Subject : Yarra Trams: Rolling Stock Additional Works Project Date and Time: Monday 22 July 2019, 5:30pm Venue: Engineers Australia - Level 21, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne Speaker: Paul Larcher, Principal Project Manager, Major Projects, Yarra Trams Click here for more details and registration
The Gannon’s Road railway bridge replacement at Caringbah is a multi-disciplinary project which has involved complex engineering design and construction in a rail environment. The project is an initiative by Transport for NSW to provide extra road lane and shared cycle path improving traffic flow and providing access for pedestrians and cyclists. The engineered package […]
Operating the World's longest & heaviest train On behalf of RTSA NZ we'd like to invite you to the above presentation. In Australia’s Pilbara region trains convey processed iron ore from the mines to the ports. These trains are among some of the largest in the world. In a normal day, these trains will move […]
Cleaning the Otira Tunnel The RTSA NZ invite you to an encore of the above presentation in Wellington on Wednesday 31 July, which will also be available to view as a live webinar. Neil Mason, Managing Director of Vitruvius Ltd, has kindly agreed to make an encore performance of his fascinating presentation on cleaning the Otira Rail […]
Win Summer Vacation Work Opportunities With large rail projects on the horizon in every major city, demand for engineers in the railway industry has never been stronger. Rail engineering companies are actively looking now to recruit and develop young engineers to help keep Australia’s people and freight moving. What is it? A flagship rail engineering […]
PPPs vs D&Cs - A Case Study: Inland Rail At this panel event, jointly hosted by RTSA, EA’s Civil College and EA’s College of Leadership and Management , experts will discuss the Inland Rail Project and the learnings from its delivery model using both contract delivery methods. The Inland Rail project is a 1,700km rail […]
Subject : Management of Internal Rail Defects Date and Time: Thursday 15 August 2019, 6:00pm Venue: Engineers Australia - Level 31, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne Speaker: Mark Bradshaw, Track and Structures Design and Review Manager, Metro Trains MElbourne Click here for more details and registration
The WA Chapter launched the RTSA Undergraduate Challenge 2019 at the University of Western Australia the week of August 5. A hugely popular activity of RTSA that promotes railway engineering at the universities, provides a gateway to bright careers in the rail industry and builds bridges between the rail industry and the academia. The Challenge […]
The RTSA New Zealand and the Engineering New Zealand Auckland Branch invite you to a presentation from Professor Andrew McNaughton, Strategic Advisor to the UK High Speed 2 Rail project in Auckland on Monday, 19 August which will also be available for members elsewhere to view live online. Andrew McNaughton is a leading authority on […]
Site visit to Sydney Metro's Operations and Maintenance Facility Sydney Metro North West opened earlier in May, operating as the first fully automated rapid transit system in Australia. The operational context is very different to the conventional heavy rail and light rail networks in NSW. It is very important for rail professionals to understand the […]
Following the success of previous year’s Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA), Queensland Chapter AGM Dinner and Trivia Extravaganza, we anticipate we will once again fill our venue, the Brisbane Novotel, with rail industry personalities for another exciting event this year. Averaging around 120 attendees each year, the RTSA (QLD) AGM is one of the […]
Increasing population leading to road congestion is a driver for rail transportation investment in Australia. Regional passenger rail is one area that requires improvement in all states across Australia to better connect regional centres Alstom, as a global signalling provider offers a portfolio of scalable ETCS solutions, to suit specific network and business requirements. Alstom’s […]
RTAA, supported by RTSA and IRSE, will be leading an industry sharing knowledge event “Four Corners” night in Melbourne where 4 esteemed speakers across industry who will share their knowledge on Changes & Continuous Improvements in the Rail Industry. The audience will then split into 4 groups for smaller group Q&A’s with each speaker. The […]
Please consider attending the annual SA joint event with IRSE and PWI 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 Gawler Line Upgrade Emily Spudic, Project Engineer, Siemens Mobility 6:45pm Electronic Track Worker – Pathway to Safer Work Outcomes […]
The ARA and RTSA are providing a one day course - Insight into Track Engineering - in Sydney on September 11 Description This one-day course will provide an insight to the technology, processes and principles that are used by railway track engineers. It is designed for those required to liaise with track engineers, assist with […]
