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1997 – March – Duffy – Signalling Changes for Operational Improvements – Dynamic Speed Indicators

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

Michael Duffy, MIRSE Queensland Rail The initiative for the development of the dynamic speed indicator (DSI) came about as a result of drivers in QR. The idea of the DSI evolved through a number of workshops in QR. The workshops involved representatives of drivers and operational staff statewide, signalling and personnel. The main reasons for the changes in signalling philosophy in QR were: To improve information for drivers as it was found that improving information to drivers is often overlooked in the haste to install signalling. To improve train handling; To ensure the signalling aspects in QR were consistent.

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1997 – July – Rustandi – Technology Transfer in Electronic Railway Signalling System

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

Mrs Lily Rustandi Production Director PT LEN INDUSTRI In the second Long Term Develortment Plan (PJP II), lndonesia is expected to be a self sufficient country,  having tlie pr-oductivity and capability to compcte in the world market in the era of economic globalisation. LEN, a strategic state owned company has the mission to support the national developlnent in the field of professional electronics which includes electronic railway signalling systems. Transfer of technology cooperation is one of the methods chosen by LEN to increase the capability in  electronic railway signalling systems. Exanlining several factors, such as limitation of local budget, availability of loan financing, appropriate electronic signalling technology etc., Indonesia has selected V.P.1 (Viral  Processor Interlocking) from USA/Netherlands, S.SI (Solid Slate lnterlocking) from UK/France and WESTRACE from Westinghouse Signals Australia to provide the electronic railway signalling systems in Indonesia. This paper will present a picture of the technology transfer process experienced by PT. LEN INDUSTRI in cooperatioll with the Signalling Companies from Australia, UK, Netherlands, France and USA.

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1993 – July – Port – Commissioning Work Package as used in State Rail

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

David Port G.M.K. Engineering Pty. Ltd. The purpose of this paper is to explain the procedures developed and being implemented by the signalling discipline in State Rail to control the inspection and testing process. In particular this paper will concentrate on the Commissioning Work Package.

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1997 – March – Bozzolo – Safety Architecture for Railway Applications

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

Daniel Bozzolo Ansaldo Segmalamento Ferroviario S.p.A. This paper aims to offer an overview of the vital computer-based Ansaldo Segnalamento Ferroviario's S.A.R.A. product line, its application, capability, performance as well as its flexibility and scalability in the following Sections. Section 2 describes the major system applications for which the S.A.R.A. product line can be used, some examples are offered in order to demonstrate its versatility and capability of meeting particular customer needs. Section 3 lists the major features offered by the S.A.R.A. product line regardless of the actual application on which it is being used, and discusses system performance. Section 4 describes the S.A.R.A. product line system architecture both functionally and via block diagrams. Emphasis is again placed on the flexibility, safety and availability that is achievable with such architecture. Section 5 gives a quick overview on the software structure related to the Computerbased system that performs all the application functions. Section 6 concludes the paper offering a typical example on the ACC field application relative to the large-size project for Roma - Terminal station. Some key data is presented in order to give a clear idea on the size of the project and the actual capability offered by the S.A.R.A. product line.

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1993 – July – Rasborsek, Fuller, McGregor, Hockings & Szacsvay – Inventing Big Brother Monitoring the Railway Environment

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

John Rasborsek Support Services Engineer, Illawma Region, CityRail James Fuller CTC Engineer, North Region, Freight Rail Peter McGregor Safeworliing Systems Engineer, Signals Standards Greg Hockings Electronic Systems Engineer, Signals Standards Paul Szacsvay MIRSE Engineer for Technical Standards, Signals Standards  

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1997 – July – Leishman – The Tasikmalaya – Banjar – Kroya Resignalling Project Central Java, Indonesia

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

Koss Lcishnian. Project Manager Wcstingliousc Signals Australia The purpose of this paper is to describe the Tasikmalaya-Banjar-Kroya resignalling project, one of two similar projects being undertaken by Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. (Australia) Ltd. in Central Java. This paper will focus on the differences between the two projects and some of the challenges of working in Indonesia. Most of the systems being provided to PERUMKA have previously been described by Owen Clenick from Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. (Australia) Ltd. in an IRSE paper titled the Cirebon - Kroya - Yogyakarta Resignalling Project (dated July, 1997). Another paper relating to the same projects has been presented by Mal Lauder and deals specifically with the CTC systems (also dated July, 1977)

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1986 – Nov – de Visser – MetRail – Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

P. de Visser Rail Engineering Group, Signals & Communication Engineer The high operating costs, the unreliability and the lack of expansion capacity of the MetRail communication network has resulted in the replacement of the following telephone exchanges:- a. The Ericsson OS1029, a SO year old hybrid rotary and step by step exchange located in the old Head Office at 67 Spencer Street, which provided 1500 extensions; b. The Ericsson ARD571, an 11 year old cross bar-gxskange-located at the Electrical Control Centre in Batman Avenue, providing 270Bextensions; c. A modified Ericsson OS1029, an 18 year old hybrid step by step crossbar exchange located at the Spotswood Stores Depot, providing 500 extensions. As well as these, a number of smaller PABXs and intercom exchanges were also replaced.

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1990 – Apr – Aitken – Does Centralised Control Mean Centralised Communications or Did Murphy Err?

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

John Aitken BE, MIEEE, AMIRSE Director Aitken & Partners Consulting Engineers The Sydney North Shore Times recently related a tale which should bring a chill to the spine of communications and signals engineers. I quote: Police say the series of events began at 3.00 pm on April 9 when the man visited a patient at Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards. As he was leaving, he saw a Chubb safe in one of the hospital offices. He placed the safe and a key locker on a hospital trolley and towed them to his car. He tied a rope around the safe and the trolley and tied them to the car bumper. He then towed the trolley along the Pacific Highway until the wheels fell off the trolley. The man got out of the car, unhooked the trolley and tied the rope to the safe, dragging it another 400 metres as sparks flew off the roadway. When he reached his home unit, he hired an angle grinder and cut the backing plate off the safe. Lane Cove police went to the home unit after the man's neighbours had complained about the noise. They found the man in a distraught state who told them he had found only $20 in the safe after he had finally opened it. Police said it cost the man $50 to hire the angle grinder. Communications and signals engineers are known and respected for their thoroughness and careful planning. They do not act on impulse but plan and design systems which are robust and have "fail-safe" operation and redundancy built in. None the less, the unforseen does occur. It may pass un-noticed, it may be identified as an incident or it may become a disaster. The impact is nearly always determined by the timing. If confirmation of this is needed one need only refer to Mr Nock's book "Historic Railway Disasters" or any issue of the "Aviation Safety Digest".

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200407 – Jack – Rawang to Ipoh Signalling

Author(s): William J. Jack

Date presented: July 19th, 2004

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1998 – March – Colley – AWARE Communications Control Centre

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Date presented: December 27th, 2015

Richard Colley Chief Engineer Open Access Pty. Ltd.  

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