Celebrating one year of RSA joining SYSTRA

It’s been one year since SYSTRA acquired Rail Systems Australia (RSA), a respected leader in engineering, signalling and telecommunications in the rail sector. This marked a pivotal milestone in our journey to expand our expertise and elevate our services in the Australian rail industry.

“A year on from our acquisition of RSA, I’m proud of how this strategic move has strengthened SYSTRA ANZ’s position as the systems integrator of choice in the transportation sector. By combining RSA’s local expertise with SYSTRA’s global capabilities, we’re now delivering truly integrated rail solutions that consider all essential elements of a railway throughout its entire lifecycle.

Our enhanced systems integration approach brings together interdisciplinary expertise across systems, operations, maintenance, and end-user requirements from the very start of a project. This comprehensive perspective ensures we deliver integrated solutions that meet our clients’ specifications for quality, cost, and schedule while creating infrastructure that serves communities for generations.

The acquisition has proven transformative, enabling us to secure significant systems integration contracts and positioning us to lead Australia’s rail technology evolution, from ETCS to FRMCS and future digital innovations. Together, we’re building the connected infrastructure networks that will shape Australia’s transport future.”

Alana Newbrook, CEO, SYSTRA ANZ

Key Achievements:

Expanded technical capability: The RSA acquisition has strengthened our systems integration expertise, particularly in telecommunications and signaling design, positioning us as the partner of choice for Australia’s most complex rail programs.
Strategic project wins: Our enhanced capabilities have seen us continue to provide the highest quality of service and reliability, maintaining the Sydney Trains Digital Train Radio network. We have also won new projects in Western Australia supporting our head contractor partners and positioned ourselves on major ETCS programs and future railway mobile communications initiatives both locally and abroad.
Streamlined project delivery: By combining RSA’s local systems knowledge with SYSTRA’s global engineering excellence, we’ve delivered exceptional results on METRONET, More Trains More Services, and Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal projects.
Market diversification: We’ve successfully expanded beyond traditional rail into emerging sectors including telecommunications networks for mining clients and digital systems for critical infrastructure.
Operational integration: The integration has been completed efficiently, with approximately 80% of integration milestones achieved in just 10 months, creating a cohesive team ready to tackle Australia’s transportation challenges.

“The acquisition of RSA by SYSTRA has allowed us to leverage the incredible international expertise of SYSTRA to provide locally based teams to our clients for the integration of complex communications and signalling solutions. The digitization of rail in Australia is gaining momentum and we are excited to be working with our clients on this transition.”

Tom Warner, EGM Systems, SYSTRA (former Managing Director, Rail Systems Australia)

The Future is Bright—Here’s What’s Next:

One year down, and we’re just getting started. The past year has been one of growth, innovation, and strengthened partnerships. As we celebrate this milestone, we remain committed to delivering exceptional value to our clients and leading the way in transforming rail across Australia.

As we step into year two, we’re primed to take on the next big thing. With enhanced capabilities and a wider reach, we’re ready to tackle even larger projects, lead the way in emerging technologies, and push the limits of rail innovation.