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Asciano in dark over share spike — by Rail Express — last modified May 12, 2009 03:04 PM

Asciano had no explanation for the 26 per cent rise in its share price on May 8th and reiterated that it was too early to say how its "monetisation" process was going, the ports and rail firm told Australian Securities Exchange on May 11th.

ARTC releases early inland rail findings — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 12:18 PM

It could cost up to $3.6 billion to complete the most expensive of a number of links needed to build the proposed inland rail line between Melbourne and Brisbane, a federally-funded study has found.

News in Brief - 6-12 May 2009 — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 11:01 AM

 

Emissions delay buys rail more time — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 12:19 PM

The Federal Government’s recent back down on its emissions trading scheme would buy the rail industry more time to push for a “better” scheme, Australasian Railway Association (ARA) chief executive Bryan Nye said.

PN commences QLD coal haulage operations — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 11:07 AM

Historically, Queensland Rail (QR) has been the only rail operator to haul coal in Queensland. Further demonstration that this situation is changing came on May 5th with Asciano, operating as Pacific National (PN), announcing that it had secured a long-term, take or pay contract with Macarthur Coal for the haulage of coal exports by rail in Queensland.

Strong commercial imperatives drive future of NZ rail – Part Two — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 11:11 AM

Rail Express newswire reported last week on the Government’s plans for the future of rail in New Zealand, as presented by New Zealand’s minister of transport Steven Joyce at the New Zealand Rail 2009 conference on April 30th. Here is the final part of this report.

WA grain freight transport network risks closure without funding: WAFF — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 12:05 PM

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFF) has backed WestNet Rail and Co-operative Bulk Handling in their recent campaign that calls for the Western Australian (WA) and Federal Governments to join industry in investing $400 million to upgrade the State’s grain freight transport network.

New reports reveal state infrastructure spending — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 08:29 AM

On April 28th, Engineers Australia released a series of Engineering Construction reports that analysed the real infrastructure spending per head of population for each State and Territory using Australian Bureau of Statistics data on engineering construction. The reports provide a sound historical perspective on new infrastructure activity across regions and how they compare to Australia as a whole.

Incitec Pivot beats Mother Nature to continue fertiliser production — by Rail Express — last modified May 14, 2009 10:33 AM

The workforce at Incitec Pivot Limited’s fertiliser plant in North West Queensland didn’t allow weather events of cyclonic proportions from stopping production and saving the company tens of millions of dollars.

Strong commercial imperatives drive future of NZ rail – Part One — by Rail Express — last modified May 13, 2009 12:24 PM

The Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) New Zealand Rail 2009, held on April 30th in Wellington included a Ministerial Address by Steven Joyce, New Zealand’s Minister of Transport, who outlined the Government’s plans for the future of rail in New Zealand.