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Paul Furniss BEng (Hons) CEng MIET

Australian Rail Track Corporation

The In Cab Activated Points System is a system which provides the Train Crews with a window of opportunity when approaching a crossing location to operate the points reverse in a controlled manner to allow the train to enter the crossing loop without the need to stop.

A self restoring points system exists on the Trans Australia Railway between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie which provided considerable benefits at forty four crossing loops when it was introduced in 2000 by ARTC. The In Cab Activated Points System is an enhancement to the self restoring system so that a train movement into a crossing loop is as efficient as practicable.

This paper will review and describe the system components that have been used to provide the function of remotely reversing the points at the crossing locations across the Nullabor from within the locomotive cabs. The components to be described are the ground based systems at the loop end equipment huts, an air interface, and the train borne locomotive systems. A current project status is also provided.