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Technical Meeting Papers

Technical Meetings are held three times per year.  Papers are available here for download.  You must be logged in to be able to download content.

Thavorn Ratanavaraha, B.Eng. FIRSE, FICE (Thailand)

Director of the Signalling and Telecommunications Department State Railway of Thailand

Lionel Portela B.E (Elec.) Project Engineer TVS,

ALSTOM Australia – Transport

Enhancing train visibility in Dark Territories in the NSW metropolitan rail network has occurred

Marc Chadwick BE, GradDipMgt, MIRSE

Manager, Product Development, Westinghouse Signals Australia

Industry and its customers are jointly seeking lower costs, faster delivery,

Don Weerakody MIRSE, MIEAust, MIET

Public Transport Authority

This paper outlines two signalling projects recently undertaken by the Public Transport Authority of Western

Phillip Barker, MIRO, Dip TSI.

Senior Transport Safety Investigator Australian Transport Safety Bureau

A greater understanding of safety related occurrences can

Alex Borodin BEng (Microelectronics)

Safety and Environment QR

This paper broadly discusses the SPAD Management programme in QR.

Robert Tapsall, Construction Manager Trackstar Alliance, MIRSE

With great vision, QR embarked on their first Program Alliance to gain long term support and commitment from the rail

John Gifford FIRSE

ARTC Hunter Valley

Thomas McPeake AMIRSE

ORAH Rail

ARTC's Hunter Valley Rail Network in NSW is currently transporting 150MTPA of coal to

Adam Morris BE(Hons), Dip PM, MIEAust, MAIPM

Abigroup Contractors

When considering railway signalling, track or structures, it is important to consider that each of these are

Richard Colley Chief Engineer

Open Access Pty. Ltd.

Written by A.Baayens Technical Officer

Union Switch & Signa

Heavy Haul Railways are often owned and operated by bulk commodity producers. Their rail operators are focused

Yang-Lit Phay BEng(EE), GradIEAust, MIEEE

Signals Engineer, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

Changes in regulations by the Australian Government in the use of

J.Keogh

Manager Operations Research Queensland Railways

Following over twelve months of investigation and negotiation Driver Only Operation was introduced into Queensland

Warwick Allison

Principal Design Engineer, Signals, Rail Infrastructure Corporation

The Botany Line is a predominantly single track railway with a junction from the goods

Graeme Ackland B. AppSci (Elect)

FIRSE ALSTOM AUSTRALIA

The purpose of this paper is to examine the tools available to the Commissioning Engineer to achieve successful

Keith Lugsden, B.Eng., M.I.E.E.E.

Software Team Leader, Safety Sr Communications International Railroad Systems Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia

This paper describes the

Simeon Cox MIET AMIRSE

Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd

Axle counters have many advantages as a train detection system but in comparison with track circuits they are

Lyle Jackson Managing Director

Union Switch & Signal Pty Ltd

Understanding and meeting the operators needs in a rapidly changing industry environment is a major challenge for

Ken Davis