Publications

KiwiRail manages a wide range of rail assets, including approximately 1700 bridges and major culverts within resource and investment constraints. With an existing asset stock that is aging there is increased pressure to manage assets on whole-of-…

This paper reports an independent study on the effects of Melbourne trams and Sydney light rail, and the heavy vehicle configurations defined in the draft AS5100.7 code on short to medium span bridges.

The new Dudley Street Bridge is a 74m long structure supporting the Up and Down Regional Rail Link tracks to provide access to Platforms 1 to 8 at Southern Cross Station. The bridge is part of the $3.65 billion Regional Rail Link project in Victoria,…

The North Island Main Trunk Line is the main railway line in the North Island between Auckland and Wellington, in New Zealand. This line, owned and operated by Kiwirail, provides key freight and passenger services along the length of the North…

Bridge engineers must develop design solutions that can be safely constructed and maintained. With technical skill, vision and collaboration we produce solutions that surprise and delight, accommodate complex ground conditions and geometries,…

Kimberley Rail Bridge, which spans the Mersey River in Tasmania, is one of the critical pieces of rail infrastructures on TasRail’s freight network. The heritage listed bridge was severely damaged during what has been considered as one of Tasmania’s…

Safety in design provisions to prevent high loss of life and bridge collapse resulting from train derailments for both rail underbridges and overpasses have been subject to much debate in the recent past. Whilst these events are rare they can happen…

The Level Crossing Removal Project: Caulfield to Dandenong involves the removal of nine of Melbourne’s most congested level crossings along the Caulfield to Dandenong rail corridor. Grade separation of the four level crossings between Caulfield and…

Rail Structure Interaction (RSI) is a complex phenomenon in rail bridges which involves a detailed study and effects of the forces transmitted between rail and deck and subsequently to substructure due to train loadings, temperature and time-…

Despite high levels of community education and sustained enforcement, alcohol-related crashes and drink-driving offences continue to pose a threat to road safety.