Queensland Rail Industry Christmas Conversation
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 […]
RTSA – Vic/Tas Chapter Event – Multi Body Dynamic Simulation of Post Derailment Behaviour
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 […]
RTSA NSW Event – Transport for NSW Digital Systems Program
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 […]
NSW Event – 100 Years of Nepean River Bridges
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 […]
NSW Event – Innovative Design and Construction for new Grafton Bridge Structures
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 […]
RTSA – Qld Chapter Seminar: Multiple Unit Traction Motor Bearing Failure Analysis
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 […]
RTSA WA Event – Rail alignment re-baselining: a way to improve track maintenance effectiveness
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 […]
RTSA announces a new award for 2020 – Railway Professional of the Year Award
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 […]
Nominations for 6 RTSA Awards are open until Dec. 6
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 Deadline for 6 different 2020 RTSA Awards
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 WA Chapter – Annual Dinner
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 […]
RTSA WA Event – Artificial Intelligence for Digital Train Control
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 […]
RTSA NZ Introduction to Reliability Centred Maintenance Presentation
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 […]
RTSA – Qld Chapter Event – Normanton to Croydon Railway – EA’s Heritage Recognition Program
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 […]
RTSA NZ South Island Rail Projects Presentation
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 […]
World Engineers Convention (WEC) 2019
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 […]
RTSA NZ Recording of The Geography of Time by Andrew McNaughton
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 […]
RTSA NZ KiwiRail Planning and Engineering Presentation
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 […]
SA Event – Structures on the Oaklands Rail Crossing Project
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). […]
RTSA NSW Event – Technical Presentation – Alstom’s ETCS Solution for Low Density Networks
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 […]
RTSA Vic/Tas Chapter / IRSE Joint Technical Meeting – “Demystifying Combined Services Routes and “Axle Counters within the MTM Network”
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 […]
RTSA – WA Chapter – Registration Deadline for the Annual RTSA Undergraduate Challenge 2019 for Vic/Tas
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 […]
RTSA NZ Presentation by Bob Cook on the Kaimai Tunnel
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 […]
Vic Event – Four Corners Q&A Night: Changes & Continuous Improvements in the Rail Industry
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 […]
RTSA NZ Presentation World’s Longest and Heaviest Train by Trent Ludlow
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 […]
RTSA NSW Event – Site visit to Sydney Metro’s Operations and Maintenance Facility
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 […]
RTSA NZ Chapter Cleaning the Otira Tunnel Presentation by Neil Mason
Recently Neil Mason from Vitruvius presented on a large project that he helped drive, there was some international interest in the project which was Cleaning the Otira Tunnel so he […]
RTSA NZ Engineering New Zealand Technical Interest Group Launch
The RTSA in New Zealand recently held well attended events in Auckland and Wellington to celebrate the chapter becoming an Technical Group of Engineering New Zealand. A new RTSA New […]
RTSA – NZ Chapter Event and Webinar – How faster rail changes the economic & social landscape
The RTSA New Zealand and the Engineering New Zealand Auckland Branch invite you to a presentation from Professor Andrew McNaughton, Strategic Advisor to the UK High Speed 2 Rail project […]
NSW Event – Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro, together with our tunnelling Contractor, will provide more information and details on Australia’s biggest public transport project and the largest urban rail infrastructure investment in the nation’s history. […]
SA Event – Annual IRSE/PWI/RTSA Local Joint Meeting
Please consider attending the annual SA joint event with IRSE and PWI at Fedoras at the Hilton Mile End. There will be two interesting lectures as follows: 6:00pm Meeting Opening […]
RTSA – NZ Chapter Event and Webinar – Cleaning the Otira Tunnel
