2025 RTSA SA Chapter Annual Dinner
Members are advised that RTSA’s SA Chapter Annual Dinner is to be held this year on Thursday 13 November 2025 at Adelaide Convention Centre – Gilbert Suite. For sponsorship details, […]
Bendigo Tramways (BT) Historic Tram Operation and Tram Collection
Overview Join the RTSA VIC/TAS Chapter in person for a site tour to the Bendigo Tramways (BT) Historic Tram Operation and Tram Collection. Bendigo Tramways is a living piece […]
The Collie Steel Mill
This presentation is being delivered by the Sustainable Engineering Society (SENG) in collaboration with the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA). They will cover the story of the Collie Steel […]
Avondale-Southdown The missing limb in the Auckland rail network
The Railway Technical Society of Australasia, New Zealand Chapter invite you to join this webinar presented by Gwyneth MacLeod discussing ‘Avondale-Southdown – the missing limb in the Auckland rail network’. […]
RTSA 2025 Undergraduate Challenge – expression of interest
In 2025, the Challenge will run over three nights in July. As well as networking with your fellow students and engineers working in rail, there will be cash and non-cash […]
RTSA supports Engineers Australia NSW Presidents Advocacy – High Speed Rail
On behalf of the RTSA, the RTSA National Executive Chair, Stratton Killis, is proud to have endorsed the Engineers Australia NSW Presidents Advocacy in support of the NSW High Speed […]
Homai Station Pedestrian Level Crossing Removal Webinar
Overview Join the RTSA New Zealand Chapter online for a webinar on the successful delivery of the Homai Project and the innovative approaches undertaken around the design, planning and construction […]
Upgrading The Heysen Boulevard Level Crossing At Mount Barker
Overview Join the RTSA SA Chapter in person for an insightful lecture with the on upgrading the Heysen Boulevard level crossing at Mount Barker. Late last year the Heysen Boulevard […]
National Event: Learning and development is the mission webinar
Overview Join the RTSA ACT/NSW Chapter online for an insightful lecture with the UK Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Rail Division Chair on the critical role of Learning and Development, […]
Women in engineering and technical colleges: connecting for success
Overview This event will provide attendees with an informal networking opportunity. It is an avenue to create a community for Women in Engineering and Advocates across EA Technical Colleges, including […]
Women in engineering and technical colleges: connecting for success
Overview This event will provide attendees with an informal networking opportunity. It is an avenue to create a community for Women in Engineering and Advocates across EA Technical Colleges, including […]
RTSA early careers award categories open for nominations!
We have multiple early careers RTSA awards open for nominations at the moment, please see below for information on each of the open awards – each of these awards are […]
National Event: Learning and development is the mission webinar
Overview Join the RTSA ACT/NSW Chapter online for an insightful lecture with the UK Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Rail Division Chair on the critical role of Learning and Development, […]
RTSA 2024 summary video
RTSA 2024 video
RTSA Chapter Committee Members EOI – open until 13th December 2024!
RTSA Chapter Committee Member Expressions of Interest are open until 13th December 2024! Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are now open for Committee Member positions for the following RTSA Chapter Committees: […]
RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter Event: Visualising embodied carbon with a carbon twin – hybrid event
The RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter is pleased to announce our next technical presentation, Visualising embodied carbon with a carbon twin, will be held on Wednesday 11th December from 6:00 pm – 7:00 […]
SA Chapter Annual Dinner Thursday 28th November 2024
Tickets are on sale for the RTSA’s SA Chapter Annual Dinner to be held this year on the 28th November at Adelaide Convention Centre – Gilbert Suite – act fast, […]
CORE2025 – dates announced and abstract submissions open!
Kia Ora! We warmly invite you to join us in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand), for the Conference on Railway Excellence 2025 (CORE 2025), themed Kaitiaki – Guarding the Future, […]
NSW/ACT Chapter Event: Is Australia ready for autonomous trams and last mile freight?
Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter online for a webinar on autonomous trams and last mile freight at 12:00-1:00pm on the 8th October. Overview Advances in autonomous transportation products, research […]
WA Chapter Event: Thornlie Cockburn link Kenwick tunnel site visit
Overview Get an exclusive glimpse into the transformative Thornlie-Cockburn Link infrastructure project in Perth, Western Australia, designed to create the city’s first east-west cross-line connection. This project will connect the […]
NZ Chapter Event: RTSA NZ Chapter 2024 mid-year multi city hybrid event
The Railway Technical Society of Australasia – New Zealand Chapter invites you to join them for their mid-year get together, in-person (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington) and online. This year includes presentation […]
RTSA Queensland Chapter Annual Dinner and Trivia Extravaganza 2024
Overview This event is one of the premier occasions on the Queensland Rail Industry’s calendar and provides an excellent opportunity for networking across all sectors and disciplines. After record […]
How can virtual coupling change the future of railways
Overview Recent developments in rail signalling technology have led to the advanced concept of Virtual Coupling. Trains are envisaged to exchange real-time information with each other via a Vehicle-to-Vehicle […]
RTAA & RTSA Combined Technical Event – Quality vs Quantity by Steven Johnson – General Manager, Operations East, Brimble
Come along to the RTAA & RTSA Combined Technical Event on Thursday, 18 July where we will be joined by Steven Johnson from Brimble for an insightful discussion, along with some networking while […]
RTSA QLD Chapter Event: How can Virtual Coupling Change the Future of Railways
Join the RTSA QLD Chapter with Dr. Egidio Quaglietta for a webinar on his frontier insights on the topic “How can Virtual Coupling Change the Future of Railways.” 🔗 Click […]
