Name: Unlocking rail: Vossloh's vision for the future
Uploaded: 2023-11-03T02:53:50.065Z
Duration: 473.25
Description: Hear from our diverse range of rail professionals from Vossloh Cogifer Australia and Austrak, as they explain current and emerging trends and what it's like to work in the rail industry. From topics such as new technology and innovation, decarbonization, and learning new skills and keeping up to date, you’ll gain a lot of insight from all corners of rail.

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I believe that in regards of
new technology and what happens

{{00:00:15}}
in the industry is that there
is certainly this monitoring

{{00:00:20}}
implemented into the rail networks.

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There's more data available and
innovation is driven very quickly now.

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Where we have a skill shortage is
difficult because these innovations do

{{00:00:34}}
take time to implement in our industry.

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So therefore it will be very
important that, that skill level,

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that we bring that up to speed.

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Every company needs to get involved
and in a collaborative approach.

{{00:00:49}}
I believe that we can up do that
skills, work together and then look

{{00:00:55}}
at the innovation and implement them
because good products will always find

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a way, good products and good ideas
will always find a way, especially

{{00:01:05}}
if they are helpful for our clients.

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The complexity in our industry is
certainly increasing at the moment.

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We see that in our own products,
we develop and look at new

{{00:01:17}}
technologies day by day.

{{00:01:20}}
But that really increases the complexity.

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And if we work together with
our clients, we see that this

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complexity needs to be broken down.

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As one of the examples, we work for
the big miner companies in the Pilbara.

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That mining companies cannot
transport their iron ore from the

{{00:01:43}}
mines to port without a turnout.

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But the turnout also
has so many components.

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So that, to take down that
complexity, we really have to

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look at individual components.

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But then also how they
work in a full system.

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Okay, new technologies obviously
everybody's looking for innovation.

{{00:02:10}}
We have a standard, if you like process
in design and that process always

{{00:02:15}}
incorporates things like safety, things
like quality, but also innovation.

{{00:02:21}}
So we also look at things that we
can try to improve, whether it's

{{00:02:25}}
through maintenance, whether it's
through safety, whether it's through

{{00:02:29}}
just general innovation, we try to
look at things like that as well.

{{00:02:38}}
We've got a particular technology,
it's actually called Cogislide,

{{00:02:41}}
which I think is going to make
huge improvements to the industry.

{{00:02:45}}
It'll create, it has environmental
impacts, it has operational impacts, and

{{00:02:52}}
obviously cost for the operators as well.

{{00:02:55}}
There's huge benefits for our
clients for this particular product.

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We call it Cogislide.

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It's working in Europe.

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We've got some, progress in Australia.

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We've got a trial running in Australia
and we've got a number of clients

{{00:03:10}}
looking towards that product.

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So to me that's probably one of the
most exciting ones that we've got

{{00:03:15}}
for Vossloh at the moment anyway.

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So I'm really pleased to be part of
Vossloh that have said that they are

{{00:03:28}}
going to get to carbon neutrality
in scope one and two by 2030.

{{00:03:35}}
I think that's really important
as part of the rail industry to

{{00:03:39}}
be sort of leading that charge.

{{00:03:43}}
To that end, we are looking at
creating and have developed a

{{00:03:51}}
low carbon concrete product.

{{00:03:54}}
We've got some in track.

{{00:03:57}}
It's part of the journey.

{{00:03:58}}
We see this as a transitionary phase.

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Ultimately to get to zero cement concrete.

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That's the trajectory that we're on.

{{00:04:10}}
And for me, it's the reason I joined
the railway industry originally, was

{{00:04:15}}
because of the environmental piece.

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I've been in the industry
ever since because of that.

{{00:04:22}}
So now we're getting real traction.

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It's important to me.

{{00:04:32}}
Firstly, of course we have to
invest in the green solutions.

{{00:04:36}}
So we have to invest in the
solid green energy sources.

{{00:04:43}}
We have to invest in green materials.

{{00:04:45}}
We have to invest in
environmentally friendly designs.

{{00:04:49}}
All these objectives have to
be met within that particular

{{00:04:55}}
big, big overhead objective.

{{00:04:58}}
The next one is investment
in our workforce.

{{00:05:02}}
Only agile, educated, and
progressively thinking workforce

{{00:05:09}}
can achieve the objectives.

{{00:05:12}}
And thirdly, we're going to invest
in our technological capabilities.

{{00:05:17}}
We have to invest in new production
tools, truly 21st century cutting edge

{{00:05:22}}
technology, machine tools and importantly
we're going to invest in Australia.

{{00:05:29}}
Vossloh is a great believer
in Australian manufacturing

{{00:05:33}}
and its future in the country.

{{00:05:40}}
This is something that Austrak
really has recognized the benefit of

{{00:05:45}}
particularly since the Vossloh purchased
us and now that we've got an owner

{{00:05:53}}
that is part of the rail industry.

{{00:05:55}}
So there's been a lot of programs to share
knowledge and experience with the sister

{{00:06:01}}
companies and some of the fascinating
systems which has been a real benefit

{{00:06:06}}
to the sales team and understanding
more than just sleepers, but some of

{{00:06:10}}
the components that work with sleepers.

