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SUMMARY:RTAA & RTSA Combined Technical Event - Quality vs Quantity by Steven Johnson – General Manager\, Operations East\, Brimble
DESCRIPTION:Come along to the RTAA & RTSA Combined Technical Event on Thursday\, 18 July where we will be joined by Steven Johnson from Brimble for an insightful discussion\, along with some networking while enjoying some drinks and canapes. \nThe topic of his presentation will be “Quality vs Quantity”. \nOverview\nWe all face a common problem in our daily lives. There is a natural conflict between quality and quantity. \nWe all hope and want to believe that it is possible to have both\, and I agree that in specific circumstances where an entire system is optimised towards this goal\, it is possible to achieve high quantity while maintaining high quality. \nHowever\, in any highly variable\, non-closed system\, achieving both quality and quantity is challenging. We seem to face a choice rather than striving to achieve both. \nFurther\, we have all heard the mantra\, ‘What gets measured\, gets done!’ \nAs with all such statements there is truth in this phrase. The implication is that measures drive behaviour. It is also true that we often default to simple measures\, even if they are not necessarily the right measures for achieving the desired outcome. In our game of mechanisation\, we see simple measures\, m/hr for tamping\, and m/hr for ballast cleaning. \nI argue that these measures oversimplify how we determine the success of a system or\, in contrast\, a service. \nDo we want lots of track tamped\, or do we want tamped track that ‘holds-up’ for a long time? When we ballast clean\, a m/hr measure misses the point\, ballast cleaning is a volume game\, not a distance game. The ballast cleaning system needs to be designed to achieve a specified through-put\, this is a function of distance\, but distance is not the output. \nI aim to explore how we measure performance and understand if there are opportunities to ensure alignment between the objectives of our work and the way our performance is assessed \n\nAttendance is free for RTSA\, TAs\, PWI and EA members (Please remember to use the discount code provided in your email) – Register Here!\nAttendance is AUD$30 for non-members (you can join find out more about joining the RTSA here.\n\nEvent Program\n\n5.30 pm: Pre-drinks\, canapes and networking\n6.00 pm: Presentation commences with Q&A\n7.00 pm: Drinks and networking\n8.30 pm: Event concludes\n\nAbout the Presenter\nSteven Johnson’s love for railways has been a lifelong affair. With a Master’s in Railway Systems Engineering from England\, he has dedicated over twenty years to working in railroads across the United Kingdom\, Europe\, and Australia. \nSteven’s career has had a particular focus on turnout renewal projects\, and he has been responsible for leading large interdisciplinary teams for multinational railway companies. In his new role as General Manager for Brimble’s east coast operations\, Steven will primarily be focused on future planning\, resource allocation\, and business optimisation for the eastern states. \nSpeakers\n \nSteve Johnson\n(General Manager\, Operations East\, Brimble)
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/rtaa-rtsa-combined-technical-event-quality-vs-quantity-by-steven-johnson-general-manager-operations-east-brimble/
LOCATION:Bobbi’s Bar and Restaurant\, 264 South Road\, Hilton\, South Australia\, 5033\, Australia
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SUMMARY:RTSA QLD Chapter Event: How can Virtual Coupling Change the Future of Railways
DESCRIPTION:Join the RTSA QLD Chapter with Dr. Egidio Quaglietta for a webinar on his frontier insights on the topic “How can Virtual Coupling Change the Future of Railways.” \n🔗 Click here to register now! \nEvent Program\n🗓 Date: 25 July 2024\n🕕 Time: 6.00 pm — 7.00 pm AEST\n📍 Venue: Online Webinar \nEvent Overview\nRecent developments in rail signalling technology have led to the advanced concept of Virtual Coupling. \nTrains are envisaged to exchange real-time information with each other via a Vehicle-to-Vehicle radio communication layer to allow a much shorter separation and the formation of radio-linked train platoons. \nSuch a concept would unleash the full capacity potential of existing rail networks and meet the ever-growing need of a customer-oriented rail service potentially leading the railways to a tremendous boost in both service efficiency and market competitiveness. \nMany are however the safety\, technical and technological challenges which need to be addressed before Virtual Coupling could actually come to life. \nHow can those challenges be tackled? And how could Virtual Coupling change the future of railways in terms of market potentials and service performances? \nLooking forward to meeting you at the seminar so that you can know more about the current progress in Europe of this cutting-edge and yet challenging innovation in the railway field. \nLearning Outcomes\n\nOperational principles to enable Virtual Coupling train operations.\nSimulation-based evaluations comparing capacity benefits of Virtual Coupling to conventional systems.\nMarket analysis and impact assessment from the European Shift2Rail project MOVINGRAIL.\n\nLearning outcomes\n\nOperational principles defined to enable Virtual Coupling train operations.\nA simulation-based evaluation of capacity benefits that Virtual Coupling could lead to versus conventional and moving block signalling systems.\nA detailed market analysis and multi-criteria impact assessment carried out in the frame of the European Shift2Rail project MOVINGRAIL.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\nEgidio Quaglietta\nAssistant Professor\, Delft University of Technology\n  \n  \n🔗 Click here to register now! \n 
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/rtsa-qld-chapter-event-how-can-virtual-coupling-change-the-future-of-railways/
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SUMMARY:How can virtual coupling change the future of railways
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n  \nRecent developments in rail signalling technology have led to the advanced concept of Virtual Coupling. \nTrains are envisaged to exchange real-time information with each other via a Vehicle-to-Vehicle radio communication layer to allow a much shorter separation and the formation of radio-linked train platoons. \nSuch a concept would unleash the full capacity potential of existing rail networks and meet the ever-growing need of a customer-oriented rail service potentially leading the railways to a tremendous boost in both service efficiency and market competitiveness. \nMany are however the safety\, technical and technological challenges which need to be addressed before Virtual Coupling could actually come to life. \nHow can those challenges be tackled? And how could Virtual Coupling change the future of railways in terms of market potentials and service performances? \nLooking forward to meeting you at the seminar so that you can know more about the current progress in Europe of this cutting-edge and yet challenging innovation in the railway field. \nLearning outcomes\n  \n\nOperational principles defined to enable Virtual Coupling train operations.\nA simulation-based evaluation of capacity benefits that Virtual Coupling could lead to versus conventional and moving block signalling systems.\nA detailed market analysis and multi-criteria impact assessment carried out in the frame of the European Shift2Rail project MOVINGRAIL.\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nEgidio Quaglietta\n\nEgidio Quaglietta is a tenured assistant professor in Railway Traffic Management at TU Delft and co-director of the Digital Rail Traffic Lab. He has been leading research on digital rail innovations including Moving Block\, Virtual Coupling signaling and self-organsing rail traffic for several European projects such as MOVINGRAIL\, PERFORMINGRAIL and SORTEDMOBILITY. His experience in the field of railway signaling started in 2008\, obtaining a PhD degree on simulation-based signaling optimization. Later on Egidio worked as R&D engineer for several prominent railway companies such as the Italian railway system supplier Ansaldo STS (now Hitachi STS) and the British railway infrastructure manager “Network Rail”. Among his industrial experiences\, he has led a workstream of the R&I program “Digital Railway” as well as the sub-project on “Operations for Enhanced Capacity” for the EC FP7 project Capacity for Rail (C4R). He has developed the simulation tool EGTRAIN and his main interests are in the areas of railway traffic and infrastructure optimization\, innovative signaling technology and automated railway operations. He is a member of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE).
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/how-can-virtual-coupling-change-the-future-of-railways/
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