New Zealand Rail 2016

Tim RyanDirector, ACRI

Purpose

The purpose of this presentation is to provide

a brief overview of:

• The origin of ACRI,

• ACRI‘s model of operation,

• The ACRI Board,

• ACRI’s Participants,

• International/Domestic Collaboration,

• ACRI’s Work Program,

ACRI – What do we do?

“The Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI) provides

professional, independent applied research, strategic analysis, advice

and innovative solutions for the Australasian Rail Industry on significant

challenges and opportunities affecting rail today and into the future”.

Where did we come from?

• The Australian Government funded co-operative Research Centres

to encourage industry and research institutes to develop

collaborative research programs.

• The objective of the CRC program was to develop sustainable long

term research arrangements not dependant on Government funding.

• ACRI has grown out of the rail CRC’s that preceded it and is seen

as a great example of the CRC program.

Overview

• The Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI) is an

independent, not for profit organisation formed to undertake

research, strategic analysis and economic analysis for the

Australasian & New Zealand rail industry and broader transport

sector.

• Independence is key to ensuring all research is impartial.

• While our work mainly focuses on rail, we also undertake work for

other modes of transport, with a specific focus on the interfaces

between rail and road, rail and port and rail and air.

ACRI’s Model of Operation

How does ACRI operate?

• ACRI operates by a series of agreements with a range of entities

from across the sector, called ‘Participants’.

• A series of Agreed Work Programs form the central part of the ACRI

model, which allow organisations to pool their resources.

• This achieves a funding multiplier effect, which leads to additional

economic benefits and a better outcome for industry.

• Participants as well as non-Participants can also engage ACRI to

undertake research projects outside of agreed work programs.

ACRI Participants

ACRI Strategic Research Participants

ACRI Memberships and Agreements

Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)

• Rail Safety and Standards Board UK (RSSB)

• Rail Industry Safety and Standards

Board Australia (RISSB)

Memorandums of Cooperation

• Federal Rail Administration (FRA),

Department of Transport USA

ACRI Memberships and Agreements

Participant Agreements

• ACRI Agreement with Rail Manufacturing

Cooperative Research Centre (RMCRC)

Memberships

• International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

• International Union of Railways (UIC)

ACRI Board

John Anderson AOChairman, ACRI

Ken MatthewsVice-Chair, Independent Director with Research Experience

Vicki BrownExecutive Director, ACRI

Neil ScalesDirector-General, Queensland Department of

Transport and Main Roads

Michael Bailey General Manager Railroad Operations, BHP Billiton

Heath HarndenGeneral Manager - Railways Maintenance, Rio Tinto

Greg PaulineManaging Director, Genesee & Wyoming

Sue McCarreyChief Executive, National Rail Safety Regulator

Bela FelsnerManager Rail Infrastructure, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

Jeroen Weimar Chief Executive Officer, Public Transport Victoria

Murray CookGeneral Manager Strategy and Development,

Brookfield Rail

Tim RyanExecutive General Manager Enterprise Services, ARTC

Jim ModrouvanosExecutive Director, Asset Standard’s Authority, Transport for

NSW

ACRI’s work programs

ACRI has established work

programs, including:

• Heavy Haul Technology

• Level Crossing Safety

• Freight / Passenger priorities

• Economic Analysis

And, has already delivered

a number of projects

Heavy Haul Technology

• Moving Vehicle Rail Foot

Flaw Detection

• Broken Rail Detection

without IRJ’s

• Track Structures vs Train

Dynamic and Load Effects

• End of Train Devices

ACRI’s work programs

ACRI’s work programs

Heavy Haul Technology

• Permanent Way Condition

Monitoring / Inspection

Best Practice

• Empty Train Aerodynamic

Improvements

• Flash Butt Welding

Technologies

ACRI’s work programs

Level Crossing Safety

• LES Enforcement (Vysionics)

• Vysionics Vector LX system Evaluation

• Sighting Distances

• Passive Crossings and table top

carriages

• Low Cost RLX Risk and Legal Evaluation

• Affordable Level Crossings

• Baseline RLX Video

ACRI’s work programs

Level Crossing Safety

• Better stimulus around level crossings

• Impact of Waiting Times on Risk and Standardisation of Waiting Times

• Human Factors at level crossings in

the Pilbara

• Rail Flange Gaps

ACRI’s work programs

Other freight / passenger priorities:

• Slips, Trips and Falls at

public stations

• Track worker safety

• Human Factors

CRC for Rail Innovation Legacy

• ACRI has responsibility for

maintaining the legacy of the

CRC for Rail innovation and

its predecessor.

• ACRI has completed a total

of 28 Projects, which

included a total of fifty tasks,

passed to ACRI for completion.

The Knowledge Bank

• A visit to the ACRI website will give you access to the “Rail

Knowledge Bank”.

• It’s an enormous resource of rail related research and reference

papers maintained by ACRI on behalf of the rail industry including

international links such as SPARK (the RSSB / UIC knowledge

bank).

• So if you ever wanted to know about how to determine “the stress

state developed in a non-cushioned rail yoke and the reduction of

operational rail life” this is the place to go.

Questions?

For further information :

E: vicki.brown@infrastructure.gov.au

P: 0448 090 703