The 2023 Australasian Rail Industry Awards will be held on Wednesday 13 September at the Crown Towers, Melbourne. The Australasian Rail Industry Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements, innovation, and successes of those working in the rail industry. The Infrastructure Project Excellence Award and Young Rail Professional Award, both sponsored by RTSA, are presented at […]
Brakes are indispensable and safety-critical systems for all types of railway trains including passenger (high-speed, metro, tram, etc.) and freight trains (heavy-haul, intermodal, etc.). Safe and efficient railway operations require a good understanding of brakes from various parties including drivers, maintenance crews, manufacturers, and design engineers. Brake research helps to expand and deepen the knowledge […]
AREMA 2023 Annual Conference with Railway Interchange When: 01/10/2023 - 04/10/2023 Where: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Overview With the recent announcements of the High Speed Rail Authority and Federal Budget commitments there is no better time than now to get insights from leaders in the sector on the potential for Australia’s fast rail network. James Mackay, Risk Policy Executive Advisor at GHD, and Natalie Currey, General Manager Supply Chain as MC, […]
Overview The Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) NSW/ACT Chapter is holding a networking night for students to meet with representatives from the rail industry. With a large pipeline of projects, the Australian rail industry is in need of engineers to help deliver and maintain rail networks. This event will provide an opportunity to engage […]
PLEASE NOTE - NEW DATE: THURSDAY 2ND NOVEMBER Overview Electrified railways use running rails for three purposes: guiding the train, providing a return path for traction currents, and detecting trains. These purposes have coexisted since the early 1900s. However, the introduction of electronic traction control in the 1970s and 3-phase inverter drives in the 1990s […]
ASPECT is the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) international technical conference, held every two years at locations around the world. ASPECT 2023 Programme The conference will run over three days, delivering fifty one technical papers from global industry experts on the theme of Global Integration and will also feature several related workshop sessions. ASPECT […]
Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter and Engineers Australia’s ITEE Collegefor a presentation on AI, machine learning: An applied mathematician's perspective at 6:00 - 7:00 pm AEDT. This is a hybrid presentation, with a networking opportunity for those attending in person. Click here to register on the Engineers Australia website. Event Program Wednesday 22nd November, online […]
Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter and the IMechE for the IMechE Chairman's Address on the topic of Engineering the operation of modern railways online at 7-8pm on Tuesday 5th December. Click here to register on the Engineers Australia website. Event Program 7:00 - 8:00 pm AEDT Online Overview Consistent with the duty to apply what […]
Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter for their first event of the year for a webinar on the interoperability challenges facing the Australian rail network, online at 12:00-1:00pm AEDT, 27th February 2024. Click here to register on the Engineers Australia website. Event Program 12:00 - 1:00 pm AEDT Online Overview Australian railways are moving to adopt […]
PLR artists impression from the NSW gov website Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter for a site tour of the Parramatta Light Rail Depot on Friday 3rd May 2024. More event information and registration details coming soon - RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter members will receive an email soon! Event Program Friday 3rd May 2024 (timings TBC) […]
The RTSA and EA are delighted to host a one-of-kind sneak peek into the future of communications in the railways. This hybrid event (in-person and online) will be presented by Mr Rory R. McDonnell from Nokia, who will discuss the technical systems underpinning automated train operation, smart rail maintenance, and 5G Rail. The event […]
Overview The ACT/NSW chapter of the Railway Technical Society of Australasia in collaboration with the Transport Australia Society and the Australian Railway Association are convening an in-person presentation at Engineers Australia's office in Barton, Canberra to provide a technical update on stage 2 of the Canberra Light Rail. The scope of the presentation will discuss […]
Join the RTSA QLD Chapter with Dr. Egidio Quaglietta for a webinar on his frontier insights on the topic "How can Virtual Coupling Change the Future of Railways." 🔗 Click here to register now! Event Program 🗓 Date: 25 July 2024 🕕 Time: 6.00 pm — 7.00 pm AEST 📍 Venue: Online Webinar Event Overview […]
