How a naval engineer found a new purpose on rails
As an engineer who developed her talents on a naval vessel, working on a major city’s transport network took some ...
Tag: railway
Smart technology is recycling energy in Melbourne’s rail network
It takes just milliseconds to capture latent energy in a railway line and transfer it back into the grid. Global ...
Rubber railway: disrupting a 200-year-old sector
A University of Technology Sydney (UTS) rail research project not only achieves its sustainability goals, it has been scientifically tested ...
This 100-year-old rail line could connect Canberra to the coast
How do you design a railway to safely deliver a freight train down an impossibly steep slope? For a recent ...
Diploma plugs the skills gap in rail track engineering
The new Diploma of Engineering Infrastructure (Rail) is transforming the rail industry by providing an accessible, holistic qualification for engineers ...
One company is recycling plastic waste into railway sleepers
Converting plastic and polystyrene into durable railway sleepers could help reduce waste – and show how vital engineers will be ...
The 120-year journey to build Australia’s Adelaide-to-Darwin railway
Australia would approach the task of building The Ghan, an almost 3000 km rail line stretching through the nation’s centre, ...
How Tom Moore found his dream engineering career working in rail
A big investment by the UK in transport infrastructure came along just in time to tempt Tom Moore into the ...
Melbourne transport strategy sees more shared spaces, more public transport and fewer cars
A new strategy imagines what Australia’s second-most populous city will look like in 10 years through the lens of transport ...
From country to city: How can better connectivity help people enjoy the best of both?
What should Australia’s transport networks look like in 30 or 50 years? There is no crystal ball to give us ...
