This Metros and Urban Rail series from Aurecon highlights some of the technical, social and planning challenges thrown up when developing new or enhanced metro or rail systems and looks at some of the ways we have addressed these.
Aurecon's Queensland’s Moreton Bay Rail (MBR) project is the first metropolitan rail network project to adopt Static Frequency Converter technology in Australia.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Aurecon's Keri Niven explains why collaborative technologies are increasingly influencing transport and interacting in the life of project design and delivery.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Asset management & performance, Program advisory, Geospatial systems, Rail & mass transit
Aurecon’s tunnel experts recently shared a wealth of local and global project experiences and knowledge at the 15th Australasian Tunnelling Conference.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit, Tunnels, Ground & underground engineering
Aurecon looks at the drive of a new tunnel being the catalyst for owners of buildings and other structures in the vicinity to become concerned about consequences, such as cracking and vibration in their assets.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit, Ground & underground engineering
Increased urbanisation, environmental impact, passenger expectations and cost of system delivery all influence the shape of future rail networks.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Antoinette Walshe, one of Aurecon's geotechnical engineers, asks the very important question: how much geotech is enough?
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit, Ground & underground engineering
Aurecon's Mark Stone, Senior Transport Planner discusses solving urbanisation and transport challenges which is critical for the future of governments, communities and economies.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit, Transport
In this article, Ralph Moulang, Aurecon's Principal Overhead Wiring Engineer, discusses how cities can integrate new and existing light rail systems into the urban environment, while meeting the requirement for continuous uninterrupted tractive power supply for electrified rail systems.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Ben Vardon, a senior transport planner, look at the process used during planning to improve accessibility to the 16 stations included in Phase 1 of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT) project.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Aurecon delivers more public transport options for the residents of Hong Kong.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit, Integrated transport & mobility
We look at how balancing the key functions of a ventilation system maximises both safety and cost efficiencies for an underground metro or railway system.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Ground & underground engineering, Rail & mass transit
Anthony Bennett, Aurecon’s Tunnels Leader, looks at proven approaches to saving the building while developing underground rail infrastructure.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Ground & underground engineering, Rail & mass transit
Warren Dou talks about the effective risk management and innovative technical solutions that address the challenges of constructing underground stations in urban environments.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit, Integrated transport & mobility, Ground & underground engineering
The Hong Kong West Kowloon Terminus (WKT) is part of the large scale (US$8 billion) infrastructure project that aims to link Hong Kong with major Chinese cities via high speed rail.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Building design
Aurecon undertakes project management and transaction advisory role for developing the Mauritius light rail project.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Melbourne Metro is a critical city-shaping project that will overhaul Melbourne's rail network, resulting in major improvements in capacity, reliability and travel times across the bulk of the metropolitan rail lines.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
The Gold Coast Rapid Transit is completing the first phase of development in which 13 km of light rail will service the fast-growing commercial, retail and recreational centres between Southport and Broadbeach on the Gold Coast.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Land use and patronage are core principles when evaluating and planning any additions to a public transport system. Here, we talk with Stuart Littlewood -- Aurecon’s Metros Leader, Asia -- about his experience of successful airport rail connections in the region.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Stephen Goh has 28 years in-depth railway traction power expertise, here he shares a few of his thoughts on railway traction power systems technology and future developments.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Anthony Bennett, a techincal director of transport based in Melbourne, Australia, has over 30 years of design experience in domestic and international civil engineering projects.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Ground & underground engineering, Tunnels
Charlie Shackell's 20-plus-year career spans major civil and geotechnical engineering projects involving investigation, design and construction in Australia, South Africa, West Africa, and the United Kingdom.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Ground & underground engineering, Rail & mass transit, Transport
With over 27 years of experience, Grant has provided programme and project management of large multi-disciplinary teams for mass rapid transit systems throughout Asia and the UK.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Steve is Country Leader Manager of Aurecon Singapore. He has considerable experience in directing major projects in the infrastructure sector, including design and construction support of transport projects throughout Asia and Europe.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit
Steven Mok is a Chartered Engineer with experience covering the design and commissioning of various passenger rolling stock types, including light rail vehicles, metro, driverless and high speed trains.
Markets: Transport
Expertise: Rail & mass transit, Transport
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