Doc Frank chats with Gary McGregor from Sydney in Australia, a seasoned transport strategist who was involved in developing key planning documents shaping the long-term rail strategy for Sydney. This talk has been split into three parts to get shorter episodes without losing the depth of longer conversations.

In this third part, expect to learn the difference between visionary and delusional transport planning, why execution eats strategy for breakfast, the importance of open debate for a robust strategy, how Sydney got to a collaborative culture of suburban and metro rail complementing each other, and much more.

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Doc Frank chats with Gary McGregor from Sydney in Australia, a seasoned transport strategist who was involved in developing key planning documents shaping the long-term rail strategy for Sydney. This talk has been split into three parts to get shorter episodes without losing the depth of longer conversations.

In this second part, expect to learn the effect of line capacity on whether a metro line should branch out, examples of great interchanges, criteria for picking a cross-city alignment, why the focus should be on passengers rather than trains, which metro inspired the evolution in Sydney, how to get a leading edge solution while avoiding bleeding edge, and much more.

Please enjoy and subscribe so that you get notified about all other insightful episodes of this podcast. And you can support the continuation of this show even more by noticing and acting on the following:

ONO (Or Nearest Offer) is back! You can now negotiate how much you want to pay for world class training on advanced signalling and railway capacity increase by checking out the training portal https://docfranktraining.podia.com and then sending an email to training@docfrank.com.au with the training(s) or conference recording you are interested in and the price you want to pay for it. If considered reasonable your offer will be accepted, otherwise we may negotiate a bit, but in any case this is a great opportunity for you to advance your knowledge in modern signalling at a discount of your liking.

Doc Frank chats with Gary McGregor from Sydney in Australia, a seasoned transport strategist who was involved in developing key planning documents shaping the long-term rail strategy for Sydney. This talk has been split into three parts to get shorter episodes without losing the depth of longer conversations.

In this first part, expect to learn the importance of a whole-network view for any new investment, how a great strategy can lead to complacency down the line, what led to the creation of an additional railway mode in Sydney, what informed the plan to convert of one of the oldest lines in Sydney to a driverless metro service, and much more.

Please enjoy and subscribe so that you get notified about all other insightful episodes of this podcast. And you can support the continuation of this show even more by noticing and acting on the following:

ONO (Or Nearest Offer) is back! You can now negotiate how much you want to pay for world class training on advanced signalling and railway capacity increase by checking out the training portal https://docfranktraining.podia.com and then sending an email to training@docfrank.com.au with the training(s) or conference recording you are interested in and the price you want to pay for it. If considered reasonable your offer will be accepted, otherwise we may negotiate a bit, but in any case this is a great opportunity for you to advance your knowledge in modern signalling at a discount of your liking.

Doc Frank chats with Louise Hart from Sydney in Australia, an internationally renowned book author and specialist on governance and procurement of mega projects. This talk has been split into three parts to experiment with shorter episodes without losing the depth of longer conversations.

Please enjoy this third and last part and make sure you subscribe so that you get notified about the other episodes of this podcast.

Show notes:

1) Good news for anyone who wants to dive deeper into Louise’s immense procurement knowledge. Her bestselling book “Procuring Successful Mega Projects” is now available in paperback at a price more than 70% lower than the original hardcover book. Here is a link if you want to check it out:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/procuring-successful-mega-projects-louise-hart/book/9781032837246.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsJO4BhDoARIsADDv4vBVFtYEBfGpyaXM_kaIfVtAZanyn__CKSx3eyQT7Zsw4uwbshcAilMaAuRSEALw_wcB

2) ONO (Or Nearest Offer) is back! You can now negotiate how much you want to pay for world class training on advanced signalling and railway capacity increase by checking out the training portal https://docfranktraining.podia.com and then sending an email to training@docfrank.com.au with the training(s) or conference recording you are interested in and the price you want to pay for it. If considered reasonable your offer will be accepted, otherwise we may negotiate a bit, but in any case this is a great opportunity for you to advance your knowledge in modern signalling at a discount of your liking.

Doc Frank chats with Louise Hart from Sydney in Australia, an internationally renowned book author and specialist on governance and procurement of mega projects. This talk has been split into three parts to experiment with shorter episodes without losing the depth of longer conversations.

Please enjoy this second part and make sure you subscribe so that you get notified about the other parts of this insightful talk.

