Railway Transportation Systems (RTS) Podcast

About Railway Transportation Systems (RTS) Podcast

The Railway Transportation Systems podcast features interviews with leaders in railway industry from Australia and around the world. Each guest will share their insights emphasising the railway technologies, the inspiration that led them to become one of the most successful railway entrepreneurs and various other discipline professionals. Let’s listen and learn together about various factors that are shaping our railways and about cutting-edge technological developments that are taking place in the industry. Published every fortnight, hosted by Rahiman Shaik, Railway Systems Specialist. Email: railwaytransportationsystems@gmail.com

Publisher

Rahiman

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2022

Latest episode

31 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Mar 2026

   Bridging Legacy and Modern Rail Systems: The Akshaya Malaviya Interview

   Send us Fan Mail “Modern railways don’t just run on tracks — they run on safe, integrated systems that think, respond, and evolve.” — Akshaya Malaviya We're thrilled to feature Akshaya Malaviya, one of Australia’s leading experts in signalling, train control, and rail systems engineering, on the 79th episode of the Railway Transportation Systems Podcast. With more than 30 years across Indian Railways, ARTC, Queensland Rail, Metro Trains Melbourne, UGL and Interface Rail Engineering, Aks...

2. 

   24 Feb 2026

   Engineering the Digital Railway: Leadership, Assurance and the Future of Rail Systems

   Send a text “The challenge of the modern railway about the technology; it’s all about the people and the seamless integration of the functionality that technology enables into a living, breathing operational network while maintaining absolute safety and assurance.” — Mark Smith We are thrilled to welcome Mark Smith (FIEAust CPEng Eng Exec), Project Lead at Australian Rail Industry Standards Organisation and former Executive Director at Transport for NSW, to our 78th episode of the Railway Tra...

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   16 Dec 2025

   Rail Forward, Beyond Visible: Radar-Powered Perception for Safer, Smarter Rail with NIART CEO Vicky Alman

   Send us a text “Rail safety shouldn’t depend on clear skies. It should depend on clear perception.” We’re thrilled to host Vicky Alman, CEO of NIART Systems, on the Railway Transportation Systems podcast. In this episode, we explore how NIART’s radar-powered perception platform, is redefining rail safety and reliability—delivering long-range obstacle detection (1200m+), all-visibility performance, and a practical pathway from driver assistance to autonomous operations. We also dig into lesson...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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