A new rail line delivered by 2041 will be needed to alleviate congestion between the Illawarra and greater Sydney a joint report has found. Read more
Learning the lessons of COVID-19 to build a future transporation network
If there was one phrase that was said in every session of AusRAIL Live & On Demand, it would be “never waste a good crisis” and in the final discussion of the three-day program, focus turned to exactly how rail would come out of 2020 and implement the lessons learnt during COVID-19. Read more
ARA releases rail construction tendering guide to cut costs and improve procurement
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has published a rail construction tendering guide that provides advice to governments to streamline procurement for rail construction. Read more
Exploring the possibilities of 5G for future railway communications
While some have been aware of FRMCS as the next standard for rail communications, with standards expected to be finalised circa 2022 to 2023 and proof of concepts and trials running from 2020 to 2025, and it is expected that we will see early deployments in Europe from 2025 onwards, the possibilities of how this communications platform and 5G can reshape the railways is now beginning to be understood. Read more
Rail industry marks International Day of People with Disability with accessibility focus
Accessibility will be a major focus of day three of AusRAIL, inline with December 3 being the International Day of People with Disability. Read more
Cracking the rail innovation code: AusRAIL Day 2
A risk-based approach to enable predictive maintenance
Using what is already there has allowed Infinitive to deploy an advanced predictive maintenance solution based on existing data.
Creativity through competition: Contract management on the Grand Paris Express project
In delivering the mega project that is the Grand Paris Express, the project delivery authority had to look for new approaches to contract management. It turned to SYSTRA for the solution.
More than the sum of its parts: Thales’s end-to-end metro solution
The integrated metro offering from Thales takes a whole of system approach to rail.
Queensland budget confirms rail manufacturing pipeline
The 2020-21 Queensland Budget has confirmed a $1 billion rail manufacturing pipeline in the state. Read more