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SUMMARY:RTSA NZ Chapter Event (Webinar)- Planning and engineering for the Christmas Block of Line
DESCRIPTION:Planning and engineering for the Christmas Block of Line \nKiwiRail frequently make use of reduced freight tonnage and passenger counts to complete major works following Christmas\, they call this their Christmas Block of Line. This will typically entail 10 days with significantly reduced train movements\, sometimes with no train movements depending on duration and time. \nThe 2019/2020 Christmas Block of Line was a major one for Wellington with large amounts of work being completed by Wellington Metro Upgrade Programme (WMUP) as well as the Wellington Metro team within Network Services. This presentation will focus on a few of the large jobs completed under WMUP during the block of line with a key focus in the planning and engineering required in the lead up to a major shutdown as well as some of the risks and opportunities\, site specific challenges and design requirements. \nThe presentation will focus on the installation of the Trentham Underpass\, Piling works in Wellington Station and Rewiring the Overhead on the Hutt Valley Line. Scott Leersnyder will talk about the Trentham Underpass\, Clement Gherardi will talk about the Piling in Wellington Station and Zackary Hastie will talk about Rewiring the Overhead on the Hutt Valley Line. \nPresenters: \nScott Leersnyder is a Project Engineer at Downer with a BE (Hons) who was heavily involved in the planning and delivery of the underpass at Trentham. He has previously worked in the UK as a temporary works designer; and prior to that\, he has been involved in the delivery of various pre-cast bridges around New Zealand. \nClement Gherardi is a Project Manager for John Holland in the Fulton Hogan John Holland Joint Venture\, who are delivering the re-electrification project in Wellington. He has a BE (Hons) in Civil Engineering and has rail experience as a Project Engineer on the Glenfield Junction Alliance (Sydney\, Australia)\, as a Project Manager for the Kaimai Tunnel Upgrade Project and SPEL Stormceptor works\, Toll Onehunga Rail Siding. \nZackary Hastie is a Senior Project Engineer for John Holland in the Fulton Hogan John Holland Joint Venture. He has an Advanced Diploma in Applied Electrical Engineering he has worked as an OHW Electrical Supervisor for Ski tube OHW renewals project at Perisher\, as an OHW Engineer in the Sydney light rail project asset relocation packages\, and as an OHLE Engineer for Canberra Metro. \nOffered as a webinar \nThe link will be sent out 1 day prior to registrants.   Limited spaces available \nClick on the link below to register
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/rtsa-nz-chapter-event-planning-and-engineering-for-the-christmas-block-of-line/
LOCATION:Queensland
CATEGORIES:New Zealand Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Railway Technical Society of Australasia":MAILTO:memberservices@engineersaustralia.org.au
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