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SUMMARY:AusRail 2020
DESCRIPTION:AusRAIL is the largest rail event in Australasia and is hosted by the Australasian Railway Association\, and supported by the leading industry associations\, including Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE); Railway Technical Society Australasia (RTSA); and the Rail Track Association Australia (RTAA). \nThe largest rail industry event in Australia and New Zealand is coming direct to you in a new online format for 2020.  Hosted by the Australasian Railway Association\, AusRAIL has long been the rail industry event of the year\, bringing together industry leaders\, experts and businesses for two days of networking and information sharing. Our expanded\, three-day format provides access to more content than ever before\, while our new online exhibition allows businesses to use the power of AI to drive their networking and lead generation. Join us for this not to be missed event\, delivered straight to your home or office. \n 
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/ausrail-2020/
CATEGORIES:Events,New South Wales and ACT Events,New Zealand Events,Queensland Events,South Australia Events,Victoria and Tasmania Events,Western Australia Events
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SUMMARY:NZ Chapter event - End of year event and TrackSAFE Awards Night
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Rail Technical Society Australasia’s NZ end of year event. We’re super pleased to combine this with TrackSAFE’s annual award presentation. \nWe’ll also be holding presentations on two of the large programmes of work happening in New Zealand’s rail industry\, the Auckland Metro Programme and the Northland Rail Upgrade. A short AGM for the NZ RTSA branch will also take place. \nWhen: Thursday 3rd December\nTime: 5.30 – 7.30pm (NZDT)\nCost: FREE \nThe event will be broadcast across parallel sites being 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. \nAuckland: Beca offices; Boardroom\, 21 Pitt Street\, Auckland\, 1010.\nWellington: Engineering New Zealand\, L6\, 40 Taranaki Street\, Wellington 6011\nChristchurch: Beca offices\, L2\, ANZ Centre\, 267 High Street\, Christchurch 8011 \nTrackSAFE Foundation New Zealand\, raises awareness and aims to educate New Zealanders about safety around tracks and trains.  The TrackSAFE NZ award for Safety Leadership was established in 2016 to recognise significant leadership in railway safety in New Zealand.  Their annual award is designed to reward individuals involved in the New Zealand rail industry and is a prestigious event in the New Zealand rail calendar. \nAuckland Metro Rail Programme is a journey that KiwiRail has commenced with Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to improve passenger and inter-regional freight services.  They are working to build a network that is resilient and easily maintained\, allows for more reliable passenger and freight services\, and future-proofs Auckland for further demand. \nThe Government has provided funding of almost $1 billion for a suite of projects to support growth. These upgrades will ease congestion on the busiest parts of the network between central Auckland and Wiri\, extend the electrified rail network from Papakura to Pukekohe\, add new stations at Drury\, and bring the overall network up to a modern standard. \nPerry Fon Sing\, Programme Director of Auckland Metro Upgrade will be presenting. \nThe Northland Rail Programme.  In January 2020 the Government announced a $109.7 million investment in Northland rail. This builds on a $94.8 million investment announced in September 2019 and $2.2 million to undertake geotechnical assessments along the route of a proposed spur line to Northport/Marsden Point\, which was completed in early 2019.  This significant Government investment is being used to: \n\nUpgrade the Northland Line between Swanson and Whangarei\, including replacing five bridges on the line;\nLowering the tracks in 13 tunnels to allow hi-cube shipping containers to be carried on the Northland Line;\nReopening the currently mothballed northern part of the Northland Line between Kauri and Otiria and building a container terminal at Otiria;\nPurchase land along the rail designated route between Oakleigh and Northport/Marsden Point.\n\n  \nWe hope to see you there! \n \nClick on the link below to register:
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/nz-chapter-event-end-of-year-event-and-tracksafe-awards-night/
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SUMMARY:RTSA Special Event (jointly with IMechE): Felix Schmid - "The Long History and Exciting Future of Railway Systems Thinking"
DESCRIPTION:This special event is co-hosted with Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) \nFelix Schmid\, Chair of the Railway Division of the IMechE for 2020-2021\, has chosen ‘The Long History and Exciting Future of Railway Systems Thinking’ as the theme for his Chair’s Address. \nHe will briefly discuss the concept of the railway as a system of systems and he will reflect on some of the good (and not so good) examples of systems thinking during the early development of the railway as a means of transport for goods and people. He will review some of the major technical breakthroughs that enable today’s high performance railways and he will reflect on some recent developments\, where he had an involvement. Felix will argue that not all technological progress is entirely fit for purpose. He will also include some thoughts on his career as an engineer and innovative educator \nSpeaker: Felix Schmid\nProgramme Director – MSc Railway Systems Engineering and Integration\, University of Birmingham\n\n\n\nBorn in Zürich\, Switzerland\, Felix Schmid graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology with a degree in electrical and electronic engineering. Following a brief career in software analysis in his home country\, he moved to Manchester\, England\, to work for GEC Traction as a loco­motive con­trol systems engineer. \nIn 1982 he became a research engineer at UMIST and later a re­search assis­tant at the University of Salford. He then joined Brunel University as a lecturer in com­puter integ­rated manufacturing. In 1993\, he took up a post as a railway inspector with the Swiss Federal Office of Transport but realised quickly that he was not suited to a civil service role. After a year\, he re­turned to Britain and a senior lectureship at the University of Sheffield\, where he was employed to develop the MSc programme in Railway Systems Engineering. In 2005\, Felix and the programme transferred to the University of Birmingham and the Birmingham Centre for Railway Re­search and Education. Between 2005 and 2019\, he managed three railway related masters pro­grammes and he still supervises research in the areas of railway control\, railway operations and systems engineering. \nFelix became a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2003. He is on the Board and the Executive of the Railway Division and has led four Railway Technical Tours between 2016 and 2019. He is currently involved in the planning of the Railway Technical Tour 2020. Felix Schmid has pro­vided contributions to many IMechE railway conferences and seminars\, including ten Young Members’ seminars. He is also a fellow of the Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers and of the Permanent Way Institution. \n  \n\nClick on the link below to register:
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/rtsa-special-event-jointly-with-imeche-felix-schmid-the-long-history-and-exciting-future-of-railway-systems-thinking/
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