SIGNALLING, TRACKING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
OVERHAULING BUNDABERG’S SIGNALLING SYSTEM
Queensland Rail has completed a $21.8 million project to upgrade the city of Bundaberg’s rail signalling system and seven level crossings. Here, Infrastructure speaks to Queensland Rail Signalling Delivery Manager, Yuliya Piper, about the process involved in the multi-million dollar project, including the benefits of unlinking the new system.
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he 12-month project replaced the region’s signalling system with a more reliable system designed to effectively facilitate safe train movements and be easier to maintain.
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Bundaberg’s previous rail signalling system was linked, meaning that when there was a fault, all rail crossings in the area were activated as a safety precaution, with the potential to cause widespread traffic impacts.
The brand new signals isolate unplanned incidents on train lines, unlike the old system which would leave local traffic at a standstill by shutting all of the city’s boom gates.
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