1. Presentation to CRC
Participants’ Workshop
16 November 2009
David George ; CEO
CRC for Rail Innovation
Established and Supported under Australia’s
Cooperative Research Centres Programme

2. 7 Themes of CRC for Rail
Innovation
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The Rail CRC research program
will focus on seven themes:
Climate Change and the
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Environment
Safety & Security
Performance
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Smart Technologies
Urban Rail Access
Workforce Development and
Adoption and
Commercialisation

3. Climate Change and the
Environment
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Catalyst for Environmental
Improvement
R1.102 Environmental
Regulations
R1.103 ,106 & 110 Climate
Change
R1.105
R1 105 Improved Noise
Management
R1.108 Accelerated
Depreciation

4. Safety & Security
Practical Tools for Safety & Security
R2.101
R2 101 Safety Culture Management
R2.108 National Rail Safety
Database – Scoping
R2.109 Second G
R2 109 S d Generation FRMS
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R2.110 Next Generation FRMS
R2.111 ITS for safer level Crossings
R3.111 Affordable Level Crossings
P4.107 Scoping a rail safety
investigator competency
framework

5. Performance
Enhanced Rail Industry
Performance
R1.104
R1 104 Supply Chains
R3.100 Insulated Rail Joints
R3.101 New WheelSteels
R3.102 Non-Destructive Ballast
Assessment
R3.103 Short Pitch Irregularities
R3.104 Corridor Capacity Analysis
R3.105 Rail Squat Strategies
R3.106
R3 106 Ballast Design
R3.107 Integrated Wear-Fatigue
Lubrication
R3.108 Improvement in Corrugation
Detection
R3.109 Rail Grinding Best Practices
R3.110 Curve Lubrication
R3.112 Track Stability Management
R3.113 Interoperability

6. Smart Technologies
Opt sed ec o ogy
Optimised Technology
Uptake
R1.115 Future Train Motive
Power technologies
R2.102
R2 102 Human Factor
Analytical Tools
R2.103 Train Planning
Assessment Tools
R2.105 Dynamic Crew
Allocation
Technology Roadmap to 2040

7. Urban Rail Access
Unleashing Urban Rail
R1.107
R1 107 Urban Rail Demand
Management
R2.104 Crowding
R1.109 & R1.104 High
Speed Rail

8. Workforce Development
R1.111 Skilled Mi
R1 111 Skill d Migration
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R1.112 Attraction and Industry Image
R1.113 Staff Retention and
Engagement
R2.107 National Rail Safety
Management Program
P4.103
P4 103 Evaluation of Simulators in
train driver training
P4.104 Leadership and management
development
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P4.105 Evaluation training courses
P4.106 National Competence
Assurance for Train drivers
P4.108 Scoping the potential of e-
learning in rail
P4.109 Skills Recognition

9. Adoption and Commercialisation
The CRC for Rail
Innovation will deliver
maximum benefit to
participants through
early and effective
collaboration, and an
optimum process of
adoption or
commercialisation of
research outcomes

10. Towards a Balanced Portfolio

11. Knowledge Bank
Knowledge Bank will
pull together as much
Research and rail
knowledge as
possible in an
Electronic and easily
accessible format
using ARRB for back-
office services

12. Participants
Participants’ Workshop
Introductions and Industry Update
International Perspective - Prof Mark
Robinson
Show and Tell Poster Sessions
University and Industry Perspectives
Getting CRC Outputs used by Industry

13. Thank
Th k you f your attention
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David George
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