Category: passenger rail

The case for the Tennyson rail line

Queensland Rail has said it will monitor patronage numbers to identify if there is a need to bring the line back. Image: Gavin/stock.adobe.com

With South East Queensland in the midst of a number of rail works, calls have been made to reopen the Tennyson train line that was closed to passenger services more than 13 years ago. The Corinda–Yeerongpilly line (also known as the Tennyson line) was closed to passenger use and has been used only by freight trains […]

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Aptella: How technology can provide better insight into track temperature

Aptella is the local distributor of Senceive technology across Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.
Aptella’s technology allows it to predict potential faults on the track long before they occur. Image: Aptella

While track temperature is a well known parameter when it comes to establishing the limits of a network, actually measuring it and reporting it can be anything but simple. It is something that has been monitored almost as long as track has existed. But is it being done right? Aptella is the local distributor of […]

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