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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.

Review of current practices in the prevention of trespass and suicide/self harm incidents

10/04/2019

ACRI has conducted a review of current international practices in the prevention of trespass and suicide/self-harm incidents on urban rail systems and explored the findings with ACRI participants in stakeholder forums. This has highlighted that for Australia and New Zealand, rail trespass and suicide is a complex issue which needs a multi-layered approach for an effective, sustainable solution. Analysis of the data from the forums identified key themes and topic areas with the major focus on communication and information sharing. Rail R U OK? Day highlights the benefits of communication for mental health amongst work colleagues in the rail industry. This…

EOI open for Inland Rail Public Private Partnership

29/03/2019

The Public Private Partnership (PPP) for Inland Rail took a major step forward today with the announcement that Expressions of Interest (EOI) were now open to design, build, finance and maintain the section from Gowrie outside Toowoomba to Kagaru near Beaudesert. This section is the most technically complex of the entire Inland Rail programme and includes a 6.5km tunnel through the Toowoomba Range, which will be the largest diameter diesel freight tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere. Inland Rail Chief Executive Officer Richard Wankmuller is expecting a strong field to formally lodge notification of their interest in the PPP. read more

ACRI Strategic Objectives and Operating Principals

21/03/2019

ACRI operates within a rail sector which includes an industry association, standards developer and safety regulator as well as federal, state and territory entities with oversight of rail. All of these bodies have an interest in the advancement of rail innovation but it is not their core objective. In addition there are academic research centres with specialities within rail with ACRI being the collaborative, non-profit entity that utilises such expertise. In delivering its principal objective ACRI aims to be the innovation leader for the Australasian Rail Industry ACRI Strategic Objectives_summary