Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Managing rail infrastructure for a digital future: Future-proofing of asset information

    68182.pdf (4.120Mb)
    Access Status
    Open access
    Authors
    Love, Peter
    Zhou, Jingyang
    Matthews, Jane
    Lavender, M.
    Morse, T.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Love, P. and Zhou, J. and Matthews, J. and Lavender, M. and Morse, T. 2018. Managing rail infrastructure for a digital future: Future-proofing of asset information. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 110: pp. 161-176.
    Source Title
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
    DOI
    10.1016/j.tra.2018.02.014
    ISSN
    0965-8564
    School
    School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CME)
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160102882
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68000
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Rail infrastructure that operates at its optimum will be economical and sustainable and thus positively contribute to the productivity and competitiveness of an economy. The health of rail infrastructure, however, needs to be monitored, measured and maintained, which falls within the remit of asset managers who are often charged with balancing costs, opportunities and risks against the desired performance of the assets and their respective systems at varying levels. Having appropriate and reliable information about an asset is pivotal for enabling asset management to support decision-making, planning and execution of activities and tasks of assets, particularly during operations and maintenance. But, having access to the right information at the right time, has been and remains a pervasive problem, hinders an asset owner's ability to ensure their rail infrastructure performance is being optimized. A new approach to facilitate the acquisition and integration of information to support digital asset management (DAM) for rail infrastructure is presented. The research uses a case study to empirically assess the quality of ‘as-built’ documentation for electrical systems of Bayswater railway station that forms an integral part of the Forrestfield Airport Linkage project, in Perth Western Australia. Errors, omissions and information redundancy contained within the existing ‘as-built’ documentation is quantified. Then, a case for the adoption of a Systems Information Model is put forward as the rail industry moves toward a digital future and seeks to future-proof their assets and networks.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Light rail transit cost performance: Opportunities for future-proofing
      Love, Peter; Ahiaga-Dagbui, D.; Welde, M.; Odeck, J. (2017)
      © 2017 Elsevier Ltd The cost performance of Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems have been scrutinized by the popular press and public sector infrastructure agencies as they have been prone to incurring cost increases in their ...
    • Asset-management framework(s) for infrastructure facilities in adverse (post-conflict/disaster-zone/high-alert) conditions
      Abuzayan, K.; Whyte, Andrew; Bell, J. (2014)
      Public works departments have responsibility to manage and operate (transportation/water/power) infrastructure assets through careful planning and adoption of appropriate (facility) management techniques. Efficient ...
    • Systems information modelling: Enabling digital asset management
      Love, Peter; Zhou, Jingyang; Matthews, Jane; Luo, H. (2016)
      © 2016 Elsevier LtdHaving access to the right information at the right time has been, and remains a pervasive problem during operations and maintenance (O&M) and thus hinders an asset owner's ability to ensure their ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.