Yesterday @IRT_Monash welcomed the Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, Senator @ayrestim for a tour of its internationally-recognised track and vehicle research centre. IRT is assisting the Government on developing the National Rail Manufacturing Plan. ow.ly/qYeV50MF4fs

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Monash University

@MonashUni

Jan 31

Yesterday

@IRT_Monash

welcomed the Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, Senator

@ayrestim

for a tour of its internationally-recognised track and vehicle research centre. IRT is assisting the Government on developing the National Rail Manufacturing Plan.

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Monash University helping to inform the National Rail Manufacturing Pl

Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

Sep 4, 2022

12th International #Conference on #Contact #Mechanics and #Wear of Wheel-Rail Systems #CM2022 starts today #MCEC #Melbourne #Australia proudly hosted by

Congratulations to

on 50 years of railway research excellence. The institute's researchers, industry partners and special guests, including Deputy Premier

@JacintaAllanMP

, came together to mark the occasion with a celebratory dinner last night.

monash.edu

Railway research leader marks 50th anniversary

celebrates 50 years of excellence in #railway #innovation. Beginning at

@bhp

in 1972, and then from

@MonashUni

@monashengineers

since 2000, Monash IRT has constantly delivered high quality applied #research solutions to #railway problems.

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Monash IRT - 50 Years of Railway Innovation

Monash Institute of Railway Technology celebrates 50 years of cutting edge railway research in 2022. Here industry partners and key stakeholders discuss the ...

Prof. Ravi Ratharan from

@IRT_Monash

@MonashUni

is delivering a presentation on the innovative technology which is used to improve benchmark railway operations. #Railways #AUS #tech #VICMP2022

A project to convert #KerbsideWaste into #TramStopPlatforms is being researched by

@MonashUni

’s

@IRT_Monash

in partnership with

@yarratrams

, #IntegratedRecycling and #AdvancedCircularPolymers buff.ly/3mF876K

Congratulations to

's Nithurshan Nadarajah for receiving the Emerging Rail Specialist Award at the

@AustRail

Awards for his digital modelling software that better predicts how rollingstock responds to potential stressors 👏

railexpress.com.au

Awards recognise innovative rail industry achievements - Rail Express

The rail industry has celebrated the 13 winners of the Australasian Rail Industry Awards in a virtual ceremony livestreamed …

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Monash Art, Design and Architecture

@monashada

Nov 1, 2021

New tram platforms from old trash plastics: We’ve got an innovative new use for Melbourne’s kerbside waste – thanks to a $300k grant from

@SustainVic

and

@MonashUni

researchers including

and

: monash.edu/mada/news/2021

The Revolutionary Tram Stop Platform Project that Utilises Kerbside Waste

@IRT_Monash

@monashengineers

@archanddesign

architectureanddesign.com.au

The Revolutionary Tram Stop Platform Project that Utilises Kerbside Waste | Architecture & Design

The Recycling Victoria Research and Development fund has awarded $300,000 to a project that will utilise recycled plastics from kerbside waste that will be used to construct innovative modular tram...

Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

Oct 13, 2021

Thanks to Sustainability Victoria Recycling Victoria Research and Development Fund.

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Ben Vivekanandan

@BenVivekanandan

Oct 13, 2021

Our kerbside rubbish to be recycled to make Melbourne's tram stops. Outstanding #innovation from ⁦@MonashUni⁩ ⁦@IRT_Monash⁩ with our industry partners. abc.net.au/news/2021-10-1

Congrats to

on their award of $300K to develop modular parts for tram stop platforms made of reinforced #recycledplastic, in partnership with

@yarratrams

, Integrated Recycling and Advanced Circular Polymer. #recycling

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Australian Manufacturing

@AustralianM

Oct 8, 2021

Victorian Government announces 2.1m in grants for projects developing new uses for recycled materials. @LilyDAmbrosioMP @MonashUni @Swinburne | bit.ly/3ajOnyE

Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

Apr 4, 2021

Commonwealth Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction& Environmental Management

, visited

recently to learn more about developments in #recycled #composite #railway sleepers that will deliver huge benefits to #circulareconomy.

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Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

Jun 22, 2020

This is an important project for Victoria. We are delighted the responsibility is given to Minister Jacinta Allan. Some of the technological advancements should be implemented in this project to improve operational efficiency.

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Jacinta Allan

@JacintaAllanMP

Jun 22, 2020

Proud to be sworn in as the Minister for Suburban Rail Loop. Victoria’s biggest ever project which will change the way we move around forever - creating 10,000s jobs during construction and more jobs and services in Melbourne’s suburbs. #springst

have developed Instrumented Revenue Vehicle (IRV) Technology that's already helping local and global railway industries ensure safer operations, reduce maintenance costs and extend asset life. Read more in #MonashLens #Wallan

lens.monash.edu

Wallan train derailment highlights importance of railway safety - Monash Lens

Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) has developed technology to help railway industries in Australia and globally to ensure safer operations, reducing maintenance costs and extending asset...

Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

Feb 10, 2020

This is a great news and a good opportunity to build on the excellent network created by Monash Indonesia Representative Office.

@IRT_Monash

keen to support this initiative with ever growing railway interests in Indonesia. twitter.com/GardmarM/statu

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Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

Jan 17, 2020

Happy Birthday #IRT! 20 yrs ago today the

@IRT_Monash

was established when a small team moved from

@bhp

’s MRL to

@monashengineers

@MonashUni

. Since then the #railway team has grown in numbers, stature and scope to become the premier track & vehicle #research centre in Australia.

Congratulations to Ravi and the team at the #MonashUni Institute of Railway Technology. 20 years of great work throughout #Victoria , nationally and internationally

is delighted to participate in 12th World Congress on #Railway #Research (WCRR) and

@uic

APRA meeting. It is impressive to see the transport modal shift Tokyo has achieved-less cars are on the road through effective #transport #planning using railway as its backbone.

Monash IRT Retweeted

Sustainability Victoria

@SustainVic

Oct 31, 2019

Here's what it took to research, develop & manufacture Victoria's new railway sleepers made from recycled plastic 🚆 The sleepers meet all Australian standards & can also be recycled at the end of their use! Dig deeper in our special feature.

@RTSA_Info

@metrotrains

@IRT_Monash

sustainability.vic.gov.au

How recycled plastic is being used to make railway sleepers

“This project is real, it is happening, we are on track to meet our commitments.” -

We’re delighted to welcome

@DanielAndrewsMP

to our Clayton campus today, where he’s announcing the delivery of a world-class mass transit solution to support the growth of the region and provide better access to the campus.

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Sustainability Victoria

@SustainVic

Jun 24, 2019

The first recycled plastic railway sleepers have been installed at Richmond Station by

@MetroTrains

& are expected to last up to 50 years (3 times longer than timber sleepers). The trial is thanks to work by

@MonashUni

& Integrated Recycling with funding provided by

@SustainVic

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Lots of interest in Joshua Chevin's (Monash Institute of Railway Technology) presentation on the implementation of unmanned autonomous systems for railway inspections at #TIC19. #rail #railsafety #innovation #technology #conference

New drone technology developed by #monashengineers at

@IRT_Monash

will facilitate safer and more efficient railway track inspections, especially in regional and remote areas of Australia. Read more in

papers outlining #drones & #AR #research and their applications in #railway #maintenance have received best paper awards (out of 130 papers) at the International Heavy Haul Conference in Norway participated by 500 delegates from 37 countries

Message on the occasion of #WorldEnvironmentDay by Sh. Anurag Sachan, MD DFCCIL, one of the largest infrastructure projects undertaken by the Ministry of Railways. #BeatAirPollution

[Asia #rail Event]JP Loubinoux, UIC DG signed an #MoU with

@MonashUni

@IRT_Monash

witnessed by the Australian Ambassador to the Philippines

@AusAmbPH

to consolidate #cooperation between the 2 organisations during the Australian Trade & Investment commission with

@ADB_HQ

#research

Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

May 21, 2019

Café Talk Hadirkan Direktur IRT Monash jakartamrt.co.id/2018/05/14/caf

[Asia #rail Event] Interesting session during the Innovation forum chaired by

@fbedelUIC

dealing with the implementation of #BIM (building information model), #Predictive maintenance, #trackdata analytics & challenges, application of #BigData in railway operation

@IRT_Monash

At the

today

Chief of Operations Engineering presented the value of

@MonashUni

@monashengineers

@IRT_Monash

instrumented revenue vehicle SPIRT with maintenance and operation improvements. Over 1,600 attended this event today.

A successful seminar on Trends and Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Rail Industry facilitated by

@Austrade

in Bangkok. The seminar presenters

and

also signed a MoU to jointly advance railway engineering in Thailand and ASEAN #Rail #ASEAN

A pleasure to represent

@LilyDAmbrosioMP

to announce $200k to support further work by Integrated Recycling Pty Ltd & the Monash Uni Institute of Railway Technology to manufacture railway sleepers composed 85% of recycled material!

@MonashUni

#recycling #railwaysleepers

Monash IRT

@IRT_Monash

Oct 29, 2018

Steve Dimopoulos MP announced

@SustainVic

’s Research, Development Grant to

@MonashUni

@monashengineers

@IRT_Monash

for further development of Integrated Recycling’s Duratrack Composite Recycled Plastic Railway Sleepers. #sustainable #Recycle #railway #Monash

Could the Monash Precinct become a second CBD? A new report says the idea of additional rail stations to the University and business park would be an economic boon, helping us shape the city we want and change the future. Read more: mona.sh/zRtM30m2trC #CHANGEIT

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The Institute of Railway Technology's is running 3 events this week, including the Wheel-Rail Interface course with 50 participants from 18 industry partners, Derailment Investigation, plus the Stephen Marich Annual Lecture in Railway Engineering. Welcome to all participants!