Knowledge
Technical Papers
The IRSE Australasian Section ensures that information is readily accessible to members. For some years Bob Taaffe has been collecting and scanning the papers presented at Technical Meetings from 1947 to now. Members have access to these papers and can download the full papers.
IRSE News
IRSE News is sent to all members almost every month. It contains technical articles, advance copies of the technical papers read in London and interesting news about members. Australasian Section news is included in most issues.
The full set of IRSE News from Issue 1 to 130 has been scanned and is available from the Australasian Section on DVD. Please contact the secretary if you want a copy.
Recent issues of the IRSE News may be available to members on this web site. The contents list for most issues are available on the IRSE UK website.
IRSE Library
IRSE members are able to use the IET library facilities at Savoy Place in London. The library covers all aspects of electrical and electronics engineering, including telecommunications, signalling and control engineering. Over 3,000 books are added to stock annually and the Library currently subscribes to over 1,100 periodical titles. Most IRSE titles are kept in the library.
International Technical Committee
The International Technical Committee (ITC) is an international "think tank" of IRSE members who consider and write about developments in the rail systems engineering.
The ITC has around twenty members, drawn from countries throughout the world. The Australasian member is Peter Symons.
ITC reports are generally about current developments and have a relatively short "shelf life". The earlier printed reports are available for purchase from the IRSE UK (only) but the more recent reports may be made available to IRSE Australasia members through this site.
Reference Material
A wealth of information will be collected in this section over time. We welcome your contributions on topics that interest you.
Links
Links to web sites of interest to rail systems engineers. They include regulators, accident investigators, railway organisations and sources of technical information.
IRSE Green Books
The IRSE Green Books are available for download by IRSE members.