REGISTER

Mark Lyons

Rail Infrastructure Corporation

The NSW country network is a patchwork of signalling systems built between 1900 and 2000. This mix of signalling systems and the age of the signalling has led to a system that does not and cannot meet the operational needs of the Rail Infrastructure Corporation.

The Rail Infrastructure Corporation has commenced a project to increase Rail Business throughout the NSW country network. This paper describes the broad objectives of the resignalling project and describes in detail the Bathurst Resignalling Project, one of the first of 37 projects to be completed over a three year period.

The scope of works and functionality for the remote control of the Bathurst, Kelso and Newbridge signal interlockings will be covered, including the new technologies introduced on this project and the interfacing between these technologies.

This paper will describe in detail the method of operation introduced for the single line block section between Bathurst and Newbridge, including the use of the US&S Pheonix Train Control System.

The aim of this paper is to also provide a greater insight into Microlok II Coded Track Circuits and factors to be considered when adopting this technology.