ISSUE 2 – MARCH 2021 | RAIL EXPRESS As the supply chain moves further towards integration and automation, there’s no reason why rail signalling systems should be left behind. RCS Australia tells Rail Express why. There’s no ...
The installation of new signal technology is focused on the section of line between Caboolture and Gympie THE Queensland Government has announced that the Sunshine Coast rail line is being equipped with new signalling technology to ...
ISSUE 11 – DECEMBER 2020 | RAIL EXPRESS When building a signalling system for the rail last mile, finding a solution that is fit for purpose is key. RCS Australia explains. While the term “the last mile” has come to prominence to ...
A summary of the key themes, lessons learned, ideas and best practices adopted by our Company during this period of unprecedented disruption. Response Business Continuity Planning Rail Control was immediately responsive in March 2020, ...
ISSUE 6 – JULY 2020 | RAIL EXPRESS Working between rail operators and technology vendors, Rail Control Systems Australia are taking a technology neutral, functional approach to signalling. The digitalisation of all facets of ...
The second HIMA site RCSA designed and commissioned is on an industrial siding servicing two separate Boral mine sites in the Medway Valley near Goulburn in NSW. After eight years of continuous service, we received an urgent call from ...
Rail Control Systems Australia was founded in 2007 by a pair of Signalling Engineers who identified a clear niche in the market. Today it has grown to work on projects as large as Brisbane’s Cross River Rail. Rail Express speaks with Paul Hann and Richard Ogilvie about their business.
In the first article of this two-part series, we began a journey around the world to uncover some of the most successful examples of COTS safety systems. Now we go a little further afield and take a look at some other interesting ...
COTS is now fully established in the rail safety market. Richard Ogilvie, Director of Rail Control Systems (RCS) Australia, recalls that things were very different just a few years ago. Today, his company can be seen as a pioneer in terms of COTS safety solutions, dispelling many misconceptions.
For decades, rail engineers all over the world had to decide whether to work with inflexible, proprietary controllers a use outdated relay technology. The expertise of engineers and consultants could never be used to its full potential with rigid systems. Today, there is a strong will to rethink and improve established models for rail safety, and this was evident at the first HIMA Smart Rail Summit in Mannheim. The participants came from 20 different countries, and they all explained which central challenge they shared: the perception of COTS technology on the market.
