About the event: This thought leadership series takes a deeper dive into how we can support Australia’s shift to electric mobility. Namely, how do we reduce greenhouse gas emissions through electric mobility in the transport sector, which is the fastest-growing greenhouse gas emitting sector in the world, and what technology will be used to support […]
Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) 2023 Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering The Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering honours the contribution of Dr Stephen Marich to the railway industry over a period of 40 years. Click here to register.
Overview Please join the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) WA Chapter for drinks and canapes at the new premises of Engineers Australia in the Perth CBD for our Annual General Meeting. In commemoration of International Women’s Day, this will be followed by an insightful presentation from Roslyn Stuart (Hitachi Rail, Senior Director Australia), Kyle […]
The RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) NSW Branch have teamed up to arrange a site visit to Sydney Metro Trains Facility (South) (SMTF-S) at 09:00-11:00am on Wednesday 22nd March. This tour will include a presentation by Systems Connect and Sydney Metro and a tour of the Sydney Metro Train […]
Overview Please join the RTSA and the Engineering Heritage Victoria group to recognise 100 years since the Electrification of the Melbourne Suburban Rail Network. This Heritage Marking Ceremony is to acknowledge the engineering achievement of the works, and to recognise its heritage value to the city of Melbourne. In May 1919, the first regular passenger […]
Canberra Light Rail Site Tour This tour will include a presentation by CMET and a walk around of the Operations Control Centre and maintenance facility. Please note that spaces are strictly limited and exclusively offered to RTSA members, prior to public access – click here to register today, registrations close on Tuesday 25th April! […]
Overview In this presentation, you will learn about the general aspects of acoustic engineering in practice, environmental noise emissions, station PA acoustics, railcar internal noise levels, and more. Learning outcomes include: acoustic engineering and it's application in tunnel engineering understanding acoustic engineering noise modelling and noise mitigation. Event program In-person (ACST) 6:00pm: Introduction 6:15pm: Presentation […]
Overview Rio Tinto’s autonomous train is 2.4km long, consists of three locomotives and carries around 28,000 tonnes of iron ore, it travels over 280km. It’s the world's first fully autonomous, long distance, heavy-haul rail network. The trains are giant autonomous robots because once they are set on their course, they make all the decisions. The […]
Overview In this online event, Jamie Green (Major Projects Director at WSP) will share an overview of Southern Program Alliance that is delivering the Melbourne’s Level Crossings Removal Project and talk about how it has developed over the last five years. He will cover how the Alliance model has enabled the team to evolve and […]
Overview In this presentation, you will learn about the general aspects of acoustic engineering in practice, environmental noise emissions, station PA acoustics, railcar internal noise levels, and more. Learning outcomes Acoustic engineering and it's application in tunnel engineering. Understanding acoustic engineering. Noise modelling and noise mitigation. About the presenter Tim Ryan, Victorian Acoustics Manager, WSP […]
Overview Join us for a brief presentation of TasRail’s operations followed by a tour of the main rollingstock workshop where you will be able to view locomotives under life-extension rebuild, major overhaul and routine maintenance. Come prepared with your questions which can include rollingstock, track infrastructure, signals, safeworking, or rail operations in general. Learning outcomes […]
The Railway Technical Society of Australasia are pleased to present a full-day seminar about City Rail Link - New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project. There will be a range of presentations from technical experts covering many aspects of this ground-breaking project. Join us as we discuss key topics such as System & Safety Engineering in CRL […]
Overview Learn how to improve your networking effectiveness and your profile on LinkedIn (all with a railway focus!) Railway professionals will share their experience on networking, building meaningful connections and harvesting mutually beneficial relationships whilst providing trips and tricks for the audience. The speaker pool will include experts in the social media space who will […]
Overview The Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal project is Perth’s first major elevated rail designed to remove at grade 6 level crossings. The presentation will focus on the viaduct design challenges and solutions implemented including the comparison of a superstructure U-trough and box-girder. Learning outcomes Knowledge and sharing on first kind of viaduct design in […]
