1. Dylan Tate
Proposed Position: Senior Track Design Engineer
Profession: Permanent Way Design Engineer
Qualifications: Civil Engineering Associate Diploma, Sydney
TAFE, Australia (1994)
Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Railway
Infrastructure) – QUT (completed 2011)
Master in Engineering (Railway Infrastructure)
– QUT (completed 2015)
Position in Company: Senior Track Design Engineer
Dylan is a Senior Permanent Way (Track) designer with more than 20 years
experience in the design of Rail Projects.
His experience includes high-speed, heavy haul, dual gauge, light rail sys-
tems, balloon loops and complex junctions on a wide range of projects across
Australia and Hong Kong.
He also has expertise using Bentley Rail software, developing automated
programs for alignment design and drafting, including 3D digital terrain and
earthworks modelling.
Career Overview
2010 – Present ~ joined the Rail Services Division of Rhomberg Rail as a
Senior Track Designer.
Primary responsibility / accountability is to produce practical / economical /
compliant permanent way design solutions that meet the client’s
specifications, expectations and budgets without compromising safety
Developing practical permanent way designs, construction support, as-built
design documentation including horizontal and vertical track geometry and
special trackwork design solutions, earthworks modelling, transit space
investigations (platform, kinematic analysis), programming, and
documentation for the various design projects undertaken by Rhomberg
Rail
Over the last year, is currently involved in developing / establishing a Rail
Asset Management system, including an AMP in conjunction with PN, for
the Port Kembla Rail network.
2007-2010 ~ Senior / Principle Track Design Engineer – Maunsell / AECOM
Track alignment design, technical reviews and verification for small and large rail projects in Australia
and overseas in Hong Kong (high speed line). Transit space (including platform analysis) and kinematic
envelope determination, Earthworks modelling, dual gauge turnout geometry designs, feasibility studies,
concept and detail design.
2002 – 2007 ~ Applications Analysis – RailCorp
Support, Development and management of the RailCorp design engineering CAD environment whilst
developing programs / routine to enhance the design process.
2001 ~ Track Designer : Joint Venture Leighton’s (Hong Kong -Tun Mun Light Rail Project)
Developed track layout designs for construction staging through complex road junctions (Horizontal
/Vertical), provided design verification for construction, clearance analysis, and varying track structures
review
Port Botany Rail Line
Upgrading - Investiga-
tion, assessment & De-
sign Services
Client – ARTC
Adelaide Metropolitan
Rail Upgrade Project –
ECI and D&C phases
(Preliminary & Detail
Track Design for
passenger network –
120km track length)
Client: DTEI - TrackSure
West Kowloon Terminus
Project (Hong Kong) -
Conceptual Track H/V
design / transit space
2008
Client: MTR
North Coast Crossing
Loops - Concept / Detail/
As-Built track designs
2007-2009
Client: ARTC
Recent / Current Project
Experience