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  • SA Chapter Event (available on-line): Overview of acoustic engineering in rail

    Engineers Australia South Australia 108 King William Street, Level 11, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    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 […]

  • On-Line Event: From big data to building the first autonomous train

    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 […]

  • NZ Chapter Event (online): Level Crossings Removal Project – Learnings from Melbourne

    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 […]

  • Webinar: Overview of Acoustic Engineering in Rail

    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 […]

  • TasRail Workship Site Visit

    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 […]

  • NZ Chapter Event: RTSA CRL Seminar

    Engineers Australia Canberra 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT, Australia

    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 […]

  • WA Chapter Event: How to network and use LinkedIn for WA based young engineers in rail

    Engineers Australia Perth Level 10, Allendale Square 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    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 […]

  • WA Chapter Event: Level Crossing Removal project – Highlights and Viaduct Design

    Engineers Australia Perth Level 10, Allendale Square 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    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 […]

  • VIC Chapter Event: Building a Cybersecure Rail System

    Engineers Australia Melbourne Level 26/ 181 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Overview In today’s industrial environment, the threat of cyber attacks is becoming increasingly significant and consequences can be catastrophic. A cyberattack on Operational Technology (OT) systems like Signalling can compromise the integrity or availability of these systems and result in financial harm, equipment damage, disruption of service and even loss of life. It is therefore […]

  • NZ Chapter Event: Creating a foundation: KiwiRail’s Digital Engineering Programme

    Join RTSA for this webinar on creating a foundation, KiwiRail’s Digital Engineering Programme. Derek Jannings will provide an overview of the Digital Engineering Programme and the legacy of change it is striving to achieve through KiwiRail’s current watershed period of capital investment. He will draw on real world examples to dive deeper into why KiwiRail […]

  • Qld EA Event: Gold Coast light and heavy rail update

    Griffith University Gold Coast Campus Building G39_1.17; Parklands Drive, Southport, Queensland, Australia

    Overview This presentation will provide high level overview of the current heavy and light rail projects underway on the Gold Coast, including the next stages of the Gold Coast Light Rail, the three new heavy rail stations located on the Gold Coast, the Logan to Gold Coast Faster Rail. The update will also include the […]

  • Qld Chapter Event: Using supercomputing to assess the influence of wheel diameter differences on rail damage

    Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street Brisbane , Queensland , 4000 Engineers Australia Queensland Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Overview Wheel diameter differences (WDD) on railway vehicles impact the dynamic behaviour, the traction system performance and rail damage. It is well known that the various types of algorithms that govern locomotive adhesion control systems may compensate for the presence of WDD. However, detailed studies on the influence of adhesion control algorithms on rail wear […]

  • NZ Chapter Event: 2023 Mid-Year Event – Celebrating International Achievement and Cyclone Gabrielle Update

    Please join us for a panel discussion with two leading New Zealand rail engineers recently recognised with international awards followed by an update on the Cyclone Gabrielle rail recovery in Hawke's Bay. This event is being held in-person across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, members and guests are welcome to attend in any of these locations […]

  • NZ Chapter Event: Smart Tamp: The Future of Track Maintenance (Webinar)

    Virtual / On-line

    The Railway Technical Society are pleased to invite you to a webinar discussing 'Smart Tamp: The Future of Track Maintenance'. Design tamping helps reduce wear and tear on track and rolling stock, lowers traction costs, and reduces track maintenance costs by up to 30%. Network Rail can benefit from this in two ways: long-term cost […]