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RISSB sets healthy pace for railway standards despite criticism — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 24, 2009 08:00 AM

Since it was established in mid 2007, the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) has been setting a healthy pace in its development of common sets of standards, codes of practice, and rules and guidelines for the Australian rail industry. However the RISSB has recently received criticism regarding its ‘lack of product’ and ‘pace of development’ of Australian railway standards.

Tasmanian budget leaves rail future uncertain — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 16, 2009 10:38 AM

Roads were the big winner in Tasmanian budget announcements on June 11th, with no allocation to resolve the stand-off between the State Government and Pacific National Tasmania (PNT)

New model of freight distribution for Melbourne — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 17, 2009 10:30 AM

With freight in Victoria forecast to double by 2030 and containerised freight through the Port of Melbourne set to quadruple by 2035, Victoria is Australia’s manufacturing powerhouse. According to VicTrack’s chief executive Bob McDonald there is a lot at stake economically for Victoria and the nation if a more efficient freight network in Victoria is not built.

News in Brief – 10-16 June 2009 — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 17, 2009 11:13 AM

 

New super department to control NSW transport — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 16, 2009 10:53 AM

The New South Wales Government is to create a single department to manage its transport and infrastructure strategy, encompassing ports, rail and road.

Doubling public transport’s market share worldwide by 2025: UITP — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 16, 2009 11:00 AM

‘Public transport: making the right mobility choices’ was the theme of the 58th International Association of Public Transport’s (UITP) World Congress and Exhibition, held on June 7th-11th in Vienna.

Queensland 'must think smart' on freight — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 16, 2009 11:02 AM

Infrastructure spending alone will fail to handle south-east Queensland port and airport linked freight growth, regional representative body Australia TradeCoast (ATC) said on June 10th.

Careers conference addresses rail industry’s labour shortages — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 15, 2009 04:39 PM

The rail industry is facing serious skills shortages in the near future at both ends of the employment spectrum. Less graduates and school leavers are choosing rail based careers and up to 40 per cent of the current rail workforce is expected to leave or retire in the next five years.

Export infrastructure suffering from ‘cancer of neglect’: MCA — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 15, 2009 04:39 PM

The findings of the first ever audit of Australia’s critical minerals export chain suggest that Australia’s export infrastructure has suffered a “cancer of neglect” and is in a “critical state” of inadequacy, according to the Minerals Council of Australia’s (MCA) executive officer Mitchell Hooke.

North West Iron Ore Alliance urges action on rail access — by Rail Express — last modified Jun 10, 2009 10:09 AM

The North West Iron Ore Alliance (NWIOA) believes the proposal by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to merge their iron ore operations in Western Australia should result in additional capacity on railway lines for third parties.