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SUMMARY:IRSE Presidential Visit 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Railway Technical Society of Australasia – New Zealand Chapter\, in collaboration with Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)\, invites you to their upcoming April event featuring a presentation by Vinoth Rajamani on his engineering journey\, followed by President Bogdan Godziejewski’s insights into Europe’s ETCS challenges. \n📆 Date: Wednesday 1 April\n⏰ Time: 5.30 – 7.30pm\n🌏 Where: In-person at Engineering New Zealand\, Level 6/40 Taranaki Street\, Wellington and Online \nEvent Details\nVinoth Rajamani “Connecting the Dots: My Journey Toward Becoming a Well Rounded Signalling Engineer”\nVinoth will open the session with a reflective presentation on his development as a well rounded signalling engineer\, highlighting the value of full lifecycle exposure in rail projects. Vinoth explores how full lifecycle involvement supports the development of a well rounded signalling engineer. Drawing on his early experiences with strong mentorship and structured training\, he reflects on how limited engagement in isolated project components initially restricted his broader systems understanding. His transition to KiwiRail enabled end to end participation across requirements development\, design\, procurement\, installation\, testing\, commissioning\, and maintenance support\, deepening his systems thinking and collaboration capabilities. The session highlights how this integrated exposure strengthens professional maturity\, technical depth\, and holistic capability development for signalling engineers. \nBogdan Godziejewski “Successes and Challenges in the Implementation of ETCS in Europe”\nAs the main presenter\, Bogdan Godziejewski will provide a strategic\, high level analysis of ETCS deployment across Europe\, drawing on more than 40 years of international signalling and train control experience. Bogdan Godziejewski examines more than three decades of ETCS development\, beginning with his involvement in drafting the first technical specifications in 1992. While early adopters such as Switzerland\, Luxembourg\, and Belgium have achieved full ETCS only operation\, many European countries still face challenges. His analysis covers differing national starting points\, strategic priorities\, migration complexities\, operational rule changes\, financial stability\, and organisational mindset. He highlights the need for ETCS to be approached as a long term\, continuous improvement process amidst broader digital transformation. The presentation concludes with targeted questions to spark discussion on the future of signalling and train control. \nPresenters\n \nVinoth Rajamani — Principal Signals Engineer\, KiwiRail\nVinoth is a Principal Signals Engineer at KiwiRail with more than 15 years of international signalling experience\, including six years working across New Zealand’s rail network. His expertise covers engineering management of signalling design and maintenance\, where he serves as a technical leader and strategic adviser on complex rail projects. Vinoth is an active IRSE member and holds the IRSE Advanced Diploma in Railway Control Engineering. \n  \n \nBogdan Godziejewski — President\, Institution of Railway Signal Engineering (IRSE)\nBogdan Godziejewski is an internationally recognised signalling and train control expert with over 40 years of experience across Europe\, North America\, and Australia. His work spans strategic advisory\, engineering\, planning\, innovation\, and oversight of ETCS and CBTC development. He has advised national authorities\, major transit organisations\, and the European Commission on signalling strategies\, safety\, interoperability\, migration\, and operational concepts. Since April 2025\, he has served as President of the IRSE.
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/irse-presidential-visit-2026/
LOCATION:Engineering New Zealand\, 40 Taranaki Street\, Wellington\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Events,National Events,New Zealand Events
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SUMMARY:EMC Management: How to Achieve Electromagnetic Compliance
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nOverview \nElectrification of railways brings its own unique problems due to the high amount of energy required to operate a modern electric train. When Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) unintentionally affects signalling systems and trackside equipment there can be detrimental consequences. The management of electrical energy is a strict requirement for safety in the rail corridor\, and the ARISO Standard Electromagnetic Compliance (EMC) Management (AS 7722) provides the framework to maintain electrical safety in this highly charged electrical environment. \nThis presentation will go through the impact that electrical systems can have on each other\, and how to achieve electromagnetic compliance in the rail corridor through the various stages of the project. A brief overview of the relevant standards and how they apply within the rail corridor will provide a basis for ensuring safety is achieved when all the processes\, procurement and construction activities have been performed with EMC taken into consideration. \nThis event will be delivered as a hybrid event. For those not available to join face to face\, please see below the teams link. \nTeams link  \nPlease note\, for those planning to attend face to face\, an RSVP is essential for catering and room capacity purposes \nLearning Outcomes \nBy attending this presentation\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand how electromagnetic energy can impact electrical systems to cause equipment to malfunction\nUnderstand the basic minimum requirements that a rail project must adhere to meet EMC Compliance Standards\nUnderstand the project stages where EMC compliance is fundamental to success\n\nBiography \nBradley Smith was born in Brisbane although lived in rural Queensland for ten years through his high school days. His engineering career began in Optus as a graduate engineer on the mobile phone 2G network and over a period of 20 years his final role in the company was as technical project manager introducing the new Nokia and Huawei features across 2G\, 3G and 4G across the Optus network. From 2020 to 2024 he joined UGL and was the Principal Telecommunications Engineer for the Cross River Rail Tunnel and Stations Development. It was on Cross River Rail project that he developed an interest in EMC\, as an extension of his radiofrequency knowledge and experience\, and how it applies to the rail industry. Bradley has recently been involved in the review of Standards for RISSB / ARISO to provide feedback for the rail industry topics such as Communications in the Rail Corridor and EMC Management\, amongst others. He is currently working on the digitalisation of trains with ETCS in Sydney and Brisbane. Bradley Smith is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia.
