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 […]
Nomination for the following 5 RTSA awards are open until Dec. 6: Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award Phd Thesis Award Masters Thesis Award Biennial Project Award Biennial Individual Award Railway […]
Nomination for the following 6 RTSA awards are open until Dec. 6: Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award Phd Thesis Award Masters Thesis Award Biennial Project Award Biennial Individual Award Railway […]
RTSA ANNUAL DINNER 2019 Location: State Reception Centre, Frasers Kings Park, Perth Date: Thursday 31 October 2019, 6.00pm-10.30pm Guest Speaker: Paul Larsen Arc Infrastructure Chief Executive Officer See flyer for […]
Most train control systems require a human driver to interpret real time information and respond to this information. The human driver controls the vehicle following the defined rules. Adherence to […]
Hi All. Thank you to everybody who made it to the presentation by Keith Ashington from Vitruvius. It was very interesting to hear about Reliability Centred Maintenance from somebody who […]
Normanton to Croydon Railway – The Track Ceremony The railway line Normanton to Croydon in North Queensland built in 1891 utilised a radical departure from established practice in the building […]
Hi All. Thank you to everybody who made it to the South Island Rail Projects Presentation that was held in Christchurch on Thursday. It was great to see so many […]
Engineers Australia and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations welcome you to Melbourne for the World Engineers Convention (WEC) 2019 – a coming together of some of the greatest engineering […]
Hi All. For anybody who could not make the presentation recently by Andrew McNaughton the is a recording available by following the link below: https://drive.google.com/open?id=13xjSbGKAnqiwnVbwB4OSQevT5eAImIWP It was a very interesting […]
Hi All. Thank you for those of you who came to the presentation by John Skilton and Brian McInnes on Building a Controlled Document Library. It was a very interesting […]
Oaklands Rail Crossing was designed and constructed by the Public Transport Projects Alliance which consists of McConnell Dowell, Arup, Mott MacDonald and the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). […]
Increasing population leading to road congestion is a driver for rail transportation investment in Australia. Regional passenger rail is one area that requires improvement in all states across Australia to […]
Joint RTSA and IRSE Technical Meeting “Demystifying Combined Services Routes and “Axle Counters within the MTM Network” Speakers: Alex McGrath – VicTrack Jim Warwick – Metro Trains Melbourne See flyer […]
The WA Chapter launched the RTSA Undergraduate Challenge 2019 at the University of Western Australia the week of August 5. A hugely popular activity of RTSA that promotes railway engineering […]
Hi All. Last week Bob Cook from KiwiRail presented on the history of the Kaimai Tunnel which covered the issues of construction and the various maintenance and repair works that […]
RTAA, supported by RTSA and IRSE, will be leading an industry sharing knowledge event “Four Corners” night in Melbourne where 4 esteemed speakers across industry who will share their knowledge […]
Hi All. Recently Trent Ludlow (KiwiRail) presented on his involvement in a project while working for BHP in Australia. The project was to run the World’s Longest and Heaviest Train […]
Site visit to Sydney Metro’s Operations and Maintenance Facility Sydney Metro North West opened earlier in May, operating as the first fully automated rapid transit system in Australia. The operational […]
