Join rail industry experts as they discuss the joint Engineers Australia and the Transport Australia Society’s paper ‘Future of Rail Transport’ published in March 2022. An efficient land transport system that supports Australia’s passenger and freight tasks is integral to our economic success and quality of life. Rail is a key contributor, but for many […]
RTSA NZ Chapter End of Year Get Together - Goals for NZ Rail's Technical Future We’ll have presentation on two of key aspects of NZ rails technical future – the scale of the investment in KiwiRail’s assets and what it means for it’s technical focus as well as a look at the progress of using […]
AusRAIL 2022: AusRAIL is the National Conference of the ARA which is held each year to bring industry together to engage on key issues.
Join the RTSA WA and VIC/TAS Chapters for this webinar on Adhesion condition estimation between wheels and rails online at 3:00-4:00pm AEDT on Thursday 8th December. Overview This presentation will discuss how the adhesion condition between wheel and rail can be estimated and how the braking performance of a rail vehicle can be improved utilising […]
Overview This presentation will discuss how the adhesion condition between wheel and rail can be estimated and how the braking performance of a rail vehicle can be improved utilising the obtained adhesion information. The methodologies used for adhesion estimation are based on specially designed algorithm development, numerical modelling, and scaled laboratory experiment (Hardware-in-loop) techniques were […]
Come join us as we hold our joint RTSA, RTAA, IRSE and PWI end of year networking event to celebrate our year and learn more about 2023! Note that there is an 80 pax limit so it will be a first come first serve! Click here to register.
The RTSA is supporting this event, RTSA National Chair Roy Unny will be speaking about micro-credentials in Rail. The Future of Rail Workshop is 1 day in-person workshop to address the everyday needs of a multi-disciplinary work force that plans, designs, constructs, operates and maintains the nations rail infrastructure. Distinguished Professor Zhengyi Jiang, Director of […]
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 […]
