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 […]
The RTSA is proud to present for your consideration the Study Tour on Railway Engineering (STORE) 2019 to the USA in September/October 2019 including attendance at the AREMA 2019 conference in Minneapolis Click here for more information
Joint RTSA and IRSE Technical Meeting “Demystifying Combined Services Routes and “Axle Counters within the MTM Network” Speakers: Alex McGrath - VicTrack Jim Warwick – Metro Trains Melbourne See flyer below. To register your attendance, please send an email to: [email protected] Vic Joint RTSA IRSE Event 201909
Sydney Metro, together with our tunnelling Contractor, will provide more information and details on Australia’s biggest public transport project and the largest urban rail infrastructure investment in the nation’s history. Services started on the North West Metro in May 2019, with 13 metro stations and 4,000 new commuter car parking spaces. From Sydney’s north west, […]
Normanton to Croydon Railway - The Track Ceremony The railway line Normanton to Croydon in North Queensland built in 1891 utilised a radical departure from established practice in the building of pioneer railways. It was recently recognised under Engineers Australia's Heritage Recognition Program. The event will recognize the innovative work of George Phillips in the […]
The ARA and RTSA are providing a one day course - Insight into Rollingstock Engineering - in Sydney on October 15 Description This one-day introductory course will provide an insight into the principles used in the design, manufacture and maintenance of railway rollingstock including locomotives, passenger cars, multiple unit trains and freight wagons. The course […]
Overview Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) is responsible for delivering major rail projects in Victoria. Originally formed in 2015 as the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority responsible for delivering the Metro Tunnel Project, MMRA morphed into Rail Projects Victoria to better reflect a growing stable of rail projects being delivered by the team across the state. RPV […]
Most train control systems require a human driver to interpret real time information and respond to this information. The human driver controls the vehicle following the defined rules. Adherence to the rules is often supervised with automated interventions to mitigate the risk of human error, for example, if the driver exceeds their authority (distance/speed). The […]
The Bridge over the Clarence River Project in Grafton, NSW is nearing completion. The project comprises two complex bridge structures, namely: New Bridge over the Clarence River - a new 525 m long precast match cast segmental balanced cantilever bridge with 74 m spans A new rail bridge comprising a steel truss on a 47-degree […]
Queensland Rail aims to be Australia’s best performing railway, delivering safe, on time, customer-focused and efficient rail services. To achieve this, traction motor bearing failure is being investigated to determine how and when rolling element bearings are likely to fail. Traction motor bearing failure has previously been unpredictable on Queensland Rail rolling stock and can […]
