The handling of long heavy trains on track gradients is dependent on the performance of the brake and traction systems, and the train handling experience and route knowledge of the […]
Join us for our next online webinar, The symbiosis between Safety and Requirements Management on the City Rail Link project. The design team started Safety in Design workshops during definition […]
Join Inland Rail Project Manager, John Carr, for an overview of the once-in-a-generation Project, its relevance to Queensland and its engagement and impact on regional areas. Inland Rail is a […]
The Draft New Zealand Rail Plan has signalled a significant increase of financial investment in the rail sector and sets out high level proposals for a new planning and funding […]
The handling of long heavy trains on track gradients is dependent on the performance of the brake and traction systems, and the train handling experience and route knowledge of the […]
In the last 5 years, railway operators around the world have started to deploy new radio networks based on advanced radio mobile (LTE). Some of these implementations have followed the […]
The RTSA South Australia Chapter monthly newsletters for February 2020 and March 2020 are now available in the links below: RTSA_SA_Chapter_Newsletter_February_2020 FINAL RTSA_SA_Chapter_Newsletter_March_2020 FINAL
As a provider of rail services across a network that extends the length and breadth of New Zealand, KiwiRail has a significant physical and operational footprint. Social responsibility and environmental […]
Nomination for the following 3 RTSA awards are open until June 28 Annual Rail Scholarship Graduate Engineer Award Young Railway Engineer Award Please visit our awards page for more details.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the RTSA National Executive has decided to immediately halt any face-to-face meetings and our intention is to find opportunities to provide online delivery of […]
The RTSA, Engineers Australia and the CORE 2020 Organising Committee have been monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic for some time. Over the past week many countries, agencies and institutions have put […]
Planning and engineering for the Christmas Block of Line KiwiRail frequently make use of reduced freight tonnage and passenger counts to complete major works following Christmas, they call this their […]
Using The LCSIA Process To Improve Our Understanding And Better Manage Level Crossing Safety The New Zealand Government has adopted Visions Zero (crashes). While relatively rare, crashes between trains and […]
As operators look for higher productivity to prepare for growth and maintenance windows tighten, technology has become an essential part of ensuring the continued safe operation of the rail network. […]
Thank you to everybody who made it to the Digital Systems Presentation by Stephen Lemon in November 2019. Below you will find the presentation slides along with the paper that […]
Nomination for the following 3 RTSA awards are open until June 28 Annual Rail Scholarship Graduate Engineer Award Young Railway Engineer Award Please visit our awards page for more details. […]
Light rail is having a huge resurgence across the world, including in Australia. Melbourne has the world’s largest tram network, but what can we learn from these new systems? This […]
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 […]
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 […]
Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) 2020 Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering The Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering honours the contribution of Dr Stephen Marich to […]
Respecify: Writing better requirements Requirements authoring is a difficult and time-consuming task that requires the right combination of technical, commercial, risk management and writing skills. Most specifications are written free-form […]
The Metro Tunnel Project is a major Enhancement to Melbourne’s Rail Network, it is being procured through a number of separate procurement packages the largest of which is the Tunnels […]
The current NSW state government is committed to the delivery of fast and high-speed railways in the state, with the short to medium-term focus on upgrading and optimising existing routes […]
Come and join us to see firsthand the latest rail network operations control facility in Sydney! The NSW Government has invested in a state-of-the-art Rail Operations Centre (ROC) which will […]
The signalling system on the railway is often the restrictive factor in determining the frequency of trains that can safely run on the rail network. Recent advances in technology have […]
Categories and Criteria General criteria requirements that are to be met for Australasian Rail Industry Awards and are open to all Australian and New Zealand companies in the rail industry […]
As part of Round three of the Bridges Renewal Program, the Meyer Road bridge located in Lonsdale in South Australia has been selected for replacement and is set to be […]
Come and join us to see firsthand the latest rail network operations control facility in Sydney! The NSW Government has invested in a state-of-the-art Rail Operations Centre (ROC) which will […]
The RTSA’s biennial Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE) has firmly established itself in recent years as the premier technical event in the Australasian rail conference market, with a reputation for […]
The conference theme for 2020 is: ‘20/20 Vision for Rail’. Abstracts and papers will be reviewed by members of the AusRAIL Steering Committee which is compromised of the key members […]
The Australasian Rail Industry Awards are just around the corner, coming to you live and online. Save the date for an unmissable evening celebrating excellence and innovation from across the […]
The RTSA has awarded the 2019 Young Railway Engineer of the Year award to Mr Kyaw Lwin, CPEng. Kyaw has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree from the Curtin University […]
Engineers Australia AGM 2019 The 2019 Annual General Meeting of The Institution of Engineers Australia (Engineers Australia) will be held at our Brisbane Division office on 5 December 2015 at […]
RTSA NZ Chapter’s first ever simultaneous end of year function in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch! It’s been a big year for RTSA New Zealand so please join us to celebrate […]
China has embarked on an impressive programme of railway development in recent decades, including building 25000 km of high speed rail lines in the past 10 years to create the […]
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RTSA volunteer and RTSA Award Winner Esther Warren was recently featured in the Engineering Australia Create Digital. Esther previously was awarded the 2015 RTSA Young Railway Engineer Award and the […]
NOTE: Rescheduled to Nov. 29. Light rail projects are typically blends of rail, highway, civil engineering and urban regeneration work, conducted in a complex urban environment with multiple stakeholders. Although […]
The RTSA WA Chapter will be holding their 2019 Annual General Meeting on Thursday 14th November If you are interested in nominating for the 2020 RTSA WA committee please contact […]
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) invites members of RTSA to submit Paper Abstracts on subjects of interest to the railway engineering community to be considered for publication […]
Guest Speaker : Michael White, CEO, Shoal Group Topic :The Role of Systems Engineering in Transport – Why it matters Registration Link : Available soon via Engineers Australia Website Venue: Gilbert […]
Join the Railway Technical Society of Australasia as they celebrate with their annual Queensland rail industry learned society end of year networking event and lecture. Hear from Scott Riedel as […]
Often, multi-body dynamic simulation (MBDS) is used as a tool to examine the potential causes or likelihood of a derailment under known or expected operating conditions. From these investigations the […]
Digital Systems, the next phase of the Transport for NSW More Trains, More Services program, will transform Sydney’s rail network, using world class technology to create high capacity turn up […]
This year at Engineers Australia we are celebrating our Centenary. This is a celebration of the past, the present and the future. Nepean River is a major perennial river, located […]
The Bridge over the Clarence River Project in Grafton, NSW is nearing completion. The project comprises two complex bridge structures, namely: New Bridge over the Clarence River – a new […]
Queensland Rail aims to be Australia’s best performing railway, delivering safe, on time, customer-focused and efficient rail services. To achieve this, traction motor bearing failure is being investigated to determine […]
In the recent years, increase in the axle load is one of the key contributors in the freight rail transport throughput. However, accelerated deterioration in the track geometry parameters is […]
The RTSA announces a new award for 2020 – the Railway Professional of the Year Award. This award is offered to a person above the age of 35, employed in […]
