Lowe
Date Presented: July 20th, 2012
Raymond Lowe BEng (Elec) (Hons), AMIRSE, MIEAust, MIESe
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201207 – Terry – ETCS for Worldwide Train Control
By: Nick Terry
Date Presented: July 20th, 2013
Nick Terry BA CEng MIET MIRSE RPEQ Independent Consulta
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201207 – Blaauboer – SIL 4 Interlocking based on COTS hardware
By: Michiel Blaauboer
Date Presented: July 20th, 2012
Michiel Blaauboer MSc Technical ManagerMovaresNowadays,
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201203 – Ginkel – Track Design and Maintenance
By: Henry van Ginkel
Date Presented: March 30th, 2013
Henry van Ginkel FIE AustOpus Rail Pty LtdTrack design
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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