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
Australasian Technical Meeting and AGM
The 2026 IRSE Australasian Technical Meeting and AGM will be held in Sydney on 10th to 12th April. More details are available here. Theme Legacy to Digital: the Signalling Transformation The Legacy to Digital: the Signalling Transformation theme is aimed at both current developments in our industry whilst also acknowledging the fundamentals of signalling and…
International Convention 2026 Helsinki
The 2026 International Convention will be based in the historic city of Helsinki in Finland. The convention features a varied programme of presentations and technical visits to witness the latest developments in the field of signalling and control systems. We will be based in central Helsinki and there will be an accompanying guest programme for…
The most recent event
Successes and challenges in the implementation of ETCS in Europe
Discover the status of ETCS deployment across Europe. This presentation analyses the underlying causes of the varied progress, and benchmarks different European implementations—both trackside and onboard—examining their present status and the plans for the coming years. As part of the wider digital transformation of the railway sector, ETCS implementation will increasingly become a continuous improvement process. Organisations will need to adapt accordingly and remain open to future innovations.
Register today and join the IRSE Global President and Mott MacDonald Fellow, Bogdan Godziejewski, as he shares his European benchmarking of ETCS deployment, future developments, and key challenges
Presenter: Bogdan Godziejewski FIRSE | IRSE President
18:30 onwards: Networking and Refreshments
Further details and registration can be found here.