The Passenger Operations Research Area includes the management, passenger experience, engineering and safety aspects of passenger rail operations. It is overseen by a working group representing ACRI participants who offer research ideas and endorse project proposals, research milestones and final outputs to advance knowledge and inform decision making across the ACRI strategic objectives of safety, efficiency, connectivity and sustainability.

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Research In-Delivery:
PF16A	Field Research Overhead Wiring Temperatures
PF29	Railway Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) Data Collection and Management
PF34	Trackside Robotic Devices – Future Works and Applications
Research Completed:
PF01A	Slips, Trips and Falls  – Stage 1
PF01B	Slips, Trips and Talls – Stage 2 & 3
PF09	Organisational Capability Maturity Model (OCCM)
PF12	Track Worker Safety (TWS)
PF14	Trespass and Self Harm – PUBLIC
PF15	Slab Track and Ballasted Track Relative Benefits
PF18	Cost Effective Energy Capture for Rail
PF27	Progressive Addition Lenses
PF28	Rail Management During Hot Weather
PF30	Disability Innovations for Rail
PF34	Trackside Robotic Devices

Click the links below to view other research programs:

• Level Crossing Research Program
• Heavy Haul Research Program
• Freight Operations
• Partnered Research