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/emc-management-how-to-achieve-electromagnetic-compliance/
LOCATION:BG&E\, Level 5\, 180 Ann St. Brisbane QLD 4000:\, 180 Ann St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Events,Queensland Events
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SUMMARY:Projected Climate Impacts on the Deterioration of Coastal Railway Bridges in New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:New Zealand’s coastal railway bridges are increasingly exposed to climate stressors due to climate change. This presentation links climate projections to material specific deterioration mechanisms and discuss how service life can reduce significantly\, creating earlier and more frequent maintenance interventions and tougher planning decisions for network reliability.\n\n\n📆 When: 14 April 2026\n🕛 Time: 12 – 1pm (NZT)\n\n💻 Online event\n🔗 Register here: https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event-template/?eventtemplate=4941-projected-climate-impacts-on-the-deterioration-of-&region=IPENZT\n\nPresenter: Adriano Mohr Bonatto\nCost: Free\n\nNew Zealand’s railway network includes over 1\,400 operational bridges\, many located in coastal or flood-prone regions. These structures are increasingly exposed to climate-related stressors such as rising temperatures\, salt-laden winds\, extreme rainfall\, and sea-level rise. These conditions accelerate material degradation – particularly steel corrosion\, concrete carbonation and chloride ingress\, and timber decay – posing a direct threat to structural integrity\, service life\, and operational reliability. This presentation examines how projected climate changes will affect the durability of coastal railway bridges\, drawing on material-specific degradation data\, climate projections\, and case studies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Bio:\nAdriano Mohr Bonatto is a Senior Bridge and Structures Engineer at KiwiRail. With 15 years of experience in railway infrastructure maintenance and renewal\, he specialises in bridge and structural engineering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBefore moving to New Zealand\, Adriano led Engineering\, Planning\, and Asset Management for Structures and Civil assets at Brazil’s largest railway operator\, overseeing maintenance and projects across a 12\,000 km network that includes more than 3\,000 bridges. As he departed Brazil\, a bridge was renamed in his honour in recognition of his contributions.
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/projected-climate-impacts-on-the-deterioration-of-coastal-railway-bridges-in-new-zealand/
CATEGORIES:New Zealand Events
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SUMMARY:Engineering 150 years of rail to Bathurst
DESCRIPTION:Join the RTSA ACT/NSW Chapter and the Engineering Historical Society in-person at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst for a presentation on the 150th anniversary of rail to Bathurst. \nOverview\nThe extension of rail to Bathurst 150 years ago marked a significant milestone in the development of New South Wales’ transport infrastructure and regional connectivity. Delivering rail up to and beyond the Blue Mountains required engineers of the late 19th century to overcome formidable geographic\, technical and logistical challenges using the tools\, materials and knowledge available at the time. This session examines the engineering decisions and constraints that shaped the original rail alignment and supporting infrastructure\, within the broader context of the NSW Government’s ambition to expand state-owned rail networks into western\, northern and southern regions. \nUsing the Great Western Railway to Bathurst line as a case study\, the presentation will explore how early engineers addressed terrain\, gradients\, river and creek crossings\, construction methods\, and operational limitations. It will also detail how successive upgrades over 150 years have improved alignment\, safety\, capacity and resilience\, reflecting advances in engineering practice\, standards and technology. By linking historical solutions to contemporary rail engineering challenges\, the session provides valuable insights into infrastructure planning\, lifecycle thinking and the long-term impacts of early design decisions on today’s rail networks. \n📆  5:00-6:30pm Wednesday 15th April 2026 \n🌏 In-person: Charles Sturt University\, Engineering Building 1305\, P7 Carpark\, Bathurst\, New South Wales \n🎫  Click here to register on the Engineers Australia website \nLearning outcomes\nIn this presentation\, you will: \n\nunderstand the historical context of rail expansion in NSW and its influence on regional development\nidentify key engineering challenges faced in rail construction during the 1870s and how they were addressed\nexamine major structural solutions\, including creek and river crossings\, and their evolution over time\napply lessons from 150 years of alignment