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daily12009-02-15T23:56:33ZNews in Brief http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/other-top-stories/news-in-brief McConnell Dowell acquires Macmahon Rail Plant Assets; AECOM engineers take double in Australasian Rail Awards; Queensland livestock line made permanent.No publisherOliver ProbertWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:20:06ZNews ItemAurizon partners with GE, SolveIT for new system http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/other-top-stories/aurizon-partners-with-ge-solveit-for-new-system Aurizon has teamed up with General Electric and SolveIT Software for its new rail network planning system.No publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:17:16ZNews ItemNapthine announces $100m Frankston upgrade http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/other-top-stories/napthine-announces-100m-frankston-upgrade Victorian premier Denis Napthine announced in the recent Victorian state budget a $100 million in upgrades and maintenance work on the Frankston passenger line.No publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:15:20ZNews ItemSCOTI agrees to National Land Freight Strategy http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/other-top-stories/scoti-agrees-to-national-land-freight-strategy The federal government’s Standing Council on Transport and Infrastructure (SCOTI) has agreed to the National Land Freight Strategy.No publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:14:00ZNews ItemHunter Valley Network shut down for maintenance http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/other-top-stories/hunter-valley-network-shut-down-for-maintenance One of Australia’s busiest rail networks has shut down for four days to commission new track infrastructure and finalise major upgrade works, the Australian Rail Track Corporation says.No publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:13:50ZNews ItemRail before road, Greens demand http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/top-stories/rail-before-road-greens-demand Federal member for Melbourne and deputy leader of the Greens Party Adam Bandt has threatened to introduce legislation to block funding for Melbourne’s East-West road tunnel if the Melbourne Metro is not funded first.No publisherOliver ProbertWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:09:52ZNews ItemAurizon in talks to sell network stake http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/top-stories/aurizon-in-talks-to-sell-network-stake Aurizon is in talks with potential investors regarding the sale of a minority interest in its Queensland coal network.No publisherOliver ProbertWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:09:40ZNews ItemUrban rail tabbed in budget http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-15-2013/urban-rail-tabbed-in-budget Melbourne Metro rail’s $9 billion tunnel project will be one-third funded by the federal government if Labor wins at the upcoming federal election, as announced in yesterday’s Federal Budget.No publisherOliver ProbertWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-15T03:02:55ZNews ItemNews in Brief http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-8-2013/other-top-stories/news-in-brief Frankston line to get $100m upgrade; Member for Hunter seeks Scone overpass; Vic government commissions Mildura-Menindee studyNo publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-08T03:28:17ZNews ItemBelgium train crash leaves one dead http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-8-2013/other-top-stories/belgium-train-crash-leaves-one-dead At least one person has died, and as many as 100 are injured, following the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in Belgium around 2am Saturday, GMT.No publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-08T03:26:35ZNews ItemTrack-laying underway in Freo rail-sink project http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-8-2013/other-top-stories/track-laying-underway-in-freo-rail-sink-project Western Australian transport minister Troy Buswell says work on the Perth City Link project has entered a new phase, with track-laying now under way in the $360 million Fremantle Line tunnel.No publisherOliver ProbertWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-08T03:26:25ZNews Item3 Vic level crossings gone for $350m http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-8-2013/other-top-stories/3-vic-level-crossings-gone-for-350m Three of Victoria’s most notorious level crossings are to be removed.No publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-08T03:25:16ZNews ItemCommission: Open Brisbane rail to competition http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-8-2013/top-stories/commission-open-brisbane-rail-to-competition A report by the Independent Commission of Audit has recommended Queensland’s city passenger rail services and network infrastructure be opened up to contestability.No publisherRail ExpressWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-08T03:21:20ZNews ItemAsciano pushes PN Coal spending to 2014 http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-8-2013/top-stories/asciano-pushes-pn-coal-spending-to-2014 Pacific National Coal owner Asciano has announced spending cuts worth up to $225 million, citing “tougher economic conditions” as the reason for new capital constraints.No publisherOliver ProbertWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-08T03:19:00ZNews ItemTwo shortlisted for NWRL operations http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2013/may-2013/may-8-2013/two-shortlisted-for-nwrl-operations Two groups, Northwest Rapid Transit and TransForm have been shortlisted for Sydney’s North West Rail Link operations contract, following an extended Expressions of Interest phase conducted by the NSW government.No publisherOliver ProbertWeekly Top StoriesRail2013-05-08T17:23:57ZNews Item