Show notes:

1) Good news for anyone who wants to dive deeper into Louise’s immense procurement knowledge. Her bestselling book “Procuring Successful Mega Projects” is now available in paperback at a price more than 70% lower than the original hardcover book. Here is a link if you want to check it out:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/procuring-successful-mega-projects-louise-hart/book/9781032837246.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsJO4BhDoARIsADDv4vBVFtYEBfGpyaXM_kaIfVtAZanyn__CKSx3eyQT7Zsw4uwbshcAilMaAuRSEALw_wcB

2) ONO (Or Nearest Offer) is back! You can now negotiate how much you want to pay for world class training on advanced signalling and railway capacity increase by checking out the training portal https://docfranktraining.podia.com and then sending an email to training@docfrank.com.au with the training(s) or conference recording you are interested in and the price you want to pay for it. If considered reasonable your offer will be accepted, otherwise we may negotiate a bit, but in any case this is a great opportunity for you to advance your knowledge in modern signalling at a discount of your liking.

Doc Frank chats with Louise Hart from Sydney in Australia, an internationally renowned book author and specialist on governance and procurement of mega projects. This talk has been split into three parts to experiment with shorter episodes without losing the depth of longer conversations.

Please enjoy this first part and make sure you subscribe so that you get notified about the other parts of this insightful talk.

Show notes:

1) Good news for anyone who wants to dive deeper into Louise’s immense procurement knowledge. Her bestselling book “Procuring Successful Mega Projects” is now available in paperback at a price more than 70% lower than the original hardcover book. Here is a link if you want to check it out:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/procuring-successful-mega-projects-louise-hart/book/9781032837246.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsJO4BhDoARIsADDv4vBVFtYEBfGpyaXM_kaIfVtAZanyn__CKSx3eyQT7Zsw4uwbshcAilMaAuRSEALw_wcB

2) ONO (Or Nearest Offer) is back! You can now negotiate how much you want to pay for world class training on advanced signalling and railway capacity increase by checking out the training portal https://docfranktraining.podia.com and then sending an email to training@docfrank.com.au with the training(s) or conference recording you are interested in and the price you want to pay for it. If considered reasonable your offer will be accepted, otherwise we may negotiate a bit, but in any case this is a great opportunity for you to advance your knowledge in modern signalling at a discount of your liking.

Doc Frank chats with Peter Colacino from Sydney in Australia. Peter gives us a deep insight into his model for improving projects, covering collaboration, productivity and outcomes.

Please enjoy, share, subscribe and support the show by considering the training offers in the advertisements before and after the discussion. This helps greatly keeping this podcast running, and it makes me very happy indeed. Thank you!

Show notes:

1. NEC stands for New Engineering Contract, a framework for more collaborative contracting which was developed in the United Kingdom.

2. As per Peter’s call to action, check out (and maybe even engage with) the John Grill Institute of Project Leadership. Link here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/our-research/infrastructure-and-transport/john-grill-institute-for-project-leadership/how-to-engage.html

3. CBTC and enhanced varieties of ETCS promise an increase of signalling capacity, but if those technologies are not applied properly there will be disappointing outcomes. The “High Capacity Signalling Blueprint” training teaches how it is done right. More information here:
https://docfranktraining.podia.com/hcsblueprint.

4. The online training program “High Capacity Railway Mindset” is based on cutting-edge research and presents weekly training modules over twelve weeks. Every module includes a “Transformation Guide” lesson with coaching how to facilitate change and learning, and also five examples of an outdated legacy mindset with an associated new mindset more conducive for a high-capacity railway and tips how to get there.
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Doc Frank chats with Andy Harrison from London about project management lessons learned, referring to insights from the excellent book “How Big Things Get Done” by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner.

Show notes:

1) No matter which source you use for buying this book, buying it will be very worth it. There are hardcover, paperback and electronic versions of quite different price points, and here is the publisher’s link that links various other distribution channels too: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672118/how-big-things-get-done-by-bent-flyvbjerg-and-dan-gardner/

2) The online training program “High Capacity Railway Mindset” is based on cutting-edge research and presents weekly training modules over twelve weeks. Every module includes a “Transformation Guide” lesson with coaching how to facilitate change and learning, and also five examples of an outdated legacy mindset with an associated new mindset more conducive for a high-capacity railway and tips how to get there.
This online training course is the only one of its kind worldwide, so use this opportunity to get an edge and join the program at https://docfranktraining.podia.com/mindset.

3) If you are a fan of CBTC technology you will absolutely love the recording of the world’s first global virtual CBTC conference, the CBTC World Summit. 18 speakers from 13 different nations all around the globe give long form presentations on the most up-to-date and exciting CBTC topics imaginable. This unique recording provides you with lifelong on-demand access to all presentations, including their subsequent Q&A sessions, and also three VIP fireside sessions that were held at the end of the three regional live sessions when this conference took place. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to boost and update your intelligence on the latest CBTC trends and check out this link: https://docfranktraining.podia.com/cbtcworldsummit2023.