Overview The Light River Rail Bridge, located at 54.544km on the Adelaide to Crystal Brook track, is being replaced due to its age and approaching end-of-service life. The bridge, constructed around 1915, is being replaced with a new bridge designed for 300LA loading and a 100-year lifespan, with an appropriate maintenance plan. Construction is underway, […]
https://ibb.co/wZwZHT2r Overview Join rail industry personalities for another exciting instalment of the Yearly Meeting Dinner and Trivia Extravaganza. This event is one of the premier occasions on the Queensland Rail Industry’s calendar and provides an excellent opportunity for networking across all sectors and disciplines. Guests will be treated to a keynote speech as part of […]
Overview Learning from railway accidents is a complex process that involves reviewing extensive documentation, sometimes across multiple languages, while addressing difficult operational issues. For early-career engineers, the challenge is compounded by the need to build foundational knowledge while working through a growing archive of incidents. This webinar, presented by Dr Wei-Ting Hong, Postdoctoral Research Associate […]
Join the RTSA and Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) for an engaging afternoon exploring cutting-edge developments in rail innovation, technology, and safety. This event will feature guided tours of IRT’s world-class research and testing facilities, insights from the Monash Rail Express (MREx) student team, and two thought-provoking technical presentations focused on improving safety at […]
Site Visit to the Kangy Angy Maintenance Facility The RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter is pleased to invite you to our upcoming site visit to Kangy Angy Maintenance Facility, which will be held on 14th of October from 9:30am – 12:30pm. UGL and TfNSW are hosting a site visit to the Kangy Angy Maintenance Facility which currently […]
The RTSA WA chapter invites you to join a bus tour of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link (TCL). This site visit is a bus tour of the TCL alignment and will focus on an in-depth overview of the design and construction of a pair each of freight and passenger rail each in a pre-existing corridor in brownfield […]
Overview The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is conducting extensive research into the aerodynamics of freight trains, aiming to improve operational efficiency and safety. Findings from large European Union research projects—including Shift2Rail FR8RAIL IV and Europe’s Rail FP5 TRANS4M-R—along with specific industrial investigations, will be presented. Insights are drawn from on-rail experiments using the DLR FR8-LAB […]
Hybrid Event | In-person & Virtual | Presented by Andrew Meyer, ENSCO Rail Australia Join us for a forward-looking session exploring how rail condition monitoring is evolving—from raw sensor data to real-time actionable insights across track and rolling stock systems. 📅 Details Date & Time: Thursday 23 October 2025 @ 6pm Format: Hybrid (In-person + […]
Overview Join us in-person at Engineers Australia in Melbourne for an insightful session exploring the critical role of Human Factors in maintenance and manufacturing. This event will delve into how understanding human capabilities, limitations, and behaviours can lead to safer, more efficient, and more resilient systems. Industry experts will share practical strategies for integrating Human […]
Overview Join the New Zealand Chapter of the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) online for this webinar on Drury and Paerātā Stations. 📆 Thursday 30 October ⏰ 12 – 1pm (NZDT) 🌏 Online 🎫 Register here Event Description KiwiRail are delivering a transformative expansion of Auckland’s southern rail corridor through the design and construction of […]
Overview Join us for a compelling exploration of one of Australia’s historic rail achievements—the extension of the Main South Railway Line from Goulburn to Gunning, officially opened in 1875. This event will delve into the political, engineering, and operational challenges of the past, examine the current state of rail operations, and look ahead to the […]
The RTSA WA Chapter invites you to our upcoming annual dinner on Thursday 13th November 2025, to be held at Frasers in Kings Park. As one of the premier events for the WA rail industry each year, we would love for everyone to join us again for an evening of networking and celebration. This year’s […]
Members are advised that RTSA’s SA Chapter Annual Dinner is to be held this year on Thursday 13 November 2025 at Adelaide Convention Centre – Gilbert Suite. For sponsorship details, please contact [email protected]. Event description This year we are honoured to welcome Professor Arnold Dix as our keynote speaker. Professor Dix is internationally recognised for his […]
Overview Electric traction technology in railways has been around for well over 100 years and railway electrification came to Queensland in the late 1970s. The presentation will go through the chronology and geography of this development and hopefully give you some insight into how some of the important development decisions were made. Presenter, Colin […]
Having successfully facilitated the resolution of complex rail/transport project issues and in particular operational readiness/handover activities for Transport agencies and rail operators. This included inter-entity (including rail operators) facilitation to ensure alignment and agreed-upon documented outcomes/decisions. David will explore how operations readiness applies to complex rail/transport projects and encompassing issues across states such as interoperability, harmonisation, handover. Date: […]
