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Asset Standards Authority Update to Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
Australasia – Sydney Local Meeting Jim Modrouvanos, Director
28 May 2015
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Scope
• ASA purpose and organisation
• Work priorities and progress
• Future challenges, changes and goal
• Questions
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Our organisation, purpose and tasks
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New Minister – Hon. Andrew Constance MP
Hon. Andrew Constance MP
Minister for Transport
and Infrastructure
Hon. Duncan Gay MLC
Minister for Roads,
Maritime and Freight
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TfNSW
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ASA’s Policy and Regulation team
Policy
and
Regulation
ASA Maritime
Management Centre
Centre for Road Safety
National Strategic Review &
Policy Initiatives
Efficiency & Effectiveness
Safety & Quality
Corporate Planning &
Performance
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ASA organisation details
Item Detail Comment
Location Chatswood 12 Help Street
Located near the Chatswood Interchange
Organisational Staff - 125 A branch of the Policy and Regulation Division of
Transport for NSW
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Our people
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ASA leadership
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ASA engineering team
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ASA Signals and Control Systems team
Peter McGregor Lead Engineer
Greg Hockings Principal Engineer
Electronic Systems
Omer Saricilar Principal Engineer
Control Systems
Daniel Oakes Principal Engineer
Technical Standards
Russell Freeman Principal Engineer
Mechanical
Dave Nolan Principal Engineer
Signalling Systems
Paul Zammit Principal Engineer
Signals Assurance
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ASA – beyond standards to whole of life assurance
• “Making it clearer and simpler”
– for Transport Cluster
– for Supply Chain
• Collaborating and supporting
TfNSW to be an informed and
efficient asset owner
– whole of life assurance
– asset management
– standards
– risk based decision making
• Facilitate increased private sector
participation and capability
• Transport Values and Customer
focus
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Role and products
• TfNSW is asset owner/custodian
• Operations and maintenance contracted out
• ASA works on behalf of the asset owner/custodian
• Authority defined under ASA Charter
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Many pieces to build….but do they make sense?
Scale of TfNSW’s Network
Network • 43000 lane km of state roads
• 1505km of electrified overhead
• 1763km of mainline track
• 24 Bus Depots
• 1 Shipyard
• 10 Train Maintenance Centres
• 1 Light Rail Maintenance Centre
• 9321 Bridges
• 370 Stations, 14 Stops, 107
Wharves & Jetties
• Plus bus stops, substations,
transmission lines, cctv, lifts,
culverts, seawalls, passenger info
Fleet • 2124 buses
• 1947 train carriages (144 diesel
and 1803 electric)
• 13 light rail vehicles (65
carriages)
• 30 ferries
• Plus vessels/watercraft, road
vehicles, trailers, locomotives,
wagons, track machines and
plant
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Providing TfNSW with assurance
• Engineering decisions
• Obligations to the owner
• Industry service providers
• Deployment of TfNSW protocols
• Enabling O&M efficiencies and effectiveness
TfNSW Asset Life Cycle Model
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Assuring TfNSW across all modes
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Our work priorities and progress
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Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO)
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CompetencyManagement
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Maturity ratings summary
Documented Average Deployed Average Combined Average Highest average
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Industry engagement - sharing and listening
Industry • Updates, guidance, thought leadership and awareness
Briefings • Two to four per year to 150+
Industry • Discuss and dissect key topics from industry briefings
Round Tables • Two to four per year to approx 60+
Industry • Large technical audiences
• Detailed and application-specific technical Seminars learnings and contemporary subject matter
Technical • Capture and share knowledge and experience
Forums • 20-30 attendees tailored to the subject matter
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Signals & Control System industry engagement
Technical Forums
• 2014 - • May – “Design”
• Sep – “Control Systems”
• 2015 - • April “Maintenance and access”
• Specialist areas (ATP/ETCS, Control systems, interface to rolling stock)
Technical Committees
• 2014 to 15 – RISSB Train Control Systems and Infrastructure Standing committee
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Standards - ASA business activities
• Alignment to international standards (ISO)
• Commitment to a national approach
• RISSB relationship
– Board position
– Method of alignment to classifications (national / state)
– Joint development agreement
• NWRL / SRT
• Light Rail
• Ferries
• Roads
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Standards - ASA signals and control systems
• Signals and Control Systems standards:
– Found in strong position at ASA commencement
– Strong legacy due to previous diligent management!
• Current work:
– Reviewing Design process and ETCS Lv2 onboard
– Priorities on combined service routes,
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Standards – monitoring popular documents
Train Operating Conditions
Manual – General Instructions
Circuit Design Standards
Signal Design Principles
Train Operating Conditions
Manual – Division Pages
Train Operating Conditions
Manual – Track Diagrams
Track Geometry and Stability
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ASA website – quick links to popular docs
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Change to Signals - ASA website – Signals and
Control Systems
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Future challenges, changes and goal
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Our challenges ahead
• Managing growth
• Integrating across a changing
TfNSW landscape
• Supporting TfNSW procurement
• Benefits realisation
• Industry capability & capacity
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Our challenges ahead
• Sydney Rapid Transit (NWRL)
• Light Rail
• Professional development
• More work but different work
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Our challenges ahead
• ATCS ETCS Level 2
• Stakeholder and sponsor
• Constructability – limited
possession access - work at
night?
• Digital and data railway to give
better customer outcomes
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Future TfNSW structure
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The complete picture – a work in progress…
YOU?
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Questions?
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ASA contacts Name Position Contact
Jim Modrouvanos Director [email protected]
John Paff A/Chief Engineer [email protected]
Mark Smith Principal Manager, Industry &
Technical Development
Peter McGregor Lead Engineer – Signals &
Control Systems
Russell Freeman Principal Engineer
Mechanical
Greg Hockings Principal Engineer
Electronic Systems
Dave Nolan Principal Engineer
Trackside Systems
Daniel Oakes Principal Engineer
Technical Standards
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ASA contacts Name Position Contact
Omer Saricilar Principal Engineer
Control Systems
Paul Zammit Principal Engineer
Signals Assurance
