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Paving the way for crucial investment — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 12:58 PM

Australia is to launch the biggest wave of infrastructure spending since the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric scheme, but the budget news for various sectors of the freight transport industry was mixed.

Final attempt to keep WA's grain on rail — by Rail Express — last modified May 27, 2009 11:51 AM

 

News in Brief – 13-19 May 2009 — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 11:18 AM

 

OPR welcomes $339 Federal commitment — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 11:20 AM

Oakajee Port and Rail (OPR) has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to allocate $339 million over the next four years towards the development of common user facilities at the deepwater port at Oakajee.

Work begins on Europe’s largest infrastructure project — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 11:26 AM

Crossrail, London’s first new major railway in a generation, reached a landmark moment on May 15th, when England’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Mayor of London Boris Johnson launched the first of nearly three hundred 18.5 metre tall steel piles that will form the basis of the first and largest Crossrail station to be constructed – Canary Wharf station.

ETS has a ‘long way to go’ — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 11:29 AM

The Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) director of policy Brett Hughes didn’t mince words when he presented a transport system perspective on the Federal Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) at the National Emissions Trading Conference held on May 7th and 8th.

Saudi Arabia gets world’s longest ETCS line — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 11:41 AM

International electronics and systems group, Thales, recently announced in a statement that it has signed its first main line rail contract in Saudi Arabia worth £340 million in cooperation with Saudi BinLaden Group (SBG).

Budget: Victoria receives largest portion of BAF funding — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 12:14 PM

 

ARTC releases early inland rail findings — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 12:17 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.

PN commences QLD coal haulage operations — by Rail Express — last modified May 20, 2009 12:17 PM

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.