The development of an instrumented wagon for continuously monitoring track condition

Over the past two years, BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd in conjunction with the Institute of Railway Technology (formerly BHP Melbourne Research Laboratories) have developed a fully automated track assessment vehicle to assist in the identification of track irregularities and the planning of track maintenance activities. In such a highly utilised track, moving over 120 MGT on a single line, the information from this vehicle provides valuable feedback to track maintenance personnel. In the case of BHPB-IO, feedback on the track condition is provided every 30 hours on average. This compares with a conventional track geometry assessment, which is scheduled monthly. The vehicle has been developed as a result of the long-term research program that IRT has had with BHPB-IO. The knowledge gained through this program has helped identify the important parameters affecting the management of rail and track. Management of the information is now being handled through a purpose built database. Following the successful implementation of the first Instrumented Ore Car (IOC), a further two are now under development.

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• Authors:
  • Darby M
  • Alvarez E
  • McLeod J
  • Tew G
  • Crew G
• Conference:
  • AusRAIL PLUS 2003, 17-19 November 2003, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Publication Date: 2003

Media Info

• Pagination: 7p.
• Monograph Title: AusRAIL PLUS 2003, investing in Australian rail - strategies and solutions, 17-19 November 2003, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance management; Monitoring; Railroad rails
• ATRI Terms: Maintenance management; Monitoring; Railway track
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01516919
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 4 2014 7:58PM