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"Two new level crossings powered entirely by solar and battery power have been
unveiled in northern New South Wales, part of the Inland Rail freight rail link
that is being built to connect Melbourne to Brisbane.
Billed as Australia’s largest freight rail infrastructure project, Inland Rail
is a once-in-a-generation project connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via
regional Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.
The 12 individual projects together will span over 1,600 kilometres, and once
completed Inland Rail will provide a 24-hour transit time for freight
travelling between the two cities.
The two solar-powered level crossings were unveiled as part of the finishing
works on the Narrabri to North Star (N2NS) Phase 1 section of the project.
The two new level crossings – one located north of Moree and the other north of
Narrabri – are the first solar-powered level crossings on Inland Rail as well
as parent company’s Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), which operates
and maintains Australia’s national rail network.
They are the first to have been upgraded from “passive” level crossings – those
with no boom gates and only a sign such as ‘Stop’ or ‘Give Way’ that require
drivers to look for trains directly – to active crossings powered by a fully
solar-powered standalone power system (SAPS)."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
