Previous Award Winners

Click more information to see profiles of each award winner since 1999.

Railway Professional of the Year Award

The RTSA Railway Professional of the Year Award is offered to a person above the age of 35 who has made an outstanding contribution to the Railway Industry in Australia or New Zealand.
Apply by 9th April

Young Railway Engineer Award

The RTSA Young Railway Engineer Award is offered annually to reward young professional engineers, technologists and associates in Australia or New Zealand who are under 35 years of age.
Apply by 27th June

Graduate Engineer Award

The RTSA Graduate Engineer Award is made to reward railway engineering practitioners in Australia or New Zealand whose working achievements have taken place within four years of the conferral of their university degree.
Apply by 27th June

Biennial Railway Project Award

The RTSA Railway Project Award is offered biennially by the RTSA, in the year in which a CORE conference is held, to reward an engineering achievement in the railway industry that is considered worthy of public recognition.

Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award

The Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award is offered annually by the RTSA to the author of an outstanding final year undergraduate thesis on a topic in railway engineering.

Post Graduate Thesis Award

The Post Graduate Thesis Award is offered annually by the RTSA to the author of an outstanding doctoral or research masters degree on a topic concerned with the rail industry.

Annual Rail Scholarship

This scholarship is open to applications from railway professionals and technicians who can demonstrate an on-going record of work in the rail industry in Australasia and are desirous of attaining a higher qualification.
Apply by 27th June

Life Membership
Award

A Life Member of the RTSA, is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a member. There are principal benefits included with this award.

Individual Award

The RTSA Individual Award is offered biennially to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the railway industry.

ARA Young Railway Professional Award

The RTSA is the major sponsor of the ARA Young Rail Professional Award which is awarded and presented annually at the Australasian Rail Industry Awards. This Award aims to encourage young individuals to pursue a career in rail whilst acknowledging their efforts.

Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is the principal and most prestigious means of recognising outstanding members of the community at a national level and nominations are encouraged from all members of the Australian public.

RTSA Awards Calendar

Railway Professional of the Year Award
Nominations open 17 February 2021
Nominations close 9 April 2021

Rail Scholarship Award
Nominations open 15 March 2021
Nominations close 27 June 2021

Young Railway Engineer Award
Nominations open 15 March 2021
Nominations close 27 June 2021

Graduate Engineer Award
Nominations open 15 March 2021
Nominations close 27 June 2021

Railway Project Innovation Award
Nominations open 19 August 2019
Nominations closed 6 December 2019

RTSA Individual Award
Nominations open 19 August 2019
Nominations closed 6 December 2019

Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award
Nominations open 15 July 2020
Nominations closed 6 December 2020

Post Graduate Thesis Award (PHD & Research Master)
Nominations open 15 July 2020
Nominations closed 6 December 2020