Data Collection Method Report: Regional Rail Fleet Project for WA

This report focuses on the development of a rail system between Regional Centres and Perth in Western Australia, examining data collection methods and project requirements. It analyzes the needs of the Western Australian Government, tests feasibility, and addresses associated risks. The report details the benefits of the proposed railway system, including improved train design and passenger amenities. It also highlights the importance of stakeholder management, including the railway ministry, employees, and government bodies. Furthermore, it assesses the risks related to the implementation of the new fleet, emphasizing the need for mitigation strategies. The report provides recommendations for successful project execution, focusing on environmental considerations, asset valuation, and passenger safety. The new fleet is expected to replace existing trains and offer improved customer experience, and the report concludes by emphasizing the need for efficient risk mitigation and stakeholder engagement.

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DATA COLLECTION METHOD - REGIONAL RAIL FLEET
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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Part 1: Data collection part....................................................................................................................2
Requirements for Western Australian Government...............................................................................2
About the organization and Stakeholders associated with the plan........................................................3
Background and risks for sponsor..........................................................................................................4
Recommendations.................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................5
References.............................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The aim of this report is to develop a rail system that will be implemented between the
Regional Centres and Perth in Western Australia. The report will determine the main requirements
that are needed for Western Australian Government. The report will examine the major needs of
developing a rail system for Western Australian Government. After analysing the major requirements
of the project, the feasibility will be tested. In addition to this the report will address the risk
associated with the development of rail system. The proposed railway system will provide major
benefits that will offer more comfortable ad functional design of trains (Tonts & Jones, 2017). The
proposed system will also include automatic selective door so that the passenger can get easy
accommodation. The train will also be equipped with charging points, seta pockets and tray tables for
laptop.
Part 1: Data collection part
Requirements for Western Australian Government
The new fleet will help in replacing the regional rail fleet of XPLORER, XP and Endeavour
trains and will propose a better maintenance facility towards the service. The expected budget for the
rail system is around $2.3 billion that includes a capital cost around $1.20 billion (Young & Grant,
2015). The new fleet will include some minor network enabling better costs for maintenance purpose.
The proposal focuses on the major requirements that includes offering a better customer focused
outcomes, generating a better train solution, managing the asset and financial structure that will help
in proper implementation. The main requirement for the new fleet includes diesel for generating
electricity for providing the powers to the train’s electrical traction system (Thomson et al., 2016).
This produces less emissions than the current fleet running between the Regional Centres and Perth in
Western Australia. In addition to this the Western Australian government needs to publish a contract
so that the major stakeholders associated with the western government gets to know about the
working. Based on the contract it can be stated that the

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About the organization and Stakeholders associated with the plan
The western Australian government mainly aims at developing a similarly project like
Regional rail feet that will be implemented between the regional centres and Perth in Western
Australia. Thus it is important to highlight the major risks that are likely to impact the development of
this newly rail fleet. Before developing a rail fleet it is important to ensure that the system is being
prepared based on the requirements of the passenger. It is important to ensure that proper stakeholder
management is done for the organization. The principles that ensures proper association with the
project. The principles includes purposeful engagement of government with the community people.
This includes understanding the goal that is needed to be achieved and corporate goals based on
which the NSW government is working. It is important to have a proper consultant for addressing the
circumstances under councils or public authorities (Yoon, Yildiz & Talluri, 2016). The JSIP advisory
group is being considered as a strategic stakeholders and will help in supporting the contract and the
collaborative delivery model.
The inclusive principle includes identifying and enabling the involvement of every
stakeholders relevant to the project. Apart from all this it is important to plan the stakeholder
engagement in such a way that it gets completed within an effective time period and with a
transparent way. Before getting engaged with a project it is observed that every stakeholder remains
curious about the project and the way it is going to be executed. The stakeholders associated with
these project are the railway ministry, the employees and the government. The major companies
involved in momentum of trains are constructions y Auxillar de Ferrocarriles based in Spain and the
UGL based rail services from Sydney (Standen et al., 2018). In addition to this the other companies
involved in the train scheduling are Pacific Partnerships Sydney based, CAF investment project and
DIF infrastructure V Cooperatief. It is important to ensure that the developed plan contains approval
from every stakeholders.
The trains are to be developed in the location that is chosen by the Western Australian
Government. The government needs to draft a proposal regarding the major requirements so that they
can be performed effectively within the given time. It is expected that the new fleet will be carried out

