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  • NZ Chapter Event – Fast(er) Rail – Past, Present and Future Webinar

    Join the Railway Technical Society Australasia and WSP experts to hear about and join a discussion on Fast(er) Rail.  Learn about the past, present and future developments of faster rail in our region and consider how it could help shape a sustainable and more connected future for New Zealand's inter-regional travel. When:  Wednesday 21st April, 12:30pm -1:30pm New Zealand time  (10:30am-11:30am AEST) Where: Online via Adobe Connect Cost:  FREE Faster Rail, Rapid Rail […]

  • RTSA Webinar Series on Management of Railway Operations – Part 4

    This webinar will look at the management of the Australian Railway Industry and the elements involved in the management of railways. This includes: Safety legislation and implementation Economic regulation of Australian railways Asset management for railways Emergency response and accident prevention Elements of engineering in railways. The speaker will provide working examples and case studies […]

  • Insight into Rollingstock Engineering Course 2021

    The Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) will conduct the Insight into Rollingstock Engineering course in Sydney in April 2021. Day 1: Thursday 29th April 2021, 12:00-5:00pm AEST, Sydney NSW Day 2: Friday 30th April 2021, 08:30-5:00pm AEST, Sydney NSW This 1.5-day introductory course will provide an insight into the principles used in the design, […]

  • WA undergraduate CORE 2021 scholarship application deadline

    Apply by the 7th May 2021 for the WA undergraduate scholarship to attend CORE 2021. Successful Applicants will be notified in Early June. Scholarships will be awarded to tertiary students studying engineering in Western Australia. For more information on how to apply visit our news page.

  • RTSA/MIDEL webinar: Session 1 – Making rail infrastructure safer, greener and more reliable

    Join the RTSA and MIDEL online for a new webinar series! How can rail infrastructure deliver power to electrified networks in a safer, greener, and more reliable way? Join MIDEL and RTSA industry experts for an insightful and informative webinar that focuses on the rapid growth of electrification projects in Asia-Pacific region, and the key […]

  • NZ Chapter: High Speed 2, UK and Bridge Engineering Webinar

    Join the RTSA NZ Chapter and Liam Edwards for an overview of the HS2 project, one of Europe’s largest Infrastructure projects and details of the Enabling Works North Contract, of which he was the structures lead for a period of one and a half years between 2018 and 2019. The presentation will focus on the […]

  • Rail Forum Midlands UK-Australia Export Networking Event

    RTSA Chair Roy Unny and RTSA Marketing and Communications Rep Lydia Saunders are joining the UK's Rail Forum Midlands event on UK exports in the Australian rail market. Rail Forum Midlands are delighted to bring together a range of experts to support your knowledge and awareness of opportunities in the Australian market.  As we move […]

  • SA Chapter Event: Digitalisation of Rail Asset Management

    Fedoras Hilton Hotel, 264 South Road, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000 Fedoras Hilton Hotel 264 South Road, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Keolis Downer is collaborating with the Department of Transport in Victoria to implement contemporary asset monitoring and analytics technologies into the Yarra Trams network to improve the performance of assets. This paper will introduce the problems faced by Yarra Trams as the manager of a complex mix of aging mobile and linear assets, the effort […]

  • QLD Chapter Event: Prediction and Mitigation of Wheel Squeal

    Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street Brisbane , Queensland , 4000 Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Join the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA), Qld Chapter, for a presentation (offered both in person in Brisbane and online as a webinar) on the prediction and mitigation of the noise phenomenon known as wheel squeal. Professor Paul Meehan will outline some of the recent research being undertaken in this area by the Rail […]

  • SA Chapter Event – Casual Complexity in Track Worker Safety Incidents

    Engineers Australia South Australia 108 King William Street, Level 11, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Whilst accidents and near misses are occupational hazards of Track Workers, serious incidents expose issues and vulnerabilities where the safety of the system itself is ultimately breached. Unfortunately, such breaches are all too common. This presentation focuses on the results of a cross-country study (Australia and UK) on Lookout working—the primary means of protecting a […]

  • NZ Chapter Event: Rebuilding Rail in post earthquake Christchurch – webinar

    Rebuilding Rail in Post EQ Christchurch - Waltham Scenic Journeys Servicing Centre Join the RTSA NZ Chapter and KiwiRail online to hear about the challenges of redeveloping and replacing damaged rail mechanical facilities following the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. Learn from the project team involved in the design and construction of the Waltham Scenic Journeys […]

  • NZ Chapter Event: City Rail Link – so far as is reasonably practicable

    The New Zealand Society for Safety Engineering invite RTSA NZ members to join them for this webinar with Gabriella Solti, Principal Safety Assurance Engineer for the City Rail Link Project. The City Rail Link Project must comply, amongst other acts, with the Railways Act and Health and Safety at Work Act’s design provisions to reduce […]

  • CORE2021 CONFERENCE OF RAILWAY EXCELLENCE – “Collaborating to Master Complexity”

    Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    The RTSA’s biennial Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE) has firmly established itself in recent years as the premier technical event in the Australasian rail conference market, with a reputation for high quality papers covering a wide range of rail engineering, operations, planning and management topics. The RTSA is proud of CORE’s reputation for high quality […]

  • QLD Chapter Event – Promoting Competition in the Interstate Rail Freight Market

    Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street Brisbane , Queensland , 4000 Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Join RTSA Qld Chapter in Brisbane for a presentation from Dean Gannaway, Regulatory Economist, discussing the role of competition in addressing the decline in rail’s modal share. Competition policy reforms in the 1990s established third-party access regimes for the rail sector with the view to promoting entry and competition in the downstream rail haulage market. […]