CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY EXCELLENCE (CORE) IS RTSA’S PREMIER BIANNUAL EVENT

Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE) has grown to be one of the most respected railway technical conferences available, offering only peer reviewed technical papers of the highest standard. CORE is a non-commercial conference overseen by a voluntary organising committee of railway professionals as a service to the profession and the industry and offers high value for money to attend.

CORE offers complimentary Emerging Rail Professionals Scholarships to selected undergraduates and recent graduates to promote the rail industry as a unique place to build a career.

CORE2026

CORE2026 will be held in Adelaide, 17–219 August 2026 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide. Click here for latest information. The RTSA SA Chapter and the CORE 2026 organising committee, look forward to welcoming you to Adelaide for another exceptional CORE.

Tony Carbone, Chair, CORE 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous CORE conferences have been held in:

  • CORE2025 – Auckland (Theme – “Kaitiaki – Guarding the Future”)
  • CORE2023 – Melbourne (Theme – “Celebrating 25 Years in Motion”)
  • CORE2021 – Perth (Theme – “Collaborating to Master Complexity”)
  • CORE2018 – Sydney (Theme – “Rail: smart, automated, sustainable”)
  • CORE2016 – Melbourne (Theme – “Maintaining the Momentum”)
  • CORE2014 – Adelaide (Theme – “Rail Transport for a Vital Economy”)
  • CORE2012 – Brisbane (Theme – “Global Perspectives”)
  • CORE2010 – Wellington (Theme – “Rail – Rejuvenation & Renaissance”)
  • CORE2008 – Perth (Theme – “Rail – The Core of Integrated Transport”)
  • CORE2006 – Melbourne (Theme – “Rail Achieving Growth”)
  • CORE2004 – Darwin (Theme – “New Horizons for Rail”)
  • CORE2002 – Wollongong (Theme – “Cost-efficient railways through engineering”)
  • CORE2000 – Adelaide (Theme – “Railway Technology for the 21st Century”)
  • CORE1998 – Yeppoon (Theme – “Engineering Innovation for a Competitive Edge”)
  • CORE1995 – Melbourne (Theme – “World Best Practice The What Why and How”)^
  • CORE1993 – Newcastle (Theme – “Contracting Railways – Safety, Standards and the Surroundings”)^
  • CORE1991 – Adelaide – Asset Maintenance^
  • CORE1987 – Perth – Productivity – What can engineers contribute^
  • CORE1985 – Brisbane – Electrification^
  • CORE1983 – Melbourne – Upgrading Australia’s Railways^
  • CORE1981 – Sydney – Track and Vehicle Dynamics^

^via RTSA’s precursor, the National Committee on Railway Engineering

(In 2014, CORE changed it’s name from Conference on Railway Engineering to Conference on Railway Excellence.)

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