Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, Australasian Section
IRSE provides professional development, resources and events for railway signal engineers working in Australasia.
IRSE Australasian Section
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.
Why join the IRSE?
Upcoming events
New South Wales Local Technical Meeting
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…
Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE) 2026
Details for this conference can be found here: https://eecw.eventsair.com/core-2026
Rail Industry Awards 2026
Details for this event can be found here: https://ara.net.au/events/rail-industry-awards/
The most recent event
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 identification and safety assurance, complementing established signalling practices.
Presentation 2: ‘National Train Control Strategy – What is the view from WA and Perth?’
Presenter: Dr. Frank Heibel | Doc Frank Rail Services
From a Western Australian viewpoint on the National Train Control Strategy for NNI; driven by the National Rail Action Plan – sets the direction for a consistent and interoperable future for rail signalling.
Presentation 3: ‘Project success – NEWest Metronet YRE & TCL’
Presenter: Antonyraj Piramanayagam | DT Infrastructure
Key Challenges and Learned lessons from two recent successful projects
Thornlie-Cockburn Link (TCL) and Yanchep Rail Extension (YRE).
07:00 pm onwards: Networking and Refreshments
Further details and registration can be found here.