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Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

AD Tooth ASTC MIEAust MIEE Chief Engineer, Masters Equipment Pty Ltd This paper deals with a new approach to the problems of railway signalling using the technology which has been developed over the last few years in hydraulics for the aircraft and allied industries. This approach involves the use of a sealed hydraulic system which is completely self-contained and should offer a 10-year mean time between fai lure period. The use of hydraulics provides a means of generating power from a train itself for remote areas. The system also gives a means of providing a more economical and reliable power signalling system for areas where mains power is available.

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

EPA Holman A.M.I.E.E. Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. Ltd. This paper has been written following the recent bringing into service of the Automatic Hump Yard in Melbourne.  This is the first yard of its kind in Australia and represents a considerable improvement over other methods of shunting previously used, and which are still in use elsewhere. blew equipment of this kind naturally stimulates considerable interest, particularly amongst those involved with railways, and it is hoped that this paper will give a reasonable understanding of the technical aspects of automation. There have been several previous papers dealing with the subiect of Automatic Marshalling Yards dating back as far as 1934, but these have mainly been written in general terms, whereas this paper deals specifically with the Yard at Melbourne.  However, these papers give an extreme1 valuable background of the facts that have led up to present day thoughts on the subiect of automatic yards and so for reference a list of these papers is included.

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

OS Nock ACGI, DIC, BSc, CEngr, MIRSE IRSE President The delivery of a Presidential Address is inevitably something of a personal occasion for the President himself, and I feel most conscious of the honour you have conferred upon me, particularly as it has come almost at the end of my innings.

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

WH Dawkins Westrail The recent commissioning of the above signalling project represented the final stage of Midland power signalling which began with the opening of the Midland Terminal on the 6th October, 1968. The power signalling at Midland Terminal at that time was operated from a small control panel in the Midland Station building whilst electro-mechanical signalling was operated from Box 'A' and mechanical signalling from Box 'B'.

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

By: D.J. Both

Date Presented: July 10th, 1982

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015

Date Presented: December 28th, 2015