RTR 4/2010 39 Upgrading Information and Communication Technology systems in Victoria (Australia) Fig. 3: Victorian regional passenger train network 1 Public Transport in Victoria Rail based public transport in the State of Victoria is delivered through a series of franchise arrangements with private or quasi-government organisations, which deliver public transport services on behalf of the State government. The franchisees are responsible for operation and maintenance of the rail services and the rail networks, whilst the State government through its agency, the Department of Transport (DoT), retains responsibility for upgrade or replacement of life expired or obsolete assets. The State of Victoria is serviced by both metropolitan and a regional rail based public transport systems. The public transport in the Melbourne metropolitan area is provided by a combination of train, tram and bus services. The City of Melbourne is a low density urban centre with a radius of approx 40 km and a population of approx 4 million people. The metropolitan train system consists of a radial network with 17 lines which have the Melbourne central business district (CBD) as a hub, and includes a CBD rail loop with five stations (Fig. 2). The metropolitan service is delivered by six car electric multiple units (EMU) delivering approx 2,500 trips per day. The regional train system is a radial network consisting of 7 lines which has Southern Cross Station in Melbourne as a hub (Fig. 3). The regional service is delivered by a mixture of diesel multiple units (DMU) and locomotive hauled passenger trains delivering approx 800 trips per day. 2 Strategy for Control and Information Systems (CIS) The existing Control and Information Systems (CIS) for the metropolitan and regional railways are predominantly manual paper based processes supported by individual bespoke Information and Communication Technology systems. Due to pending obsolescence of the existing Control and Information Systems (CIS) and the need for greater information transfer, this has led the Department of Transport to establish a program of works to renew key operational control systems. In order to deliver the planned technology refresh and replacement programs, the Victoria Department of Transport has produced a Public Transport CIS Strategy. This strategy provides guidance for the design, Include our RTR family in your mediaplan. The mediakit could be found on www.eurailpress.de/mediadaten. I am pleased to send you your quotation. English, Chinese, Spanish or Russia… RTR speaks your mother tongue! I look forward to your reply. Tel: +49/40/237 14-171, Email: Silvia.Sander@dvvmedia.com. With your ad in RTR and their Country features you will be perfectly placed on the international railway market! FACILITATING INTEROPERABILITY Data Integration through Application of an open Industry Standard RAILWAYS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS The Climatic Wind Tunnel in Vienna Combating Ice on Catenaries New Generation of Wind Sensors Februar 2010 | Volume 50 Euro 20,– | 13914 www.eurailpress.de/rtr ISSN 0079-9548 1|2010 EUROPEAN RAIL TECHNOLOGY REVIEW RTR MEASURING OVERHEAD WIRES Plasser&Theurer’s “FDMA” System for measuring Overhead Wires RTR’S 50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
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