The Permanent Way Institution South Australian Section Incorporated ABN 78 940 577 192 GPO Box 318 Belair SA 5052 NEWSLETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 Next Meeting – 4th September 2014 The next meeting of the PWI SA Section will be held on Thursday 4th September 2014 and, being a joint meeting with and hosted by the IRSE, will be held at Fedoras Restaurant, Hilton Hotel Corner Sir Donald Bradman Drive and South Road, Hilton commencing at 5.45pm. Two presentations will be made at the meeting, being: i) Spencer Junction to Tarcoola CTC Several years ago, ARTC had identified that the current method of Train Order Working, between Spencer Junction and Tarcoola, would need to be replaced due to the projected increase in Traffic, and limitations on the number of Train Orders that could be written by a Train Controller in one shift. Following consideration of available technologies, it was decided to install CTC Signalling, with Microlok CBI equipment, Frauscher “advanced” axle counters for Train Detection and use of the existing ARTC Communications system along the Rail Corridor for vital links between Crossing Loops and equipment monitoring. The first CTC loop at Tent Hill was commissioned on Monday 2 September 2013, with the last site, Tarcoola, commissioned on Tuesday 1 July 2014. This presentation looks at the system architecture and equipment used, performance to date, benefits and challenges. Presented by Michael Forbes – Signalling Design Engineer, ARTC. ii) The Advanced Train Management System (ATMS) from Proof of Concept to Implementation ARTC first set out on its journey toward ATMS in the early 2000s when it scoured the market for a Communications Based Safeworking System to replace its current systems. Since that time ARTC has partnered with Lockheed Martin to develop the ATMS. Having now completed a due diligence and proof of concept phase, ARTC are now moving towards the first revenue service implementation of ATMS. This presentation will discuss the outcomes of the proof of concept phase, the lessons learned and ARTC’s plans for the first implementation of ATMS between Port Augusta and Whyalla. Presented by Brad Moorhouse, ATMS Project Director, ARTC. Following the meeting, refreshments will be served. PWI South Australian Section Newsletter for September 2014 – Page 2 of 17 LAST MEETING performance in track and the various th means by which failure may occur. The last meeting was held on the 14 August 2014. The presentation was by Peter Further details and an attendance application Lindqvist, Rollingstock Engineer, Public form may be found at the end of the Transport Services. Newsletter. Attendance at the Seminar is open to all PWI members and any person Peter spoke on the techniques that are used to employed in the maintenance of railway monitor Adelaide’s metropolitan passenger track. There will be no charge for attending rolling stock, and the results that were being this Seminar. achieved. The presentation included an overview of wayside and on-board Be sure to note this date in your calendar and monitoring technologies for wheel-rail send your attendance form now. interaction, ride quality and pantograph- Membership contact wire interaction. He focused on how monitoring systems have been developed or Life Members procured to deliver the required results at a Life Membership is awarded to members relatively low cost. who have provided outstanding support and Unfortunately a full description of Peters contribution to the PWI. Our current Life presentation is not available for inclusion in Members are John Adams, John Dring, Neil this newsletter. Orange and Stephen Townsend. Future Meetings Corporate Membership 4 September 2014 – IRSE Our Corporate Members for 2014 are: i) OneSteel 17 September 2014 – Track Engineering ii) Transfield Services Seminar No. 2 iii) ARTC 2 October 2014 – West Coast Wilderness iv) Southern Quarries Railway Upgrade – G Sharpe v) Momentum Rail vi) Lend Lease Engineering Pty 5 November 2014 – Track Engineering Ltd (previously Abigroup Seminar No. 3 Contractors) 5 December 2014 – PWI AGM & Awards vii) Laing O’Rourke viii) Martinus Rail 5 February 2015 – TBA ix) Pandrol Australia 2 April 2015 – TBA x) Public Transport Services xi) Speno Australia 4 June 2015 – TBA Personal Membership 6 August 2015 - TBA Personal Membership of the PWI South PWI Track Engineering Seminars Australian Section is available to any person who is involved or interested in the rail Track Engineering Seminar No. 2 will be th industry. held on Wednesday 17 September 2014. This seminar will cover: For any non-members reading this Newsletter, we encouraged you to join. The i) Rail Manufacturing and Properties – To cost is not great, we believe that the PWI provide an understanding of the process provides valuable support to those in the rail for the manufacture of rails and the industry and membership is a statement of properties that rail steel must provide. support for both the PWI and the rail ii) Rail Performance