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The RAIL TRACK ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA (known as the RTAA) is a voluntary, not-for-profit organisation that seeks to draw together railway owners, contractors, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, academics, research and development personnel, regulators and individuals involved in the rail industry of Australia with special emphasis on Railway Track infrastructure.
Membership is invited from individuals, corporations, government bodies, tertiary education institutions, rail suppliers, manufacturers and service providers.
The RTAA has an active and vibrant Management Committee that meets on a regular basis. We offer opportunities to participate at our RTAA AGM held in November/December each year. The Management Committee Meetings are held at least at approximately four - monthly intervals and present a forum for discussion on industry matters as well as RTAA business with sub-committees being formed to expedite matters which are of benefit to on impact upon our Association and its Members.
We also welcome members to our Sydney and Regional Informal Breakfast Meetings which are partly sponsored by the RTAA and provides an opportunity for social networking amongst members and their guests in a more casual atmosphere. Meetings are held in various centres around the country to invite more involvement from members beyond Sydney and to provide more value for their members. So far, breakfast meetings have been held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth with distinguished guest speakers invited to highlight some current aspect of rail track-related matter.
The primary focus of the RTAA today is the highly successful biennial RAIL INDUSTRY FIELD DAYS held in conjunction with RailCorp. The Field Days is a huge display of RailCorp's and the industry's rail infrastructure, construction and maintenance equipment, assembled at an outdoor exhibition to showcase their products and services. These Field Days utilize the large siding configurations within RailCorps Clyde Railway Yard (Up Side) as their display venue.
The Field Days demonstrate the latest technology to whet the enthusiasm of younger technicians, tradespeople and graduate engineers entering the railway industry for the first time as well as to providing a meeting place for major players in the railway industry.
Our last Field Day held in October 2007 attracted close to 2,000 visitors with an even larger event planned for October 2009.
FIELD DAY 2006
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OBJECTIVES OF THE RTAA
To bring together specialists concerned with the design, construction, fabrication, operation and maintenance of railway track.
To foster collaboration between railways, suppliers of track componentry and equipment, and those providing services in the fields of design, consultancy or contracting.
To seek the participation of government and semi-government departments and bodies, universities and other institutions and research facilities with a view to encouraging the optimisation of railway operations especially in relation to railway track performance and economics.
To initiate sponsorship and/or co-operate with others in research development and evaluation of railway track and its components.
To sponsor the development or realistic standards in respect of the track, its components and the practices employed in construction, operation and maintenance.
To conduct meetings for the purpose of bringing together entities interested in railway track and its associated disciplines amongst others of traffic and communications and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information thereon.
To disseminate information to and to seek technical and other data from members and other interested entities concerning the progress of research and new developments and to provide assistance in the evaluation of performance and economics of railway track and components.
To provide for the effective management operation and development of the Association.
WHY JOIN THIS LONG-ESTABLISHED AND PROMINENT RAIL ASSOCIATION?
INVOLVEMENT in regular exchanges with significant numbers of Corporate Members, Associate Corporate Members and Personal Members who are major players in the Australian railway industry.
OPPORTUNITY to have a voice in decision making by becoming actively being involved in the RTAA Management Committee.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARDS have been presented TO SIX members honouring their contribution to the RTAA. Our Life Members are Founding Members Dennis Dobson, Laurie Mills and John Moss and more recently, Dave Hassall and Bill Killinger were honoured with their Awards.
INVITATION to our Informal Breakfasts in Sydney and regional centres.
PARTICIPATION in our highly regarded Rail Industry Field Days as exhibitor, sponsor or visitor. There is no admission charge to this successful event which also includes a show bag, free lunch and hot coffee.
ATTENDANCE at the AusRAIL PLUS and Aus RAIL Conferences with RTAA Technical Paper Stream being presented on all days.
FREE ATTENDANCE at the RTAA table at the AusRAIL Yellow Tie and Gala Dinners for 10 people.
FOUR FREE PASSES to AusRAIL Conferences for winners of the Graduate Engineer Awards.
THE FRANK FRANKLYN AWARD
The Frank Franklyn Inaugural RTAA Young Rail Track Specialist Achievement Award was awarded to Adam Morris in 2008. The prize includes travel and costs to attend the International Heavy Haul Conference in Shanghai in June 2009, worth up to $10,000. This award will be granted annually to a worthy entrant. (See Award above)
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