Cleaning the Otira Tunnel The RTSA NZ invite you to an encore of the above presentation in Wellington on Wednesday 31 July, which will also be available to view as a live […]
RTSA – NZ Chapter – July 2019 Presentation – Operating the World’s Longest and Heaviest Train
Operating the World’s longest & heaviest train On behalf of RTSA NZ we’d like to invite you to the above presentation. In Australia’s Pilbara region trains convey processed iron ore […]
CORE2021 CONFERENCE OF RAILWAY EXCELLENCE – “Collaborating to Master Complexity”
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 […]
RTSA – Queensland Chapter Annual Meeting (AGM) and Trivia Extravaganza
Following the success of previous year’s Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA), Queensland Chapter AGM Dinner and Trivia Extravaganza, we anticipate we will once again fill our venue, the Brisbane […]
RTSA – Qld Chapter Event – PPPs vs D&Cs – A Case Study: Inland Rail
PPPs vs D&Cs – A Case Study: Inland Rail At this panel event, jointly hosted by RTSA, EA’s Civil College and EA’s College of Leadership and Management , experts will […]
NSW Event – Gannons Road Bridge Replacement Design in a Complex Rail Environment
The Gannon’s Road railway bridge replacement at Caringbah is a multi-disciplinary project which has involved complex engineering design and construction in a rail environment. The project is an initiative by […]
RTSA – Vic/Tas Chapter – Registration Deadline for the Annual RTSA Undergraduate Challenge 2019 for Vic/Tas
Win Summer Vacation Work Opportunities With large rail projects on the horizon in every major city, demand for engineers in the railway industry has never been stronger. Rail engineering companies […]
RTSA – Vic/Tas Chapter – August 2019 Presentation – Management of Internal Rail Defects
Subject : Management of Internal Rail Defects Date and Time: Thursday 15 August 2019, 6:00pm Venue: Engineers Australia – Level 31, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne Speaker: Mark Bradshaw, Track and […]
Study Tour on Railway Engineering to United States
The RTSA is proud to present for your consideration the Study Tour on Railway Engineering (STORE) 2019 to the USA in September/October 2019 including attendance at the AREMA 2019 conference in […]
Rail Projects Victoria – Challenges and Major Projects Update
Overview Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) is responsible for delivering major rail projects in Victoria. Originally formed in 2015 as the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority responsible for delivering the Metro Tunnel […]
RTSA New Zealand Re-Launch – Wellington Event
From 1 July the RTSA New Zealand Chapter becomes part of Engineering New Zealand! Join us to celebrate and learn how the RTSA is you professional home in rail as […]
RTSA New Zealand Re-Launch – Auckland Event
From 1 July the RTSA New Zealand Chapter becomes part of Engineering New Zealand! Join us to celebrate and learn how the RTSA is you professional home in rail as […]
Insight into Rollingstock Engineering Course, Sydney 2019
The ARA and RTSA are providing a one day course – Insight into Rollingstock Engineering – in Sydney on October 15 Description This one-day introductory course will provide an insight […]
Insight into Track Engineering Course, Sydney 2019
The ARA and RTSA are providing a one day course – Insight into Track Engineering – in Sydney on September 11 Description This one-day course will provide an insight to […]
RTSA – Vic/Tas Chapter – July 2019 Presentation – Yarra Trams: Rolling Stock Additional Works Project
Subject : Yarra Trams: Rolling Stock Additional Works Project Date and Time: Monday 22 July 2019, 5:30pm Venue: Engineers Australia – Level 21, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne Speaker: Paul Larcher, […]
RTSA strengthens ties with Engineering NZ
RTSA strengthens ties with Engineering New Zealand by becoming a technical group. Here is the formal announcement by Engineering New Zealand.. RTSA New Zealand Chapter Chair Simon Wood says the […]
CORE2020 Call for Abstracts
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 […]
RTSA – SA Chapter – July 2019 Presentation – Tackling Railway Trespass and Suicide
Subject : Tackling Railway Trespass and Suicide Date and Time: Thursday 4 July 2019, 5:45pm Venue: Engineers Australia – Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide Speaker: Anjum Naweed, Associate […]
RTSA NZ: Innovations in Rail Stress Management and Aluminothermic Welding
You are invited to the attached RTSA presentation “Innovations in Rail Stress Management & Aluminothermic Welding” This event is being held in Wellington, video conference to Auckland and Christchurch on […]