and Failure Modes industry. – To provide an understanding of rail PWI South Australian Section Newsletter for September 2014 – Page 3 of 17 A Personal Membership application form Tailem Bend Team – Safety may be found attached to the back of this Achievement Newsletter. Trackwork Achievement Award The Transfield Services track maintenance team based at Tailem Bend achieved a The Trackwork Achievement Award is significant safety milestone in November made on projects that involve or are 2013. The Tailem Bend rail team achieved 15 associated with track or related infrastructure. years Lost Time Injury (LTI) free. The The award this year comprises the retention current Tailem Bend team members are Colin of the Bert Rex Shield for one year and a Ackland, Wayne Housten, Stephen Wade, cheque for the sum of $1000.00. Ronald Humphrys, Ronald Gower, Trevor Truscott (Team Leader), Alan Fabbian and Now is the time to prepare your submission Carl Drendel. for this award. Details of the award may be found attached to this Newsletter. This is a great achievement since Transfield Services commenced the SA railway industry OneSteel Excellence in Safety or the operations in 1997. In addition, the team Environment Award have incurred only a three minor Medical Treatment Injuries, with the last occurring in The OneSteel Excellence in Safety or the 2009 (4 years ago). Environment Award shall be awarded by the PWI South Australian Section for The team has a history of being very commendable achievement and/or initiative proactive in close call reporting and thorough in the field of occupational health, safety and in hazard identification of work sites. In welfare in relation to the Permanent Way of general, the team know to remain safe and to an operating railway. keep out of the line of fire and minimise risk. The award comprises a suitably engraved Trackwork Operations plaque and a cheque for the sum of $1000.00. The team is responsible for track and corridor The PWI South Australian Section inspection services, routine corrective acknowledges and thanks OneSteel maintenance, planned renewals, construction Manufacturing for their continued support works and incident response rectification for with this award. over 300 kilometres of mainline track for the client; Genesee Wyoming Australia (GWA). Now is the time to prepare your submission The area is centred on Tailem Bend and for this award. Details of the award may be extends to Loxton (Loxton Line), Pinnaroo found attached to this Newsletter. (Pinnaroo Line) and caretaker for the now The following was a submission for the 2013 closed Apamurra Line. OneSteel Excellence in Safety or the In addition the team provide track services to Environment Award. 10 grain and storage yards following the Main South Line to the SA border: Tailem Bend, Monarto South, Murray Bridge, Coomandook, Coonalpyn, Tintinara, Keith, Wirrega, Bordertown, and Wolseley. The team have also been extensively involved in assisting other Transfield Services track teams to undertake large planned MPM, Capital and emergency rectification works at locations spanning SA/WA/NSW that require their expertise and track skills. PWI South Australian Section Newsletter for September 2014 – Page 4 of 17 Transfield Services management believe that Processes and Procedures Developed for the remarkable safety achievement is Track Work, Construction and attributed to a number of factors such as: Maintenance Activities being part of a small community, looking after and supporting each other and by being Transfield Services have developed Track & proactive with Transfield Services HSE Civil infrastructure documentation that systems and processes. contains sufficient detail to ensure that the processes required to be followed on site can The Team be adhered to. The team has a great depth of experience Millennium & IMVS in All Vehicles with over half the team members having 20 or more years’ service to the rail industry. Transfield Services utilises various systems to report on and monitor driver behaviour. The team currently consists of 8 track These include Circuitlink Millennium workers, but has generally ranged up to 12 &Telogis IVMS. The reports provide men over the 15 year period since 1997. The information on many parameters including Team Leader is Trevor Truscott or “Trev” excessive speeding and driving behaviour. and is well respected by his team members. The vigilance system is designed to monitor Tailem Bend Team Safety Systems in Use and record the above items of data during road and rail travel, however its main The Tailem Bend Team is supported by a purpose is to enhance the operator’s own large number of initiatives developed by vigilance and alertness when on road and Transfield Services as part of its Safety especially on rail and in the event of the Management System. The systems and operator’s failure to respond to several timed procedures involve a detailed approach to prompts to bring the vehicle to a safe shut safety across the rail industry.