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Acknowledgement
This research would not have been possible without the assistance and support provided
by faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University and our consortium of our
industry partner which are: Lycopodium Minerals Pty Ltd, Department of Transport,
Public Transport Authority (PTA), WestNet Rail, Australian Railroad Group (QR National)
and John Holland.
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Proceedings of Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2011
Madrid, 4 th - 7 th October 2011