The maintenance of tracks and track side infrastructures is considered to be one of the most hazardous jobs in the rail industry. Track worker safety is a major concern for […]
The paper provides an overview of some of the projects in the Worksite Protection Program, which fall into three categories: • Rules and procedures • Staff skills and competence improvement […]
This paper shows how coupler forces during iron ore car dumping can be reduced by altering the velocitytime profile of the positioner. During wagon indexation large coupler loads are experienced […]
The issue of transit space measurement has become increasingly important to rail operators. With the introduction of newer survey technologies there are a number of options available. The drawback of […]
With an increasing number of start up Heavy Haul rail operations associated with new mining ventures occurring in the Pilbara there has been a novel requirement for the development of […]
Safety means freedom from unacceptable risk of harm. When an accident happens, the likelihood of the risk is of less interest to the courts, who instead focus on the consequence […]
