#49 – 2023 Wrap-Up

In this end-of-year episode Doc Frank talks about some industry highlights in 2023, both from a personal and global perspective. Topics covered include:

·       The (shocking) independent review of the Inland Rail project

·       The independent review of the Sydney Trains network

·       The creation of not one but two worldwide unique railway training courses

·       The long-awaited publishing of the new ETCS Baseline 4

·       The most affordable (and international) CBTC conference ever

·       The descoping of the High Speed Two project in England

·       The independent review of the Sydney Metro projects

·       And Doc Frank’s biggest wish for the rail industry entering 2024

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Show notes:

1.       The independent review report for the Inland Rail project can be found here:
 https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/publications/delivery-inland-rail-independent-review 

2.       The interim report of the independent review for the Sydney Trains network can be found here:
 https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/system/files/media/documents/2023/Sydney-Trains_Review-Phase-One_Initial-Report_12-May-2023.pdf

3.       These two globally unique trainings are currently available to podcast listeners at a 23% discount (listen in to find out how to get that discount):
 High Capacity Signalling Blueprint (https://docfranktraining.podia.com/hcsblueprint)
High Capacity Railway Mindset (https://docfranktraining.podia.com/mindset) 

4.       The Technical Specification for Interoperability that governs the new Baseline 4 for the European Train Control System can be found here:
 https://www.era.europa.eu/domains/technical-specifications-interoperability/control-command-and-signalling-tsi_en

5.       Here are the links to the full episode 7 with Rodrigo Alvarez, if the clips from that episode made appetite for more:
 Video: https://youtu.be/3mTXIUHL7RM
Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110625/12257610 

6.       The official recordings of the outstanding virtual CBTC conference CBTC World Summit can be found here (apply coupon code BOXING23 before 31/12/2023 for a 20% discount):
 https://docfranktraining.podia.com/cbtcworldsummit2023

7.       A good overview about the descoping of the High Speed Two project in Britain can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Speed_2

8.       Here are the links to the full episode 27 with Roy Unny, if the clips from that episode made you want to listen to more of that:
 Video: https://youtu.be/IZkbrUgJpug
Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/21106