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Garry Josh MIRSE, MAIPM

Australian Rail Track Corporation

The Australian Rail Track Corporation has embarked on a significant programme of train control consolidation and signal box closures throughout New South Wales. Ultimately two Network Control Centres will control rail traffic over the majority of the New South Wales rail network.

Train control consolidation is underway during a time of significant organisational and cultural change as the New South Wales rail system evolves from a government entity to business and customer focussed corporation which can be considered both an advantage and a major hurdle simultaneously.

The Train Control Consolidation Project is comprised of a number of minor and major resignalling works to replace mechanical and hybrid interlockings and signalling systems to allow for their remote control from PC based train control systems. Additionally ARTC has a number of complimentary projects within its' various corridor strategies which also need to be considered.