Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) is an advanced railway signalling system and widely regarded as the future of all railway signalling systems. Depending on the communication architecture and aggressiveness in […]
The introduction of High Capacity Signalling technology, including in the four biggest Australian cities, enables a step change in the entire operation of the affected railway. The consequence is that […]
Communication based Train Control (CBTC) is the most commonly applied principle (according to the World Automation Report from UITP, 2018) for metro green field and brown field re-signalling projects worldwide. […]
The Byerwen facility is part of the Aurizon Abbot Point coal export system. It consists of a simple mainline junction and a balloon loop with coal loading facilities. It has […]
Metro systems are the showcase for smart and efficient railways. They keep commuters mobile in over a hundred cities worldwide. The key enabling technology for smart operation of metro trains […]
Due to the rapid advances in technology over the past 20 years, the use of embedded software based systems is now commonplace throughout the rail industry. Increasingly, systems that were […]
There are Rail Safety legislative requirements covering the safety of rail signalling and control systems. There are also Safety in Design requirements under the Work Health & Safety legislation. The […]
Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) has been selected as the technology of choice for deployment on the Perth urban rail network. One of the challenges with the implementation of CBTC […]
A major part of the works on Regional Rail Link – City to Maribyrnong River (CMR) work package was the reconfiguring of the approaches to Southern Cross Station to allow […]
On the 20th July 2015 Auckland completed the transition from operating its passenger trains with secondhand diesel rolling stock, to running a new fleet of Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). This […]
Rolling stock has a typical life span exceeding 30 years. With this in mind, any approval to operate must be supported by a thorough test program to ensure that the […]
The end user of a rail simulator experiences the gestalt, meaning that all of the parts add up holistically to form an overall impression. Similarly, a holistic and dynamic process […]
There is a definite trend to install ATP systems across suburban railway networks in Australia, primarily to improve safety. However, there is a concern that the lower levels of the […]
An area of current interest and discussion for metropolitan railways is: What should the signalling system of the future be? In many cases, this decision has focussed on whether to […]
The trend in the Australian Rail industry is towards a condition based maintenance regime and the continuing introduction of condition monitoring wayside instruments requires a system to support the increased […]
On an average day, up to 200 incidents occur on the Sydney Trains/NSW Trains network. The most frequent incidents and those which result in major train delays include: points failure, […]
The metropolitan rail systems in all major Australian cities developed as suburban commuter networks with low to medium traffic density, lines intertwined by junctions for operational flexibility, and partly mixed […]
Despite the worldwide trend to discard traditional technologies in favour of solutions that use smaller, smarter, reconfigurable technologies and services, there are situations where the “old” still has plenty to […]
Safeworking systems such as the European Train Control System (ETCS), the Australian Advanced Train Management System (ATMS) and Positive Train Control (PTC) in the USA are designed to, amongst other […]
Promoting cutting edge computer graphics technology, Aurecon have successfully implemented a virtual 3D visualisation signal sighting tool on the TrackStar Alliance Richlands to Springfield Rail project. The 3D visualisation tool […]
The three major commuter rail networks on Australia’s east coast are each forecast to experience high growth in passenger demand over the next 10-20 years. Forecasts have suggested that peak […]
Tests were conducted using track circuit shorting-out devices (TCSODs) in order to ascertain if an electrical hazard was present in the use of these devices. In some cases it was […]
The three major commuter rail networks on Australia’s east coast are each forecast to experience high growth in passenger demand over the next 10-20 years. Forecasts have suggested that peak […]
Complex railways can improve operational simplicity through sectorisation. Projects such as Sydney Clearways have separated the operation of one line from another to improve reliability, which in turn increases capacity. […]
In high performance heavy haul railway systems there is a trend to use in-cab signalling systems capable of being upgraded to Automatic Train Operation. The Pilbara region of Western Australia […]
Understanding how railways work starts with estimating line capacity. However, we do need to know what capacity we are concerned with. The basic metric is trains per hour – but […]
Suburban railway lines in Australian cities are quickly approaching their capacity limits, in particular the main lines through the city centres. While new lines are being planned, maximising the existing […]
