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MIND THE GAP: HOW LOOKING BEYOND THE SYSTEM BOUNDARY BENEFITS EVERYONE
06-Feb-2025
Due to the rapid advances in technology over the past 20 years, the use of embedded software based systems is.. Read more…
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MONITORING AND CONTROL OF IN-TRAIN FORCES IN HEAVY HAUL OPERATIONS
Heavy haul iron ore operations around the world have been continuously increasing axle loads and train lengths. Increased train length.. Read more…
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MANAGING THE MOCK-UP
This paper covers the types and uses of mock-ups (full size models or replicas) in the design and construction of.. Read more…
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INTRODUCING SYDNEY’S FULLY AUTOMATED METRO ROLLING STOCK
Sydney Metro is Australia’s largest public transport project and the nation’s first fully-automated metro system. This paper provides an update.. Read more…
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REDUCING RISK IN VEHICLE ACQUISTION PROGRAMMES
At the core of railway services delivery is the need for rolling stock that can achieve its intended life while.. Read more…
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DEVELOPMENT OF A SELF-CONTAINED, LOW PROFILE POWER SUPPLY FOR RAIL VEHICLE INSTRUMENTATION
This paper describes the development and deployment of an axle-driven generator system for supplying power to permanently installed rollingstock instrumentation… Read more…
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EVALUATION OF PRIMARY SUSPENSION BENEFITS FOR HEAVY HAUL WAGONS
The classical design of the three-piece bogie for heavy haul wagons does not have a primary suspension and has proved.. Read more…
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Development of Crash Energy Management Systems for Passenger Cars Fitted with AAR type Couplers
As the requirement for Crash Energy Management systems for rail cars comes more to the fore, an understanding of the.. Read more…
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DESIGNING RAIL VEHICLES TO MEET EN15227 CRASHWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES
The crashworthiness of rail vehicles is an important design consideration, particularly for high capacity passenger vehicles. The unified European crashworthiness.. Read more…
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Driver Assistance System for Avoidance of Collision on Light Rail Vehicles
Bombardier Transportation constantly works on and researches into new, innovative concepts to increase the safety of the daily operation of.. Read more…
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ADVANCED STUDIES ON LOCOMOTIVE DYNAMICS BEHAVIOUR UTILISING CO-SIMULATION BETWEEN MULTIBODY AND TRAIN DYNAMICS PACKAGES
05-Feb-2025
As heavy haul trains become longer and heavier, the resulting in-train forces are also being increased. However, locomotive dynamics studies.. Read more…
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MEGAWATTS VS MILLIAMPS: THE CONTRASTING WORLDS OF TRACTION AND SIGNALLING ENGINEERS
Rolling stock has a typical life span exceeding 30 years. With this in mind, any approval to operate must be.. Read more…
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EXPLORING THE OPERATIONAL BOUNDARIES OF AUSTRALIAN SUBURBAN RAILWAY SERVICES
It is too often forgotten that railways form a system in which its components have to properly mesh in order.. Read more…
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CYCLIC TWIST LOAD MEASUREMENT AND FATIGUE DESIGN OF ROLLING STOCK BODY STRUCTURES
Design of rolling stock body structures is typically to a range of longitudinal, vertical and lateral forces as proof load.. Read more…
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A METHOD TO IMPROVE DRAFT GEAR DESIGNS FOR HEAVY HAUL TRAINS
This paper introduces a method to improve draft gear designs for heavy haul trains. Improved designs are expected to achieve.. Read more…
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THE USE OF INSTRUMENTED REVENUE VEHICLE DATA TO
This paper discusses the instrumentation and analysis methods required to transform rolling stock performance data to track geometry parameters. The.. Read more…
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Light rail – a unique environmental impact assessment
The aim of this paper is to investigate how light rail systems in Australia are considered through an environmental impact.. Read more…
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The Gestalt in the Machine Ensuring Usability Through More Holistic Rail Simulator Design Processes
01-Jul-2024
The end user of a rail simulator experiences the gestalt, meaning that all of the parts add up holistically to.. Read more…
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The Evolving Coal Wagon
Coal is one of the most widely traded mined commodities in the world and is one of Australia’s largest exports… Read more…
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The Effects of Culture on Passenger Rolling Stock Design
This paper examines the effect of culture on passenger car design and performance in regard to the passenger and crew.. Read more…
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The ECP Brake Now it’s Arrived, What’s the Consensus
Five years ago there were only a few freight trains in Australia fitted with Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) brakes. Now.. Read more…
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The CSR Pandaroo – the story behind China’s first heavy haul locomotive for Australia
There is now a third supplier of 4000+ Horse Power AC locomotives to Australia. After years of having locomotives supplied.. Read more…
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Spring Applied Park Brakes An Operational Business Case For Freight Trains
Spring applied parking brakes (SAPB), whilst having a long history within passenger rail, have not been widely adopted to date.. Read more…
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Seaford Rail Extension – Expanding the Rail Network Through Innovation
The Seaford Rail Extension is a fundamental component of the South Australian Government’s 10-year plan to revitalise Adelaide’s passenger transport.. Read more…
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Remote Monitoring, Management and Control of On-Train Devices
This paper will discuss the topic of providing a high-availability network to electronic devices on rolling stock. A centralised server.. Read more…
