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NZ Chapter Event: End of year event – future investment in rail

December 9, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm NZDT

Join the Railway Technical Society of Australasia New Zealand Chapter in Wellington, Christchurch and online for our NZ Chapter end of year event at 5:30-7:30pm NZT on Thursday 9th December 2021. We’ll also be holding presentations on two of the key building blocks for future work happening in New Zealand’s rail industry, the Rail Network Investment Programme (RNIP) and KiwiRail’s Asset Management Plan. A short AGM for the NZ Chapter will also take place.

Register here.

About the event

The Rail Network Investment Plan sets out planned network maintenance, management, renewal and improvement work on the national rail network over the next three years (2021 – 2024).

Announced on the 29th June 2021 by the Minister of Transport, the inaugural Rail Network Investment Programme represents a historic change in the way the rail network is planned and funded in New Zealand, with network infrastructure funding through the National Land Transport Fund. This presentation will provide an overview of these new arrangements and the role of RNIP in supporting future rail investment.

Helen Rogers, Group General Manager, Government Relations – Policy & Funding at KiwiRail, will be presenting. Helen leads KiwiRail’s collaboration with government agencies on transport policy, funding and investment frameworks. She joined KiwiRail in 2014, working in senior finance, funding and strategy roles. Prior to KiwiRail Helen worked as a consultant leading finance transformation programmes, after several years as Financial Controller for Wellington City Council.

 

KiwiRail’s Asset Management Plan is a key building block for the Rail Network Investment Plan.

This presentation will discuss the approach taken to develop KiwiRail’s Network Infrastructure Asset Management Plan and the detailed forward works plan which underpins the Rail Network Investment Plan. The development and delivery of KiwiRail’s asset management continuous improvement programme will also be outlined.

Peter Griffiths, Group Manager Asset Management at KiwiRail, will be presenting. Peter has been with KiwiRail since 2020 where he leads strategic and tactical asset management development across KiwiRail’s network infrastructure, rollingstock and Interislander asset portfolios. Prior to that he worked in senior Project and Asset Management roles for Transpower for over a decade. He has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has over 30 years of experience working in the rail and electricity sectors in Australia, England and New Zealand.

Event Broadcast Locations

Subject to COVID restrictions, the event will be broadcast across parallel sites being Wellington and Christchurch (TBC) with members and guests welcome to attend in any of these locations for networking with some drinks and nibbles before and after the presentations. Please note, following Government guidelines, you will be required to provide your vaccination passport to attend the in person events.

The event will also be broadcast as a webinar for those not able to attend in person.

If COVID restrictions prevent in person events, then these will be replaced with an online option.

 

Click here register on the Engineering New Zealand website.

Details

Date:
December 9, 2021
Time:
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm NZDT
Event Categories:
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Website:
https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event/rtsa-end-of-year-event-future-investment-in-rail/

Organiser

RTSA New Zealand Chapter
Phone
+64 4 473 9444
Email
tech.groups@engineeringnz.org