CV30003 TRANSPORT ENGINEERING – RAIL ENG TUTORIALS 2015 Tutorial 1 The aim of this tutorial is to introduce some of the varied heavy railway and light rail projects that are currently being undertaken or are in the ‘proposal or planning phase, either overseas or in Australia. Both heavy railway and light rail projects, as outlined here, involve complex planning, design, construction, and commissioning and operational activities. These projects in generally represent the latest rail technology that is currently available throughout right the world. The projects as outlined below serve to complement the lecture series. The projects below are set out similar to the notes i.e. - Heavy passenger rail - Light rail - Freight rail HEAVY PASSENGER RAIL PROJECTS OVERSEAS PROJECTS • CALIFORNIA, USA HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT J-C HSRC Manufacturing Scene of The Latest Shinkansen Series E5&E6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lDxkCzub_s (accessed 2/5/15) • HIGH SPEED 2 (HS2) – UK ‘HS2 route flyover, UK’ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-route-flyover (accessed 10/5/2015) From the video: ‘The high speed 2 (HS2) network will transform rail travel in Great Britain. It’s the backbone to a new high speed Britain, connecting the north and the south, linking 18 cities and cutting many existing journey times by almost half. With up to 36 HST’s running on the network every hour it will put 2/3 of the population of northern England within 2 hours of central London. Travelling from Euston to Birmingham will take only 49 minutes – more than half an hour faster than the quickest current time. Manchester to London will take 68 minutes – an hour faster than today’s fastest train. Leeds will only be 1 hr 22 min from London, 50 minutes quicker than the current journey time. New stations will provide fast onward connections to over 18 other destinations. HS2 will be an engine for growth for the 21st century, one of the great infrastructure projects of the world, creating tens of thousands of jobs, bringing our cities closer together and creating new opportunities for all of us. • SWIZTERLAND – SWISS RAILWAYS - GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL The journey through the tube - Safe passage through the Gotthard Base Tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3TqHyalKBs (accessed 2/5/15) ‪Railway technology at the Gothard base tunnel‬ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHyd997fdH4 (accessed 2/5/15) From the video: ‘Published on Jul 28, 2014 The longest railway tunnel in the world is under construction in Switzerland: the 57km-long Gotthard Base Tunnel. Passenger trains can run through the tunnel at a maximum speed of 250km/h, and heavy traffic will be transferred to the rails. The control technology for continual monitoring is supplied by Siemens’. AUSTRALIAN PROJECTS • MELBOURNE METRO RAIL PROJECT Reference: http://www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/transport/major-projects/melbourne-metro-rail-project#utm_source=www-vic-gov-au/mmrailprojectutm_medium=vanity-url-301ssredirect/mmrailprojectutm_content=mmrailproject/mmrailprojectutm_campaign=major-projects (accessed 2/5/2015) • CRANBOURNE PAKENHAM RAIL UPGRADE http://www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/transport/rail-and-roads/cranbourne-pakenham-rail-upgrade (accessed 2/5/15) • CALDER PARK TRAIN STABLING AND SERVICING FACILITY INTERSTATE • SYDNEY -NORTH WEST RAIL LINK (NWRL) http://nwrail.transport.nsw.gov.au/News/Multimedia (accessed 2/5/15) • Priority transport infrastructure project for the NSW Government. • Biggest public transport infrastructure project in Sydney since the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge • Project involves construction of 23km of new electrified, twin track, between Epping and Tallawong Road, Rouse Hill in northwest Sydney. The existing 13km Epping to Chatswood railway will be converted to exclusively run NWRL trains thus giving a total of 36km of rapid transit rail line • Over next 10-20 years, an extra 200,000 people will move into the North West region of Sydney when the population of the area will exceed 600,000 people • Aims to deliver a reliable heavy rail public transport service to an area with the highest car ownership levels per household in Australia • Project will feature a new generation of state-of-art single deck trains for Sydney (note all Sydney suburban trains are double deck) Trains will operate at 5 minutes headways in peak times or 12 trains an hour i.e. turn up and go timetable • The NWRL will have Australia’s longest rail tunnels, 15km long and 63m below ground at their deepest point. The first tunnel boring machine will be in the ground by the end of 2015 next year to excavate out the twin tunnels • Eight new railway stations at Cherrybrook, Castle Hill, Showground, Norwest, Bella Vista, Kellyville, Rouse Hill and Cudgegong Road. The stations are being designed to reflect the character of local areas to be served. All stations will meet the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and people using buses and taxis and people being dropped off or picked up in cars. • Commuter parking for 4,000 cars at 5 of the 8 stations. LIGHT RAIL PROJECTS ‪’CBD and South East Light Rail Project’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNg7qlEh6Go (accessed 2/5/15) FREIGHT RAIL