Following a previous successful blog post analysing the latest update of the national Infrastructure Priority List I thought it might be interesting to look at other strategy documents and comment on them from a rail signalling perspective. Queensland has just issued the 2019 update of its State Infrastructure Plan (SIP), and it looks truly impressive […]
What the new Infrastructure Priority List means for Signalling
Infrastructure Australia has just published their 2019 update of its Infrastructure Priority List. I thought it would be fitting for the theme of this blog to analyse that list in a simple fashion with specific focus on its importance for signalling. Political Support It is critical for the importance of the Infrastructure Priority List that […]
What is Signalling?
You may have heard me saying before that a good place to start any new knowledge acquisition is by obtaining a clear definition. By doing so you not only clarify what something is about, you also gain clarity on what it is not. And clarity is critical to avoid confusion and misunderstandings. Railway Signalling So […]
Big Step for Queensland’s Transport Planning
Did you know that South East Queensland (SEQ, basically Brisbane and surrounds) has a ‘Council of Mayors’? I didn’t, but now I got to know them big time. Why? Because they just published a new transport plan for the area, called the ‘SEQ People Mass Movement Study’. There is a lot to be liked about […]
Welcome to Signalling Simplicity – Doc Frank’s Blog
Welcome to my blog. Thank you so much for your interest in reading this, it means a lot to me. First things first. Why this blog is called ‘Signalling Simplicity’? Let me explain. Signalling reputation as ‘dark art’ I have spent my entire professional career in railway signalling. Since I started in 1991, I noted […]
