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Rail operators now have a simple tool to calculate the impact of
speed restrictions on scheduling and fuel consumption.
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RAIL operators now have a simple and valuable tool to calculate the
impact of speed restrictions on scheduling and energy consumption
thanks to an innovative Rail CRC research project led by the
University of South Australia (UniSA) and the Australian Rail Track
Corporation (ARTC).
ARTC engineer and Project Manager Matthew Reedman said the new
technology offered a far simpler tool to measure the impact of
speed restrictions than any other currently available.
“The commercially available alternatives are fairly detailed.
They are too slow to run, and require too much information to
input,” Mr Reedman said.
“The technology we’ve developed is very simple to
operate and input.”
“For ARTC, it is an effective tool to help us prioritise and
manage the impact projected speed restrictions may have on
timetabling – managing that well is the number one KPI
operators are interested in.”
Mr Reedman said the technology was ready for commercial use and
would be operational next year.
The “Assessing the Impact of Speed Restrictions”
project is one of approximately 40 Rail CRC research projects,
which were established and supported under the Australian
Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Programme.
Rail CRC is based at Central Queensland University’s
Rockhampton campus and consists of rail industry partners –
ARTC, Queensland Rail, TMG Rail Technology, Pacific National, and
Rail Corp - and six university partners – The University of
South Australia, The University of Wollongong, Central Queensland
University, Monash University, Queensland University of Technology
and The University of Queensland.
For more information on this or other Rail CRC projects visit
www.railcrc.com.au
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