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SUMMARY:RTSA NZ Chapter End of Year Event
DESCRIPTION:Please join the RTSA NZ Chapter for our end of year get together\, including a presentation on KiwiRail’s strategic direction and what it means for rail professionals in New Zealand. There will also be an update on the Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility Project and the first Battery Electric Multiple Units in the Southern Hemisphere. \nWhen \nIn-person: 5.00 – 7.30pm NZDT Thursday 4 December\nOnline: 5.30 – 7.30pm NZDT Thursday 4 December \nLocations and registration links \n\nAUCKLAND: Aurecon – Te Tihi\, Level 3/110 Carlton Gore Road (register here)\nCHRISTCHURCH: Beca\, Level 2\, 267 High Street (register here)\nWELLINGTON: Engineering New Zealand\, Level 6/40 Taranaki Street (register here)\nONLINE: via Teams (register here)\n\nPresentations\nKiwiRail’s Strategic thinking for rail in New Zealand and the Professional Rail Industry\nPeter Reidy will be talking about KiwiRail’s strategy for rail in New Zealand\, it’s current focus areas and what it sees are key opportunities and challenges. He will also comment on what reflections KiwiRail has of the last few years of large-scale investment in rail in New Zealand\, how the professional services industry in New Zealand has supported it and what he would like to see from this industry in the coming years. \nPresenter Bio \nPeter Reidy is Chief Executive of KiwiRail\, the owner and operator of New Zealand’s rail network. Rejoining the organisation in mid-2022\, Peter has led KiwiRail with his Executive team\, through a $12b Capital Investment programme\, the second largest across Australia and New Zealand. \nLower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility\nBarry Fryer and Ben Leah will provide an overview of the Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility Programme\, problems it will solve\, what it will deliver\, impact on the communities and the overall schedule.\nThey will also give an overview of the Tūhono fleet – the first Battery Electric Multiple Unit that will be delivered in the Southern Hemisphere. \nPresenter Bios \nBarry Fryer is the LNIRIM Programme Director for Metlink at Greater Wellington Regional Council. Barry has been involved in the development of the multiple successful business cases\, and recent contract award for the design\, build and whole of life maintenance contract with Alstom\, for 18x 5-car Battery Electric Multiple Units. \nBen Leah joined the rail industry as a passenger operator on-board a TranzMetro service 14 years ago. Ben spent seven years at GWRC assisting in the management of rail contracts and aiding in the implementation of many key rail projects within the Wellington region. Recently Ben has taken up the role of Senior Transport Planner at Horizons Regional Council. \nThe event will be broadcast across parallel sites in Wellington\, Auckland and Christchurch with members and guests welcome to attend in any of these locations for networking with some drinks and nibbles before and after the presentations. The event will also be broadcast as a webinar for those not able to attend in person. \nThis event is sponsored by Vitruvius\nVitruvius is a New Zealand-based engineering design consultancy specialising in rail infrastructure and complex transport systems. With offices in Auckland\, Wellington\, and Tauranga\, Vitruvius delivers end-to-end design solutions for private and public sector clients throughout the Motu. The firm’s multidisciplinary team provides expertise across track and civil design\, yards\, sidings and station upgrades\, integrating digital design and BIM workflows to enhance efficiency\, constructability\, and asset performance. Vitruvius’ rail specialists combine deep technical knowledge with practical project delivery experience\, supporting major programmes like Future Rail\, WMUP\, LNI Regional Rail\, Riverlink\, AKL Rail Network Rebuild\, AKL LX Removals\, Ferry Replacements and many more. For more information\, please contact Simon Cave – Rail Sector Lead\, at simon.cave@vitruvius.co.nz.
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/rtsa-nz-chapter-end-of-year-event/
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