“How low can you go?”  – KLP composite sleepers in 8.8 km Remutaka Tunnel

Presented by Gerhard Klooster (Director: Business Development @ Link Asia Pacific) and Mark Fleet (Professional Head of Track @ KiwiRail)

This presentation will briefly address KiwiRail’s needs and constraints in the Remutaka Tunnel upgrade, required to handle higher loads at higher speeds with bigger trains, how steel-reinforced KLP Hybrid Polymer Sleepers met the requirements, KR’s experience during installation and subsequent performance. Finally some related observations of KR’s broader experiences with KLP turnout bearer and bridge transoms, as well as interspersing timber with KLP.

Lunch & Learn

The PWI Lunch and Learn sessions were launched in 2024, building a community for industry experts to share their knowledge on Rail Infrastructure Engineering and a great Continuous Professional Development(CPD) opportunity for all!

The topics can cover technical research, project delivery or novel technology; the first ever event covered the delivery of a major rail infrastructure project with the subsequent session on the technical intricacies of turnouts.

The key difference to other PWI chapter events is this event spans all states and wider, looking to connect like-minded professionals from different rail infrastructure managers for the benefit of the rail industry as a whole; with internationally delivered presentations also planned.

This is achieved by holding the events on line via Microsoft Teams, typically every 8 weeks.

For any queries relating to Lunch and Learn sessions please contact us on lunchandlearn@pwinsw.org.au