202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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200907 – Mclean – Insights into Project Delivery Innovation as Applied to the MetWest Alliance Project
By: Stuart Mclean
Date Presented: July 17th, 2009
Stuart Mclean Bachelor Electronic Engineering, Hons (RM
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200907 – Nellai & Lusty – Radio Link for Use in Computer Based Interlocking – Microlok
By: Somasundaram Nellai & Anthony Stephen Lusty
Date Presented: July 17th, 2009
Somasundaram Nellai B.S (Eng Tech), MS (IM), MIET, AMIR
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200907 – Graham – Ensuring Reliability of Track Circuit Operation
By: Brent Graham
Date Presented: July 17th, 2009
Brent Graham B.Sc. M.Sc., Dipl.T.Project Director, Coff
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200907 – Gardner & Hughes – Australian Standards for the Railway Industry
By: Alan Gardner & Brett Hughes
Date Presented: July 17th, 2009
Alan Gardner B.Eng (Mechanical)Manager Infrastructure a
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200904 – Forbes – Port River Expressway Dry Creek to Outer Harbor ReSignalling
By: Michael Forbes
Date Presented: April 3rd, 2009
Michael Forbes B. Tech. (Elect.), MIRSE, MIEAust, CPEng
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200904 – Bartlett – Port River Expressway Road and Rail Bridges Project Overview and Its Challenges
By: David Bartlett
Date Presented: April 3rd, 2009
David Bartlett B.E, B.EcDepartment for Transport, Energ
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200904 – Hall – NTCS – National Train Communication System Project Overview
By: John Hall
Date Presented: April 3rd, 2009
John HallAustralian Rail Track CorporationThe primary p
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200904 – Hodson & Isles – ICE Design and Testing Acceptance
By: Grant Hodson
Date Presented: April 3rd, 2009
Grant Hodson BScBen Isles BEng (Hons)Base2 The In Cab
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200904 – Kessner – Locomotive Communication Systems Installations Project and Operational Challenges
By: John Kessner
Date Presented: April 3rd, 2009
John Kessner OMIEAust, MBus, GradDip Manuf Man, AIMMPac
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200904 – Baker – Rail Revitalisation: A Decade of Change for TransAdelaide
By: Brett Baker
Date Presented: April 3rd, 2009
Brett Baker, BE (Elec), MBA, MIRSE, GMAA, TransAdelaide
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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