improvements and upgrades to contemporary rail engineering and asset management practice\n\nProgram\nIn-person: \n\n4.30 pm AEDT: Registrations open\n5.00 pm AEDT: Presentation begins\n6.10 pm AEDT: Q&A session\n6.30 pm AEDT: Event ends\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nFrank Johnson MIEAust\nRetired\n\nFrank Johnson\, a civil engineer and member of Engineering Heritage Sydney\, has 50+ years experience in the NSW railway system in a wide variety of roles\, including track maintenance\, construction\, major projects and senior management. These took him right across the network and led to an ongoing passion for railway history and heritage\, including looking at the ways in which the system developed\, overcoming significant political and engineering challenges. Frank’s railway interest is not confined to the past\, for the current challenges and engineering issues are of equal interest and importance. In 2025\, Frank was one of the presenters for an Engineers Australia event commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the NSW Railways reaching Gunning on the Main South Line\, so his railway interest is indeed state wide.
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/engineering-150-years-of-rail-to-bathurst/
LOCATION:Charles Sturt University\, Engineering Building 1305\, Charles Sturt University\, Engineering Building 1305\, Bathurst\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Events,New South Wales and ACT Events
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SUMMARY:The Great Western Railway's world record holding battery train and the fast charge system
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us to learn about Great Western Railway’s entirely battery powered Class 230 battery electric multiple unit. The industry leading fast charge system enables automatic charging of the train batteries in as little as 3 minutes. Following a thorough testing programme\, this train has now entered passenger service. \nOn 19th/20th August 2025\, this unit travelled 200.5 miles on battery power which is a world record for the longest distance travelled by a battery train on a single charge. \nOur speaker will be Andrew Skinner\, Head of Engineering for Great Western Railway in the UK. Andrew is a Past Chair of the IMechE Railway division\, a Fellow of the IMechE and an IMechE Council Leadership Committee member. \nJoin us to hear the development story of the train\, the fast charge technology and the secrets behind the world record run. \nPlease RSVP below to gain access to the webinar link  \nAbout our speaker – Andrew Skinner \nAndrew joined British Rail from school as a sponsored undergraduate. He gained a BEng degree having studied Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University. \nAfter training in the heavy engineering workshops\, he became a member of the IMechE and a Chartered Engineer. Andrew’s first role was as a Technical Officer at Cardiff locomotive depot also deputising for Production Managers leading the maintenance teams. \nA promotion to Area Traction & Rolling Stock Engineer increased his responsibility for people and technical issues. He started a commercial interest having responsibility for the maintenance of steel wagons under contract which also opened his interest in the industrial railway history of South Wales and railfreight markets. \nFollowing a move to the West Midlands running locomotive and wagon depots; at rail privatisation Andrew moved back to Cardiff as the Depot Manager. To further his commercial skills\, he then became an Account Manager for the sales of infrastructure trains to Railtrack for track maintenance. \nHe took an opportunity as a Project Manager in Great Western Trains combing his skills. Initially managing an £18M upgrade to the High Speed Train fleet\, he has continued in various engineering roles including responsibility for four major depots and around 600 staff to his current role as Head of Engineering for the Great Western Railway. \nHis responsibilities have broadened over time and he now manages engineering technical & standards\, assurance\, data\, occupational safety\, an ISO certified management system and IT for one of the most diverse range of train fleets operating in the UK. \nAndrew’s involvement with IMechE began in the early 1990s as a committee member of the Railway Division South Western Centre. He went on to Chair the Centre and is currently the Treasurer. After becoming a Railway Division Board member\, Andrew went on to become Chair in 2023/24. He has also Chaired the Railway Engineers Forum\, remains an active professional mentor and is currently a member of the IMechE Council Leadership Committee.
URL:https://www.rtsa.com.au/events/the-great-western-railways-world-record-holding-battery-train-and-the-fast-charge-system/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Events,Victoria and Tasmania Events
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