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 […]
Oaklands Rail Crossing was designed and constructed by the Public Transport Projects Alliance which consists of McConnell Dowell, Arup, Mott MacDonald and the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). The project involved the grade separation of the Seaford rail line from the Morphett Road/ Diagonal Road intersection located in the South West of Adelaide. […]
RTSA ANNUAL DINNER 2019 Location: State Reception Centre, Frasers Kings Park, Perth Date: Thursday 31 October 2019, 6.00pm-10.30pm Guest Speaker: Paul Larsen Arc Infrastructure Chief Executive Officer See flyer for details RTSA Annual Dinner 2019 For Sponsorship and Ticket sales, please use the following link: https://arinex.eventsair.com/rtsa2019/form1
Digital Systems, the next phase of the Transport for NSW More Trains, More Services program, will transform Sydney’s rail network, using world class technology to create high capacity turn up and go services to meet growing demand. The Digital Systems program will replace legacy signalling and train controls with modern, internationally proven, intelligent systems based […]
