New video-based analytics software set to improve safety at level crossings
Gaining reliable intelligence into safety at level crossings used to take 3-5 years. With the new TrafxSAFE Rail software, that ...
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Taking rail construction to the next level
Engineering company Laing O’Rourke is addressing the challenge of climate change by embracing new products and processes.
Award-winning engineer changing tracks
Andrew Matthews, MIEAust, CPEng, NPER, RPEQ, never planned to become a rail engineer. But now, after a 40-year career in ...
On track for sleeper integration
Timber railway sleepers may be highly sought-after in garden landscapes, but in railway infrastructure they are less than ideal.
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 ...
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 ...