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Dubbo maintenance facility (Palinkas et al., 2015). Apart from this it is important to ensure that
proper maintenance facility is included based on the operational, environmental, economic and social
consideration.
Background and risks for sponsor
The aim of this project is to minimize the impacts for better development of the new fleet.
The new fleet feature includes customer safety as their top priority. The safety measures includes
automotive selective opening doors, this ensures that the door gets opened only at the adjacent
platform. In addition to this it also includes emergency doors for release and modern CCTV
equipment (Everett, 2016). The major stakeholders associated with the operation new fleet is the
western Australian government that offers linking the train that operates at regional rail and coach
services. It is expected that the new fleet will enhance the efficiency of the trains and will reduce the
time taken by the train.
The major risk related to the implementation of new fleet is that there is a need of high
involvement of workers. Before proceeding with the project t is important to get the approval from the
Western Australian government. The major implication of project is that it will offer better benefits
towards the passenger. The major risk that is identified for the newly developed system is that the
effect of uncertainty of objectives and the effect that is created from deviation. Mainly risks is a
combination of two actors that includes the probability of occurrence of a failure and the magnitude of
the consequences of failure (Bachkar et al., 2017). Risk analysis is mainly referred to the systematic
use of information for differentiating the impacts that are likely to come along with the implications.
The main aim behind performing risk analysis is to determine the overall priority of hazard so that
proper mitigation strategies can be implemented within time in order to avoid the consequences. In
order to overcome the risk evaluation it is suggested to determine the reason behind the risk so that it
can be removed entirely from the root.
In addition to this there are several problems faced with the traffic issues thus it becomes
important to ensure that each key stakeholders are associated with providing better mitigation plan

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towards the Western Australian Government. The risk manager role is to analyse all the necessary
requirements so that proper mitigation measures can be offered towards the government. The railway
plays a major role in connecting people and is an effective part of transport, thus proper mitigation is
needed. Before implementing the plan it is important to propose an effective traffic management plan.
The plan will help in identifying the risks related to traffic and transport (Warrington et al., 2016). In
addition to this the plan needs to ensure that proper strategy for transport is being identified so that the
speed can be maintained while operating the trains. Moreover it is important for the organization to
ensure that the implemented system is highly developed and tested well before implementing.
Recommendations
The project is about creating a better railway facility for the Western Australian Government,
thus it becomes important to ensure that all the risks are being mitigated at correct time. The possible
recommendation for the project includes:
 In case the system is identified with serious threats it is important to address at the minimal
level so that they can be mitigated before creating any impact. Moreover the government
should not use scientific uncertainty for postponing the measures that will prevent
environmental degradation.
 The present generation needs to focus on ensuring that the developed system does not effects
anyone’s health, productivity and diversity. While developing the system the government
should be careful on the implications that will be cheated on the environment.
 The mechanism that is needed to be developed should include valuation of assets and
services.
 The electronic devices that are needed to be installed should be properly placed with correct
amount of voltage so that it does not causes any problem for the passengers.

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Conclusion
The report has described all the problems that are faced with the implementation of new rail
fleet. The expected rail fleet will provide a better and comfortable functional design that will include
reversible seating, spacious budget and overhead luggage storage. In addition to this the newly
developed train will have accessible toilets, wider doors and single deck carriage. In the report the
major stakeholders and their working has been described along with the important data that will
impact the rail fleet. From the above report it can be concluded that Western Australian Government
needs to assess all the factors efficiently in order to manage proper working of the rail fleet. The new
develop train link will continue to operate between the regional rail and coach services. The risks that
are identified needs to be mitigated efficiently so that it cam assure a better development of the rail
fleet.

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