202503 – Afshar – CBTC Signalling System & Emerging Technologies
Author(s): Parisa Afshar
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200807 – Brearley – Improving Skills to Improve Efficiency
By: Les Brearley
Date Presented: July 18th, 2008
Les Brearley BE (Elect), Grad Dip Bus, RPEQ, HonFIRSEAn
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200803 – Zabel, Bruce & Walker – Queensland Rail (QR) Westect ATP Enhancements
By: Leon Zabel, Neil Bruce & Keith Walker
Date Presented: July 18th, 2008
Leon Zabel AMIRSE Signal Engineer - BElecEng GDipRailEn
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200807 – Palazzi & Norris – Resignalling Regional NSW: Providing Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Infrastructure
By: Bill Palazzi & Graham Norris
Date Presented: July 18th, 2008
Mr Bill Palazzi, BEng (Elec) Hons, CEng, MIRSE, PB Aust
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200811 – McQueen – Setting the Scene – Projects DART & Electrification
By: Phil McQueen
Date Presented: July 18th, 2008
Phil McQueen BE (Hons), CPEng, MIPENZ, AMIRSEONTRACK (N
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200807 – Automated Signalling Design – A Feasibility Study
By: Aaron Fraser
Date Presented: July 18th, 2008
Aaron Fraser BSc, BEng, Post.Grad.Dip RailSig, S.I.R.S.
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200807 – Tapsall – Change in Mindset to Promote Better Delivery
By: Robert Tapsall
Date Presented: July 18th, 2008
Robert Tapsall, Construction Manager Trackstar Alliance
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200807 – Terry – Callemondah – Business-led Signalling
By: Nick Terry
Date Presented: July 3rd, 2008
Nick Terry BA, CEng, MIEE, MIRSEWestinghouse Rail Syste
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200807 – Huth – Overview of QR Signalling Principles
By: Paul Huth
Date Presented: July 3rd, 2008
Paul Huth BE(Elec), RPEQ, AMIRSEQR NetworkThis paper pr
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200803 – Winter – Global Perspectives for ETCS
By: Peter Winter
Date Presented: March 14th, 2008
Peter Winter Hon. Professor, Dr. Ing. ETH, CompIRSESBB
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200803 – Nikandros – ATP – 20 Years On
By: George Nikandros
Date Presented: March 14th, 2008
George Nikandros BE CPEng RPEQ FIRSE MIEAust MACSQR Lim
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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