PROJECTS Murray Basin Rail Gauge Standardization Project- Mildura to Geelong, $220M project, • Aim is to revolutionize the movement of freight across the state and unlock the economic potential of regional and rural Victoria • Murray Basin is one of the leading food production regions, exports in excess of $3 billion worth of food products and mineral resources per year • The existing broad gauge lines are to be converted to standard gauge to meet the increasing demand for freight services • Project involves building and upgrading freight lines to 21 tonne axle loading, providing an immediate 15% productivity improvement that will increase train loads by 300 to 400 tonnes • Improved transport efficiency will enhance access to the ports of Portland, Geelong and Melbourne for Victorian exports • Government stated that this project will be the first phase in standardizing regional and rural Victoria’s freight-only lines to drive future growth and prosperity • Urgent upgrades on the Mildura/Maryborough and Hopetoun/Murtoa rail lines, while the business case for the full Mildura to Geelong standardization was finalized • Final cost and alignment of the full Mildura to Geelong rail standardization will be guided by the final business case due end of 2014 • Gauge standardization is also a crucial first step in the return of passenger rail to Mildura (no passenger trains have operated to Mildura since 1993 • Standardization will pave the way for the potential future creation of a new transcontinental link to Menander east of near Broken Hill, connecting to the Sydney- Perth rail line. • ROY HILL IRON ORE PROJECT- PILBARA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5kwdiUcFIA (accessed 2/5/15) • Located southwest of the port of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia the proposal includes a new inland iron ore mine • A 344km railway system from mine to port and new port facilities • The mine, rail and port facilities will be initially designed to produce 55Mtpa of processed hematite sent by rail for direct shipment from the port. • Best current railway design practice has been adopted or extended and covers all aspects of heavy haul rail currently utilized in the Pilbara, including wheel/rail profiles, axle loads, locomotive power and ore car design. • 5 ore trains per day will operate from the mine, each consisting of 3 locomotives hauling 232 ore cars with a total payload of 31,450 tonnes of ore. • Due to the undulating nature of the terrain to the north of the mine, each train will be assisted in the rear (i.e. at the back of the train) with manned banker locomotives for the first 30km of the run to port Hedland • 4 passing loops will be built into the railway system, which will be positioned to optimize cycle times of the trains. • A marshalling yard will be located 8km from the port ore car dumper • The yard has been designed to facilitate rapid refueling of locomotives, inspection of empty trains prior to the run back to the mine • A computer based train control (CBTC) train control system with automatic train protection and in cab, moving block signalling system will in future be able to cater for unmanned rail operations. The adoption of full vehicle tracking communication based technology will be the first of its kind to be used in Australia • • INLAND RAIL- $300 MILLION ALLOCATED – VICTORIA-NSW-QUEENSLAND Freight volumes on Australia’s east coast are set to soar – doubling by 2030 and tripling by 2050. This increase in economic activity will be great for Australian familie Inland Rail is the smart solution to these freight challenges, and the best time to build it is now. The road transport sector is essential for this country and will remain so, but rail has a much greater contribution to make in society as a whole, reducing pressure on our existing road infrastructure, essential services and the environment. Around 80 per cent of freight moving between the east and west coasts of Australia travels on rail. This is a highly productive, cost-effective and low emission service. Today, only around 30 per cent of freight moving between Melbourne and Brisbane travels by rail. Building the Inland Rail is a huge opportunity for this country. For Australia to capitalise on its global opportunities we need to ensure we have transport infrastructure that efficiently links together all elements of the supply chain. Inland Rail with the appropriate freight terminals in Melbourne and Brisbane will achieve this, completing a world class national rail freight network and connecting our major capital cities, farming regions, mines and export ports. When complete, Inland Rail will: • Move freight more efficiently by reducing train transit times and transport costs that impact the affordability of everyday household items; • Provide a reliable rail transport alternative for agricultural and mining freight, improving the global competitiveness of our key exports; • Reduce the productivity impacts of road and rail congestion that will cost Australia more than $20 billion annually by 2020; • Take a fair share of the freight burden, reducing the environmental impact of the freight task, and • Connect all of our mainland capital cities with a world class rail network that will provide the backbone for moving goods across the country. https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/rail/inland/ (accessed 2/5/15)