WA Chapter Annual Dinner 7th November 2024
Tickets are on sale for the RTSA’s WA Chapter Annual Dinner to be held this year on the 7th November at Fraser’s Kings Park – act fast, don’t miss out […]
RTSA SA Chapter Event: Preparing for the Floods: An ARTC Experience
Overview The Trans-Australian railway line was built over 100 years ago and while it has been upgraded in part it was not built to modern design, which is now being […]
RTSA SA Chapter Event: Design and Installation of PORR Precast Panels for the Melbourne Tunnel Project
Overview The RTSA and PWI welcomes all members and non-members to a presentation by Rob Schweiger on the design and installation of precast concrete track panels for the Melbourne Tunnel […]
NZ Chapter Event: Electric Shunt Vehicles Webinar
Overview Railway Technical Society of Australasia invite you to join this webinar presented by Chrissy Farago discussing ‘Electric Shunt Vehicles’. Chrissy will share the innovation, opportunities and challenges around procuring the […]
RTSA ACT/NSW Chapter: Parramatta Light Rail (PLR) Site Visit
The RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter would like to thank CAF and Great River City Light Rail for providing a tour of the Parramatta Light Rail Stabling and Maintenance Facility last week. […]
NSW/ACT Chapter Event: Canberra Light Rail Stage 2 – Technical Update
Overview The ACT/NSW chapter of the Railway Technical Society of Australasia in collaboration with the Transport Australia Society and the Australian Railway Association are convening an in-person presentation at Engineers […]
NZ Chapter Event: The PACE Project Overview
The RTSA NZ Chapter invite you to join this webinar discussing ‘The PACE Project’ which involved a major upgrade of Plimmerton Station north of Wellington. Speakers, Peter Coles and Simon […]
Digital automation – signal sighting
Overview This presentation examines the evolution of rail signal sighting, a process that has traditionally been fraught with challenges, through the lens of digital technology. We explore how digital […]
Leveraging electro-pneumatic turnouts on a brownfield rail corridor at a large scale
Overview In recent years, Queensland Rail (QR) has upgraded parts of its Inner-City network to allow for electro-pneumatic turnout operation. The largest concentration of existing electro-pneumatic operated points is […]
An introduction to turnouts – lunch and learn
Overview Join EA for a lunch and learn session designed specifically for rail transport professionals, where they’ll dive into the world of turnouts. Discover everything from design to manufacturing […]
Utilising New Switch Grinding Technology to improve Rail Life in zero inclined infrastructure, a maintainer’s perspective
Please join us for a technical presentation on Switch Grinding Technology by Mark White, Business Development Manager for Speno Rail Maintenance Australia. Utilising New Switch Grinding Technology to improve Rail […]
RTSA NZ Chapter – Draft GPS for Land Transport 2024 – RTSA Submission
The RTSA New Zealand Chapter has recently submitted its views on the draft NZ Government Policy Statement on transport. Our submission was done in conjunction with both Engineering New Zealand […]
RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter call for committee nominations 2024-25
The Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) ACT/NSW Chapter is calling for nominations for Committee Members for the 2024/25 term (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025). Committee positions are […]
RTSA: The Future of Digital Railways – Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS)
The RTSA and EA are delighted to host a one-of-kind sneak peek into the future of communications in the railways. This hybrid event (in-person and online) will be presented by […]
NSW/ACT Chapter Event: Parramatta Light Rail Depot site tour
Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter for a site tour of the Parramatta Light Rail Depot on Friday 3rd May 2024. More event information and registration details coming soon – […]
WA Chapter Event: Rail industry sundowner
Join the RTSA WA Chapter for their rail industry sundowner from 5:00pm on Friday 15th March at the Rooftop Bar, Art Gallery of WA. This informal event will be a […]
NSW/ACT Chapter Event: Interoperability challenges facing the Australian rail network
Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter for their first event of the year for a webinar on the interoperability challenges facing the Australian rail network, online at 12:00-1:00pm AEDT, 27th February […]
NZ Chapter Event: Hillside Workshops redevelopment site visit and BBQ
Join the RTSA NZ Chapter as we kick off 2024’s events with a presentation on the redevelopment of the historic Hillside workshops followed by a tour of the site and […]
Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE) 2025
Kia Ora! We warmly invite you to join us in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand), for the Conference on Railway Excellence 2025 (CORE 2025), themed Kaitiaki – Guarding the Future, […]
NZ Young Rail Professionals Forum (hosted by RTSA NZ Chapter)
The RTSA invites all young professionals to attend the NZ Young Rail Professionals Forum on Wednesday evening (Nov. 29). This event in run in conjunction with the NZ Rail Conference […]
RTSA NZ Chapter call for committee nominations
Dear Members, The RTSA New Zealand Branch are calling for nominations for several vacancies on our committee for 2024. To apply to become a committee member you need to be […]
NZ Chapter Event: Year end event
Join the RTSA NZ Chapter for their end of year event – New Train Control Centre & KiwiRail Engineering Team at 5:30-7:30 pm Tuesday 12th December in person in Auckland, […]
SA/NT Chapter Event: South Australia 2023 Annual Dinner
Each year, an invited speaker will provide a talk on a theme, and this year, it will be Chris May presenting on the topic of ‘Rail projects: A snapshot of […]
WA Chapter Annual Dinner 2023
The RTSA WA Chapter recently held it’s Annual Dinner, a highlight for the WA Rail Industry with over 300 attendees as we celebrated our 25th year. Thanks to our Chapter […]
NSW/ACT Chapter Event: Engineering the operation of modern railways
Join the RTSA NSW/ACT Chapter and the IMechE for the IMechE Chairman’s Address on the topic of Engineering the operation of modern railways online at 7-8pm on Tuesday 5th December. […]