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LC17 Train Horn Investigation – Literature Review: ‘Investigating the use of train horns at rail level crossings’

07/01/2019

ACRI’s latest research report from the project LC17 Train Horn Investigation – Literature Review: ‘Investigating the use of train horns at rail level crossings’ is now accessible from the ACRI Participants-Only Portal under ACRI Level Crossing Safety Research, Tranche 1. This research is reviewing the efficacy of train horn sounding to alert motorists, pedestrians and cyclists on approach to a variety of level crossing types, including passive and active controls in urban and rural locations. The literature review component offers a deeper understanding of train horn practices at level crossings in Australia and internationally. Access to the ACRI…

Near Misses in Remote Locations

17/12/2018

ACRI’s Pilbara Level Crossing Incident Investigation project, also referred to as “near misses in remote locations” is nearing completion. Project Leader A/Prof Anjum Naweed and his team have completed the third and final phase of the project, following a very successful trip to Pilbara to canvas perceptions of level crossing use in this region of Australia. While this research has identified some of the common reasons for non-compliance, it has also revealed a number of key practical and operational challenges of navigating the world’s longest and heaviest trucks that traverse this region. Anjum presented an overview of findings in November…

Overhead Wiring Temperature Measurement

17/12/2018

This project is scheduled to kick off in early 2019 with stakeholder meetings and workshops before gathering empirical field data for field integrated overhead wire temperature monitoring device/s to be used to improve, calibrate and validate the models used by all rail operators for predicting the temperature of overhead contact wire systems in electrified railways. The project focuses on utilising Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware and measurement method/s allowing for both contact or non-contact solutions. In addition to the temperature measurement, ambient weather conditions will also be extensively logged and correlated (including air temperature, humidity, solar radiation and wind speed/direction). The project outputs will…

ACRI Researcher Receives VC award

20/11/2018

Congratulations to ACRI Researcher Associate Professor Anjum Narweed who has received the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Researchers (Mid-Career Research Award), in recognition of excellence in research activity, publication and engagement. School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences, CQU.

Level crossing research released

11/09/2018

ACRI’s latest research report outlining the findings of lab testing of visual stimuli for attracting the attention of road users at level crossings was recently circulated to ACRI Participants. Seeking to inform the issue of unintentional blindness or ‘looked-but-failed-to-see’ incidents at level crossings, ACRI’s research set out to test new rail level crossing light configurations under laboratory conditions, as an initial proof of concept. The intention was to identify the configurations that show the greatest promise for further testing under real-world conditions. The focus was on lighting position and levels of brightness. Included in this work commissioned from the University…