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SUMMARY:IRT 2020 Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) 2020 Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering \nThe Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering honours the contribution of Dr Stephen Marich to the railway industry over a period of 40 years. This is the 7th annual lecture as part of this series and is a key forum for sharing deep technical knowledge about railway engineering from leading experts in railway technology. \nThe 2020 Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering entitled “Wheel-Rail Friction Management: A key to Improving Railway Operations“ will be delivered by Dr Don Eadie\, a leading international expert in the field of rail friction management. He has significant railway experience in North America focused on friction management\, wheel-rail noise and mitigation of wear and damage. \nThe event is also a major networking opportunity\, bringing together industry\, academia and government representatives involved in railway technology and management. This event is endorsed by the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) and the Rail Track Association Australia (RTAA). \nThis free lecture and networking event will be of interest to anyone involved in the railway industry. This is an exclusive event with limited seats\, registration and early RSVP is essential to avoid disappointment. \nRSVP for the Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering is Friday 21st February 2020 \nTo register\, click on the link below
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/vic-event-irt-2020-stephen-marich-annual-lecture-in-railway-engineering/
LOCATION:Grand Hyatt Melbourne\, 123 Collins Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Events,New South Wales and ACT Events,New Zealand Events,Queensland Events,South Australia Events,Victoria and Tasmania Events,Western Australia Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200313T170000
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SUMMARY:AusRail 2020 - Deadline for Abstract Submissions
DESCRIPTION:The conference theme for 2020 is: ‘20/20 Vision for Rail’. \nAbstracts and papers will be reviewed by members of the AusRAIL Steering Committee which is compromised of the key members from the Australasian Railway Association (ARA); Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE); Railway Technical Society Australasia (RTSA); and the Rail Track Association Australia (RTAA). \nKey deadlines: \n\nDeadline for abstracts: 13 March 2020\n4 May 2020: Authors notified of acceptance\n6 July 2020: Due date for first draft of papers\n21 September 2020: Due date for finalised papers\n16 October 2019: Due date for all PowerPoint Presentations\n13 November 2020: Due date for finalised presentations\n1-2 December 2020 – AusRAIL 2020 Conference
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/ausrail-2020-deadline-for-abstract-submissions/
LOCATION:Queensland
CATEGORIES:Events,New South Wales and ACT Events,New Zealand Events,Queensland Events,South Australia Events,Victoria and Tasmania Events,Western Australia Events
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SUMMARY:RTSA NZ Chapter Event - Better Management of Level Crossing Safety using LCSIA Process
DESCRIPTION:Using The LCSIA Process To Improve Our Understanding And Better Manage Level Crossing Safety \nThe New Zealand Government has adopted Visions Zero (crashes). While relatively rare\, crashes between trains and motor-vehicles\, pedestrians and cyclists are often severe\, with a high probability of death. To achieve Vision Zero the current risk of crashes at level crossings needs to lowered and the risk of any changes to level crossing usage carefully controlled. This is challenging given the increase in trains\, especially on some metro-lines\, and the use of railway corridors for cycle and pedestrian tracks with associated increased railway crossing demand.\nThis presentation will discuss the Level Crossing Safety Impact Assessment (LCSIA) Process that has been developed by KiwiRail to enable a more detailed understanding on the risk of crashes at existing and modified level crossings. This process utilises the ALCAM risk model and other sources of data\, such as incident data and locomotive engineers’ views on risk. It provides a consistent framework for assessing risk and making decisions to address this risk. A paper on the LCSIA process recently won a best paper award at the 2020 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington DC (USA). \nThe Presenters: \nEddie Cook is KiwiRail’s Senior Level Crossings Engineer. Eddie has 25 years of traffic engineering and transportation experience and has bought this knowledge to the task of creating safer level crossings. \nDr Shane Turner\, from Abley\, is a safe system specialised with over 30 years’ experience. His experience includes developing crash risk rating tools to better understand the underlying risk of road crashes. Shane regularly attends the TRB Annual meeting in Washington DC and is a member or participant in several of the road safety and vulnerable road user research standing committees. Shane has been working with KiwiRail for the last four years on the development of what is now the LCSIA process. He has been involved in developing the process\, preparing the guidelines and in the accreditation training. \nLocations (offered via video link between all three locations) \nAuckland: Stantec offices\, Level 3/111 Carlton Gore Road\, Newmarket\nWellington: Stantec Offices\, Level 13/80 The Terrace\nChristchurch: Stantec Offices\, Level 3\, 6 Hazeldean Road \nClick on the link below to register
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/rtsa-nz-chapter-event-better-management-of-level-crossing-safety-using-lcsia-process/
LOCATION:Queensland
CATEGORIES:New Zealand Events
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SUMMARY:Vic Webinar Event - What Systems Engineers need to know about Railway Signalling
