Bridge 229 NIMT has been for some time the only bridge structure supported on timber piers in the Upper North Island region of the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT). For KiwiRail it is a major milestone to replace the timber piers and steel plate girder structure which is at the end of its service life […]
Across all infrastructure sectors, asset managers face an ubiquitous challenge of working within constrained budgets to deliver services to the satisfaction of the communities and customers they serve. This challenge is pronounced in the rail sector, where a single equipment failure on the rail network can lead to cascading, widespread losses of customer connectivity and […]
The Metro Tunnel Project is the largest public transport infrastructure project in Victoria’s history, but it’s not just the final product that is complex. This presentation highlights the significant engineering challenges that have been met during the temporary construction phases. Speaker: Brendan Stanborough MIEAust CPEng NER, Temporary Works Design Manager, Bouygues Construction Brendan Stanborough MIEAust […]
Funded jointly by participating Australian rail organisations and the Commonwealth Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program, the Rail Manufacturing CRC began operations in 2014 for a term of six years, with a focus of driving the development of new products, technologies and supply chain networks to enhance the competitiveness of Australia’s rail manufacturing industry. Following the […]
Engineers Australia’s Transport Medal rewards and recognises outstanding individual contributions to transport in Australia and is open to individuals from public and private sectors. The Transport Medal is open to individuals from public and private sectors including transport operators, consultants, government departments and authorities as well as academics and researchers. After a hiatus awarding the […]
Please consider attending the annual SA joint event with IRSE, PWI and RTAA at Fedoras at the Hilton Mile End. There will be two interesting lectures as follows: 6:00pm Meeting Opening - Chairman, George Erdos FIRSE 6:05pm Advanced Train Management System (ATMS) Whyalla Line Commissioning Peter Rogers – ARTC; Mike van de Worp – Lockheed […]
Join Engineers Australia Bundaberg Regional Group and RTSA for a presentation on Historic Splitters Creek Rail Bridge. Completed in 1880, the bridge remains largely unchanged. The bridge is now being considered to form part of a Rail trail between Bundaberg and Gin Gin. Suzanne Brown will provide a historical overview of the bridge. Guest Speaker: […]
The New York City Subway, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), is the ninth-busiest rapid transit system in the world and moves over 5.5 million people through the city daily. This presentation will look at the MTA’s unprecedented investment to modernise the outdated signalling system and move towards Communications Based Train Control (CBTC), along […]
The landslides caused by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake presented many challenges for the NCTIR geotech design team working on mitigating the rockfall hazards that affected the narrow coastal rail and road corridor. In a few locations, site conditions meant that there was not enough space to use the traditional rockfall protection solutions. A new type […]
Discover the basics of the implementation of supercomputing in the analysis of railway trains and tracks, including capabilities, challenges and lessons learned in this case study-driven presentation. Overview Computer simulations have been well accepted in railway engineering and research. In recent years, research teams have seen an increasing demand for advanced simulation models and simulation […]
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 […]
The Victorian heavy rail network is being significantly updated, with $57 billion of transport capability improvement projects already underway and more investment to come. Running parallel projects which involve multiple government agencies and private operators requires a high level of communication to ensure everyone has the same understanding of the changing network configurations. This risk […]
The introduction of electric trains in Auckland in 2014 has undoubtedly been a huge success with annual ridership numbers increasing by over 8 million in that time. As a result, capacity has started to become an issue, so in 2017 Auckland Transport placed an order with Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for an additional […]
This webinar will provide an overview of the City Rail Link Project, Auckland, New Zealand. Presenters will discuss the overall project outline and key challenges, as well as a project update on the design and construction of the 3.45 km twin tunnel underground rail scheme. The City Rail Link (CRL) Project is a 3.45km twin-tunnel […]
Join the Railway Technical Society of Australasia and Soren Low, KiwiRail’s Technology & Customer Innovation Leader, to discuss 'DAS and Sustainability' in this 1 hour webinar. Over the last seven years, KiwiRail have been on a journey to embed a Driver Advice System (DAS) into the business as part of an overall fuel reduction strategy. […]