{{00:06:13}}
We also have been trying to do this
in Austrak quite a bit more and make

{{00:06:18}}
sure that different functional groups
have a real appreciation for the

{{00:06:22}}
work that the other departments do.

{{00:06:25}}
So one of the things that we've done
in this space is make sure that people

{{00:06:28}}
from head office have an opportunity
if they want to do a stint in one of

{{00:06:32}}
the factories that we set up a couple
weeks or up to a month where they can

{{00:06:37}}
go there and do their work remotely
and really get an appreciation for

{{00:06:42}}
some of the different pressures and
constraints that different roles have.

{{00:06:47}}
So that the whole team
works quite a bit better.

{{00:06:56}}
Well sort of targeting regional
places, regional people and sort

{{00:07:01}}
of involving different, partnering
with different industry and sort

{{00:07:06}}
of like collaborating with them and
transferring, getting the transferable

{{00:07:09}}
skills from them and developing
internships for university students

{{00:07:14}}
and collaborating with international
people as well as universities.

{{00:07:25}}
Yeah, so the probably the
best, most exciting part of

{{00:07:27}}
the job is the variety of work.

{{00:07:30}}
Every day is different with the
amount of things coming through

{{00:07:33}}
the rail industry at the moment.

{{00:07:34}}
It's very exciting to be
in the industry at all.

{{00:07:37}}
There's definitely plenty of jobs and lots
of expansions happening at the moment.

{{00:07:41}}
So being able to capitalize
on that and work on that every

{{00:07:45}}
day is really, really exciting.

I believe that in regards of
new technology and what happens

in the industry is that there
is certainly this monitoring

There's more data available and
innovation is driven very quickly now.

Where we have a skill shortage is
difficult because these innovations do

So therefore it will be very
important that, that skill level,

Every company needs to get involved
and in a collaborative approach.

I believe that we can up do that
skills, work together and then look

at the innovation and implement them
because good products will always find

a way, good products and good ideas
will always find a way, especially

The complexity in our industry is
certainly increasing at the moment.

We see that in our own products,
we develop and look at new

But that really increases the complexity.

And if we work together with
our clients, we see that this

As one of the examples, we work for
the big miner companies in the Pilbara.

That mining companies cannot
transport their iron ore from the

But the turnout also
has so many components.

So that, to take down that
complexity, we really have to

But then also how they
work in a full system.

Okay, new technologies obviously
everybody's looking for innovation.

We have a standard, if you like process
in design and that process always

incorporates things like safety, things
like quality, but also innovation.

So we also look at things that we
can try to improve, whether it's

through maintenance, whether it's
through safety, whether it's through

just general innovation, we try to
look at things like that as well.

We've got a particular technology,
it's actually called Cogislide,

which I think is going to make
huge improvements to the industry.

It'll create, it has environmental
impacts, it has operational impacts, and

obviously cost for the operators as well.

There's huge benefits for our
clients for this particular product.

We've got a trial running in Australia
and we've got a number of clients

So to me that's probably one of the
most exciting ones that we've got

So I'm really pleased to be part of
Vossloh that have said that they are

going to get to carbon neutrality
in scope one and two by 2030.

I think that's really important
as part of the rail industry to

To that end, we are looking at
creating and have developed a

Ultimately to get to zero cement concrete.

And for me, it's the reason I joined
the railway industry originally, was

I've been in the industry
ever since because of that.

Firstly, of course we have to
invest in the green solutions.

So we have to invest in the
solid green energy sources.

We have to invest in
environmentally friendly designs.

All these objectives have to
be met within that particular

The next one is investment
in our workforce.

Only agile, educated, and
progressively thinking workforce

And thirdly, we're going to invest
in our technological capabilities.

We have to invest in new production
tools, truly 21st century cutting edge

technology, machine tools and importantly
we're going to invest in Australia.

Vossloh is a great believer
in Australian manufacturing

This is something that Austrak
really has recognized the benefit of

particularly since the Vossloh purchased
us and now that we've got an owner

So there's been a lot of programs to share
knowledge and experience with the sister

companies and some of the fascinating
systems which has been a real benefit

to the sales team and understanding
more than just sleepers, but some of

We also have been trying to do this
in Austrak quite a bit more and make

sure that different functional groups
have a real appreciation for the

So one of the things that we've done
in this space is make sure that people

from head office have an opportunity
if they want to do a stint in one of

the factories that we set up a couple
weeks or up to a month where they can

go there and do their work remotely
and really get an appreciation for

some of the different pressures and
constraints that different roles have.

So that the whole team
works quite a bit better.

Well sort of targeting regional
places, regional people and sort

of involving different, partnering
with different industry and sort

of like collaborating with them and
transferring, getting the transferable

skills from them and developing
internships for university students

and collaborating with international
people as well as universities.

Yeah, so the probably the
best, most exciting part of

Every day is different with the
amount of things coming through

It's very exciting to be
in the industry at all.

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Expert Insight

Hear from our diverse range of rail professionals from Vossloh Cogifer Australia and Austrak, as they explain current and emerging trends and what it's like to work in the rail industry. From topics such as new technology and innovation, decarbonization, and learning new skills and keeping up to date, you’ll gain a lot of insight from all corners of rail.