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Passenger Rolling Stock – Blast, Fire, Passenger Flow and Intercar Doors
Metro operators around the world are typically specifying multiple unit rolling stock which are open from end to end, without.. Read more…
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Parametric Studies on Crashworthiness of Australian Rolling Stocks Using Multi-body Dynamics Modelling
Modern software packages on multibody dynamics can be used as an essential part in investigating train crashworthiness. The parametric studies.. Read more…
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Natural Gas Powered Locomotives
Railroads have experimented with natural gas powered locomotives for many years. Rapid growth in the supply of gas in North.. Read more…
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Modernising Road Rail Vehicle Operations in Victoria
Road Rail Vehicle (RRV) operations have gained significant attention and concern across the industry in recent years. Nationally, a spate.. Read more…
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Kinky Tracks A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Reverse Curves
The introduction of electric passenger trains onto the Adelaide Metropolitan Rail Network (AMPRN) forced a complete rethink of allowable track.. Read more…
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Influence and Associated Ranking of three-piece Bogie Parameters on Wheelset AOA
Non-linear curving dynamics behaviours of a conventional three-piece bogie have been modelled using VAMPIRE○R software. Potentially important bogie parameters related.. Read more…
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Improving Alignment Design through the Early Integration of Train Performance Simulation
On project applications, train performance simulation modelling is commonly used as a tool to validate an established rail alignment design… Read more…
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How Is Your Rolling Stock Maintenance Program Going
Rolling stock maintenance is an essential component of a rail operation. There are various internal and external parties who have.. Read more…
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Effective use of Derailers and Catchpoints to Protect Rail Operations
An incident at Temora in July 2009 occurred when a run-a-way wagon travelled 7.8kms across seven level crossings (NSW Country.. Read more…
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Consolidation of Maintenance Operations, Infrastructure Control Centre (ICON)
On an average day, up to 200 incidents occur on the Sydney Trains/NSW Trains network. The most frequent incidents and.. Read more…
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Condition Monitoring of Rollingstock as the Core Fleet Maintenance Strategy
Condition monitoring of rolling stock has been part of the railway landscape for the past decade with thermal, acoustic and.. Read more…
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Case Study of Rail Design on Gold Coast Rapid Transit
Gold Coast Light Rail is a world-class public transport system involving 13km of linear light rail infrastructure between Southport and.. Read more…
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Case study Derailment of freight train 7AD1at Edith River near Katherine, Northern Territory
The derailment of the Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd (GWA) owned and operated mixed freight train 7AD1 occurred at.. Read more…
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Building the Paper Train to Avoid Cost, Confusion and Delay
“The paper train – this is the cause of cost, confusion and delay”, the Fat Controller boomed. But is this.. Read more…
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Banking on Batteries
This paper examines whether lithium ion battery technology used in hybrid and plug-in electric cars could be of value in.. Read more…
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Assessment of Derailment Safety of a Lightly Loaded Wagon in a Fully Loaded Freight Train
Heavy freight trains generate high longitudinal forces along the train, either in tension (‘draft’ forces) or in compression (‘buff’ forces),.. Read more…
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Assessing Wagon Curve Stability in Heavy Haul Trains
The tradition of treating train dynamics and wagons dynamics as two separate problems continues to be supported by both software.. Read more…
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ARTC V/TI MONITOR TRIAL RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
24-Jun-2024
This paper discusses the results of an initial trial and continued use of a V/TI Monitor by ARTC in the.. Read more…
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ADELAIDE A-CITY EMU – DELIVERY OF A VEHICLE FULLY COMPLIANT TO EN 15227
A contract to supply a new fleet of 25kV Electric Multiple Units for the Adelaide suburban network was awarded to.. Read more…
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KIWIRAIL’S “AK” PASSENGER CARRIAGE
In 2009 – 2012 KiwiRail’s Mechanical Design team designed, developed and had built 16 sophisticated passenger cars for use on.. Read more…
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REFINEMENT OF KIWIRAIL’S P11 BOGIE DESIGN THROUGH DYNAMIC SIMULATION
KiwiRail’s P11 bogie is the first air spring equipped passenger bogie to be designed and manufactured in New Zealand. The.. Read more…
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DIESEL HIGH SPEED – A POTENTIAL SOLUTION ?
This paper looks at the potential for, and the design aspects of, diesel high speed rail in Australia. The main.. Read more…
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DEVELOPMENT OF A QUENCHING PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOW CARBON BAINITIC-MARTENSITIC RAILWAY WHEELS
A finite element (FE) method was used to study the formation of residual stresses in low carbon bainiticmartensitic (LCBM) railway.. Read more…
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OPTIMISING TRAIN PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE MODELLING OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
The introduction and increasing adoption of new technologies to the rail industry over the last ten years has allowed operation.. Read more…
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ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM ANALYSIS FOR HEAVY HAUL HYBRID LOCOMOTIVES
Based on the longitudinal heavy haul train simulation results on two typical track routes in Australia, the train energy usages.. Read more…