Event Speakers

Dianne Banks
Head of Engineering – Civil and Structures Systems​
Yarra TramsDianne Banks, Head of Engineering, Civil & Structural Systems, Yarra Trams.  She is the State Chair for PWI Victoria, and PWI Fellow. Dianne is the technical authority and subject matter expert, sitting on many ARISO / RIBBS development groups. She is experienced in roads, heavy rail and light rail and a strong advocate for a systems approach, integrating the interface of roads and rail to improve passenger, rail safety and accessibility to the light rail network to deliver a unified system.

Presentation Title:

Light Rail in Australia

Seth Ravindran
Track and Civil Maintenance Engineer, Great River City Light Rail
Seth Ravindran is a Track and Civil Maintenance Engineer specialising in light rail track and civil systems. He focuses on safe, efficient maintenance practices that support the performance and reliability of modern light rail networks.

Presentation Title:

LighEvolution of Light Rail ina mixed environmentt Rail in Australia

Samuel Palmer
Director, Rail Assets
Sam manages technical assurance with Transport Canberra Light Rail for the Canberra Metro Public Private Partnership. His work covers asset management, performance monitoring and technical interface management including roads and IT systems.

Presentation Title:

Interoperability withina multi-modal corridor

Stuart Sutherland
Managing Director, Lycopodium Infrastructure
Stuart, Managing Director of Lycopodium Infrastructure, brings almost 30 years’ experience managing major rail networks and has a strong passion for light rail in urban settings. His leadership provides deep insight into network performance, stakeholder needs, and regulatory compliance.

Presentation Title:

The adaption ofexisting infrastructurefor Light Rail

Railway Engineering Community of Knowledge

The PWI Lunch and Learn sessions were launched in 2024, building a community for industry experts to share their knowledge on Rail Infrastructure Engineering and a great Continuous Professional Development(CPD) opportunity for all. These sessions are now known as the Railway Engineering Community of Knowledge (RECK)

The topics can cover technical research, project delivery or novel technology; the first ever event covered the delivery of a major rail infrastructure project with the subsequent session on the technical intricacies of turnouts.

The key difference to other PWI chapter events is this event spans all states and wider, looking to connect like-minded professionals from different rail infrastructure managers for the benefit of the rail industry as a whole; with internationally delivered presentations also planned.

This is achieved by holding the events on line via Microsoft Teams, typically once a month.

For any queries relating to RECK sessions please contact us on lunchandlearn@pwinsw.org.au