Monash IRT supports next step for High-Speed Rail
Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) welcomes the announcement from Infrastructure Australia on the Newcastle to Sydney High Speed Rail project, giving it approval to proceed to design and development stage.
Professor Ravi Ravitharan, Director of Monash IRT agrees with Transport Minister Catherine King who recently stated “High Speed Rail will be nation-shaping for Australia.” He says "This project is not just about faster trains - it’s about building the capability, data and technical expertise to ensure the network performs at a global standard.”
IRT has been actively supporting the advancements in rail across the world for over 50 years, with over 170 industry partners completing over seven hundred projects since 2000 when the Institute was relocated from BHP Laboratories to Monash University.
The Institute’s 70+ rail engineering research specialists have supported rail development in heavy haul and in mass transit rail systems across the world. Of note and of relevance to the High-Speed Rail project in Australia, is their continuing partnership with Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation Limited (Mass Transit Railways), and previously Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation.
IRT’s partnership with MTR Hong Kong has been over 35 years where they continue to provide advanced technologies to ensure safety, efficiency, and sustainability to their railway networks. We are proud to continue to deliver technologies that enable MTR to maintain a 99.96% record of on-time punctuality.
IRT is the premier railway research institute in Australia. Their specialist railway research engineers are delivering translational research that provide solutions to our industry partners across diverse operating environments both in Australia and globally.
As one example, they have been supporting the heavy haul rail operators in Australia through the delivery of new innovative technologies for 53 years, to become the benchmark as global leaders in freight movement, carrying higher axle loads than any other rail networks across the world.
IRT is well placed to support the design, development and maintenance phase of the High-Speed Rail project.
Read an article about the High-Speed Rail project in Rail Express here.