DESCRIPTION:Signalling engineering can be bewildering. It is known as the ‘dark art’ of rail or the ‘special discipline’ that doesn’t follow the same rules as other types of engineering. It might seem like there is a fundamental discordance or dispute over basic objectives between signalling engineers and others in the rail engineering and construction communities. Certainly there is a language gulf: we seem to speak acronym\, not English; we apparently don’t translate operational requirements into prescriptive specifications without any kind of apparent consistency; we argue hardest over apparently low-value scope; and on commissioning night; and at the end of the day\, it is us who determine whether there has been a project success or failure based on tiny observations or apparently incomprehensible or irrelevant criteria. \nIn the current project context\, many project leaders worry about this relatively small project component that carries substantial (and perceived unmitigatable) project risk\, with the words “safety critical”\, “type approval” and “competency” being particular red flags. There is a reflex to cut off\, disengage from the problem\, move signalling scope out of a project or use the project organisational hierarchy to override a decision. In fact\, the opposite approach is needed. We need to bridge that gap; we need more people who can translate between signalling engineers and their systems engineering or project management counterparts. \nThis event will explore this topic in detail\, providing the tools for you to understand: \n· The signalling engineer’s mindset\n· The principles of railway signalling (without acronyms – but with enough robustness to engage in debate)\n· Some particular challenges faced in signalling projects in Victoria\n· Tips and tools for systems engineers who want to learn to work better with the signalling ‘dark magicians’ to de-risk rail project delivery and provide the best asset functionality at the end of the project. \nSpeaker: Alex McGrath\, Program Director Rail Systems / Innovation Technology\, VicTrack \nAlex McGrath is a rail systems engineer with a background in signalling project delivery in Victoria\, and an unconventional way of looking at engineering problems. She holds the role of Program Director\, Rail Systems at VicTrack. Some time back\, she realised that the most difficult engineering problems are rarely actually technical – so to solve them\, she picks from a range of other disciplines including human factors\, user experience (UX)\, digitalisation and automation\, marketing and communications\, social constructionism\, organisational change\, and most recently complex systems theory. She is a Member of Engineers Australia and a Member of the Institution of Railway Signalling Engineers. She is a regular rail industry presenter\, repeat offender on panels\, and occasionally takes on the chair role of technical meetings and conferences \n(Note: This is an EA webinar event hosted by the ​Systems Engineering Society of Australia) \nClick on the link below to register
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/vic-event-what-systems-engineers-need-to-know-about-railway-signalling/
LOCATION:Queensland
CATEGORIES:Victoria and Tasmania Events
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SUMMARY:NSW Event - Newcastle Light Rail
DESCRIPTION:The Newcastle Light Rail project is part of the Revitalising Newcastle program\, with the NSW Government investing $510 million into Newcastle\, through a coordinated program of planning\, urban renewal and transport initiatives designed to draw people back to the city centre and reinvigorate the CBD. \nThe project is designed to drive economic and job growth\, strengthening connections between the city and the waterfront\, providing more public green space and facilities\, while delivering innovative transport through revitalising disused land and transforming it into sustainable urban spaces for people to play\, live\, work and enjoy. The project involved the design and construction of a 2.7km light rail system including 6 stops\, a tram maintenance facility and 11 external road intersection upgrades. The project was delivered on time in accordance with the original contract period. \nThe talk will provide an overview of the project\, the innovations identified and delivered\, the challenges encountered\, and the various mitigation measures implemented. \nSpeakers: \nGarry Lomas\, Downer\, Project Director \nGarry Lomas is a Project Director with more than 24 years’ experience in the delivery of heavy and light rail infrastructure projects. He has completed a number of rail projects ranging from $20M to $800M across brown field and green field environments. Over the last 15 years he has worked almost exclusively on Transport for NSW (TfNSW) delivering new infrastructure across Sydney and Newcastle. \nMike Rogers\, WSP\, Senior Principal Civil Engineer \nMike has 19 years’ experience of civil engineering including 16 years’ experience of highways and transportation engineering together with management of multidisciplinary major projects. His experience includes feasibility studies\, preliminary design\, tender design\, detailed design\, preparation of contract documents and site supervision of major highways and light rail projects as the designer’s representative. He received an award for excellence in design delivery from his parent organisation which recognised his efforts in delivering a highly complex light rail project to a high standard and within very tight budgetary and time constraints. \n(This is an EA event hosted by the Civil and Structural Engineering Committee and The American Society of Civil Engineers) \nClick on the link below to register
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/nsw-event-newcastle-light-rail/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Harricks Auditorium\, 44 Market Street\, Sydney\, 2067\, Australia
CATEGORIES:New South Wales and ACT Events
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