Dear Members. You are all welcome to attend the RTSA lunchtime presentation on the 5th of April. The presentation by Neil Mason will discuss the reasoning and the complexities of the project to clean the Otira Tunnel - the second longest passenger tunnel in New Zealand. The presentation will be held in Wellington from 12:30 […]
The RTSA and the NZ Transportation Group are delighted to host Megan Drayton from TRACKSAFE NZ and Marinus La Rooij from AECOM to discuss recent research targeting the views and concerns of heavy vehicle drivers on railway level crossing safety (http://www.tracksafe.co.nz/news/research-highlights-concerns-at-level-crossings). The presentation is being held at Engineering New Zealand in Wellington but will also […]
Title: A rail link to the Flinders Precinct Date: Thursday 9th May 2019 Time: 5:45pm for 6pm start Venue: Engineers Australia, Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide Click here for more details and registration
You are invited to the attached RTSA presentation “Innovations in Rail Stress Management & Aluminothermic Welding” This event is being held in Wellington, video conference to Auckland and Christchurch on Thursday 23rd May 12:30pm. Refer to the flyer for more details. RSVP to me, or do not hesitate to contact me if you have any […]
Subject : Tackling Railway Trespass and Suicide Date and Time: Thursday 4 July 2019, 5:45pm Venue: Engineers Australia - Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide Speaker: Anjum Naweed, Associate Professor at Central Queensland University and ACRI Researcher Click here for more details and registration
From 1 July the RTSA New Zealand Chapter becomes part of Engineering New Zealand! Join us to celebrate and learn how the RTSA is you professional home in rail as well as hearing from Aurecon on digital engineering. Join us from 5pm for a 5.30pm start. Drinks and nibbles provided. Registration link below. Attendance is […]
From 1 July the RTSA New Zealand Chapter becomes part of Engineering New Zealand! Join us to celebrate and learn how the RTSA is you professional home in rail as well as hearing from Aurecon on digital engineering. Join us from 5pm for a 5.30pm start. Drinks and nibbles provided. Registration link below. Attendance is […]
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 […]
