Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, Australasian Section

IRSE provides professional development, resources and events for railway signal engineers working in Australasia.

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Protecting the safety of all those who travel and work on railway systems in Australasia.

The IRSE is the professional institution for all those engaged in or associated with railway signalling and telecommunications, train control, traffic management and allied professions.

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Upcoming events

Jun 17 2026

Victoria Younger Members Meeting


June 17 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Level 15, 80 Collins St
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia

Special Session for Younger Members This session provides an opportunity to meet the IRSE Global President and discuss topics relevant to those learning about rail signalling, train control, telecommunications and rail systems. The session will also include a Back to Basics training component. Attendees are welcome to continue on to the Victoria Local Technical Meeting…

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Jun 17 2026

Victoria Local Technical Meeting


June 17 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Lower Plaza, 1 Macarthur St
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia

AI and Machine Learning: Why People Still Matter This in-person presentation aligns with the current Presidential theme, Human Factors in the Age of Automation. The presentation will explore the critical role of human factors alongside advancing AI and machine learning technologies, and why people remain essential despite increasing automation. This will be a valuable opportunity…

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Jun 18 2026

Western Australia Local Technical Meeting


June 18 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
300 Murray Street
Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia

Face to Face Event Presentation 1: ‘Functional Safety techniques recently introduced in other transport industries and the applicability to railway signalling’ Presenter: Derek Hughes AMIRSE FSP | RioTinto The growing complexity of modern, digitally integrated rail systems is outpacing traditional fail safe and SIL based safety methods. This research explores emerging techniques to strengthen hazard…

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Jun 23 2026

New South Wales Local Technical Meeting


June 23 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
37 Reservoir Street
Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010 Australia

IRSE Presidential Lecture | ETCS: Human Factors and AI Presenter Colin Zhu FIRSE, Principal Commissioning Manager, Hitachi Rail   Join us for the IRSE’s third Presidential Lecture in the series “Human Factors in the Age of Automation”. A presentation of a practical, real-world case study of human factors analysis using artificial intelligence agents and automated…

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The most recent event

Queensland Local Technical Meeting

June 9 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Queensland Rail, Upper Ground Floor, 295 Ann St
Brisbane, Queensland 4000 Australia

AI and Machine Learning: Why the People Still Matter
This in-person event features a presentation aligned with the Presidential theme: Human factors in the age of automation. It will explore the critical role of human factors alongside advancing AI and machine learning technologies, emphasizing why people remain essential despite increasing automation.

Register today and join the IRSE Global President

Presenter: Roderick Muttram FIRSE | IRSE President

18:30 onwards: Networking and Refreshments

Further details and registration can be found here.

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