REGISTER

Dave Keddie

Australian National

Railways in Australia face several challenges if they are to contribute significantly to economic reform with the transport industry. Labour force reductions, reduced transit times, improved reliability of services and more efficient management systems are some of the means of achieving significant gains. The role of signalling is contributing to these gains if foremost.

However, before these gains can be realised, there needs to be a significant change in the commercial approach to signalling.