Technical-Networking Meetings

PWI NSW holds five Technical-Networking Meetings per year to provide members with a technical focus, enhance knowledge sharing and encourage regular networking amongst members.

Technical Meeting Sponsors for 2019 are:

11th March 2021	-	Vossloh
22nd April 2021	-	Middleton Group
10th June 2021 - Joint IRSE	-	Arch Artifex
12th August 2021 - AGM	-	WSP (TBC)
11th November 2021	-	SIMEC (TBC)

Next Technical-Networking Meeting
Thursday 11th March 2021 @ 5-6pm

Venue: Online on Microsoft Teams

Proudly sponsored by Vossloh

Vossloh is a technologically leading group in the field of rail infrastructure. We provide our customers around the world with integrated railway solutions. As a rail infrastructure company, we produce tried-and-tested key components and modules. To this end, we are a single-source provider of integrated solutions and services that cover the entire rail lifecycle

The March technical meeting is proudly sponsored by Vossloh who will present on the PORR slab track system, including a case study of the Doha Metro project and an overview of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project.

Slab track, or ballastless track, is the proven railway solution for high reliability and low maintenance tack. It is the “go-to” solution for metros, high speed rail and wherever reduced maintenance is required, especially in constrained parts of the track, such tunnels and bridges.

PORR slab track system (Slab Track Austria) was developed as a collaboration between construction company PORR and Austrian Railway Company (OBB) in the 1980s. Since then it has become recognised as a world class system both in terms of constructability and maintainability.

PORR were recently awarded the major railway project HS2 in the UK.The new high speed line will initially run from London to the West Midlands with plans to extend further to Manchester and Leeds. Vossloh regularly cooperates with PORR on slab track projects and supplied the rail fastening systems on the new Doha Metro railway, Qatar. This greenfield project with 165km slab track is already in operation ahead of schedule for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Vossloh is a railway infrastructure company well established in Australia. Vossloh has recently been awarded supply contracts for the Inland Rail project for supply of special track work (turnouts) and concrete sleepers, via subsidiary Austrak. Vosslch are also a world leader in slab track with experience supplying specialist railfastenings and precast solutions to a range of local projects including; Gold Coast Light Rail, Caufield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal project (11 km elevated track), ARTC ballastless track renewals at Branxton NSW, and Sydney Metro.

In late 2020 Vossloh and PORR were awarded the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project for design and supply of the trackform. This project is progressing quickly with final design stages now being completed and track installation planned to start late 2021. Vossloh are the local representatives of the PORR slab track system in Australia and will be presenting a case study of the Doha Metro project plus share an overview of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project.

Previous Technical-Networking Meeting was held on Thursday 26th November 2020
Venue: Online on Microsoft Teams

Proudly sponsored by Sydney Metro

Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project, with one driverless line in operation and three others in delivery.
Come along to hear an update from Tim Parker on the program and the innovations being worked on right now.