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New Public Report – Rail travel and disability

20/11/2019

ACRI is pleased to be releasing the final report of the international horizon scan for countries and sectors leading in passenger accessibility. Download report here This has been conducted collaboratively by the Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) in the United Kingdom and ACRI. ACRI will now seek to build on this knowledge base and identify any pilot trial opportunities for improving the rail travel experience of people with a disability. This will be through facilitated workshops in February/March 2020 with rail operators, disability advisory representatives and assistive technology professionals.

UIC – Digital Conference Call for Papers

06/11/2019

Conference on Digital, 14-15 May 2020 Perth Call for papers due by 2 December 2019 The challenge of the 21st Century will definitely be Mobility. During this two day event, we will have the opportunity to exchange, discover, explore, understand and learn what are the latest innovations and their potential interests and benefits for rail.

Presentation to the ARA Heavy Haul Conference

06/11/2019

ACRI’s strategic industry impact was explored in a presentation to the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) Heavy Haul Conference held in Newcastle in late October. ACRI Board member Philip Campbell OAM, General Manager Technical Standards, ARTC presented on The value proposition for industry and individuals of commercial collaboration with reference to a range of ACRI heavy haul research projects. Through a collaborative approach in the commercial setting of heavy haul rail, ACRI has been a catalyst for identifying common needs and goals and achieving economies of scale in resources allocated to research. Case studies presented illustrated that collaboration has not come…

Road users’ perspective on train horn sounds at railway crossings

03/09/2019

What’s behind ACRI research? Very often its collection of data out in the field, in this case Dr Gregoire Larue and colleague from QUT conducting observations to measure how train horns sound in the field from a road user perspective. After completing focus groups with train drivers on their use of the train horn at railway crossings in three different States around Australia, ACRI is now starting the next step of its investigation of train horn usage. Final results are due late this year.

ARC Infrastructure donates concrete sleepers for project

24/07/2019

The collaboration that happens under ACRI to further industry knowledge sometimes literally means offering the rails off your track! Last month 94 concrete sleepers made their way across the Nullarbor from Perth to sunny Rockhampton. A big thanks you to Arc Infrastructure for donating these sleepers. These sleepers will be tested to determine ways to quickly identify the early signs of failure and their remaining service life. One of the tests conducted is the rail seat Ultimate Load Test, as shown here. The project is scheduled for completion towards the end of 2020.