The future of Signalling in Australia/New Zealand

Date: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 - 4:30pm BST
Venue: Auditorium, 5 Endeavour Square and online via Microsoft Teams
Speakers: IRSE President - Steve Boshier

Flyer: Link to talk flyer, available to download as a pdf document.

Synopsis:

Steve will provide a presentation on "Major Rail Signalling Projects within Australia & NZ"

He will provide an overview of major projects occurring in Australia & New Zealand, covering Mining railways, metros, level crossings, tunnelling, suburban rail loops and systems, freight projects and the future needs.

(Please note : Meeting is planned to start at 16:30, an hour earlier than usual )

Speaker biography:

Steve Boshier is a career rail professional, having gained experience on both sides of the fence, having worked for government, private railways, consulting companies and contractors working on a range of freight and passenger networks.

Steve’s a Fellow of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). For IRSE he is their global President and an active supporter of the rail industry.

He has first-hand experience with Major Projects, Asset Management, Railway Signalling and the implementation of the “state of the art” rail systems into the industry throughout Australasia.

As a technical expert, a rail advocate and someone who is well respected in the industry, he is currently the Manager, Asset Integration & Completions for the Level Crossing Removal Project $30B program of work to remove 110 level crossings and other brownfield projects in Melbourne.