http://www.railexpress.com.au daily 1 2009-09-24T10:43:46Z http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2011/december/december-21st-2011/other-top-stories/new-study-to-assess-regional-benefits-of-high-speed-rail The Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) launch of a study that will examine the economic and social benefits of high speed rail for regional Australia is a major boost in strengthening the case for an East Coast high speed rail network. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2011-12-21T01:17:24Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2011/december/december-21st-2011/other-top-stories-1/rail-safety-new-export-option-for-australia Australia’s high level of rail safety standards and operational knowledge could further open the doors to the industry’s expansion into the Asian markets, writes Francis Dwornik*. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2011-12-20T23:48:54Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2011/december/december-21st-2011/other-top-stories-1/artc-signs-new-rail-access-deal-with-peabody Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has entered into a new contract with a key coal producer for mine to port access to the Hunter Valley rail network. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2011-12-20T23:59:27Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-25th-2012/top-stories/defining-innovation Innovation is an interesting term in the Australian rail industry that needs a clear definition and careful scrutiny in the context of the local market, writes Francis Dwornik*. No publisher Rail Express Rail 2012-01-25T00:18:13Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-25th-2012/other-top-stories/mt-isa-townsville-freight-line-gets-go-ahead The Queensland Government says it is is ready to work with industry to "make happen" a new rail connecting the Port of Townsville with the North Coast and Mount Isa lines to ensure that one of Australia’s most significant supply chain routes does not become a bottleneck. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-25T00:26:33Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-25th-2012/other-top-stories/ara-wins-work-program-reforms As chairman of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), QR National chief executive Lance Hockridge provides insight into the wins, work program and reforms being delivered by the ARA on behalf of the Australian rail industry. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-25T00:27:26Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-25th-2012/other-top-stories/qr-national-electrical-project-powers-ahead QR National has commissioned the first of four new electrical feeder stations in the Blackwater coal system as part of the largest electrical upgrade on the Central Queensland Coal Network in three decades. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-25T00:31:07Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/top-stories/planning-for-the-task-ahead A report released by the Victorian Grain Logistics Taskforce sees an ongoing role for rail in the movement of the state’s export grain harvest, but a number of factors are preventing rail from realising its full potential in moving a greater share of the harvest to the export terminals in Melbourne, Geelong and Portland. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-17T22:46:09Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/top-stories/derailments-lessons-learnt What is the nature and significance of derailments across Australia and how are investigations into derailments progressing? Laurie Wilson, Manager, Infrastructure & Engineering, Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB), spoke with Tina Karas, conference producer, Informa Australia. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-18T04:57:01Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/other-top-stories/victoria-announces-successful-bidders-for-regional-rail-link The Victorian Government has awarded contracts worth more than $1.6bn for Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project – the Regional Rail Link. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-18T01:34:24Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/other-top-stories/last-chance-to-register-for-china-hong-kong-rail-mission Rail supplier advocate Bruce Griffiths is leading a rail mission to China and Hong Kong from 5-16 March 2012 to identify the opportunities for Australian rail suppliers in these significant markets. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-17T22:57:42Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/other-top-stories/railcorp-awards-train-maintenance-contract New South Wales passenger operator RailCorp has awarded a $1.4bn contract to a joint venture between UGL Limited and Unipart Rail to manage its heavy maintenance and logistics for 1050 cars in its electric train fleet. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-17T23:04:53Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/other-top-stories/john-holland-commences-operation-of-nsw-country-regional-network At exactly one minute past midnight on Sunday, John Holland Rail became the first accredited private rail transport operator of a government owned heavy rail network in New South Wales as it officially commenced operations as the new manager of the NSW regional rail network. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-18T01:35:30Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/other-top-stories/news-in-brief-2013-11-18-january-2012 No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-18T03:16:10Z News Item http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2012/january/january-18th-2012/201coakajee-will-be-built201d-barnett The Western Australian Government is determined to see through the $5.4bn Oakajee port and rail project despite the project’s joint venture, Oakajee Port and Rail (OPR) losing its exclusive development rights as of December 31 last year. No publisher Rail Express Weekly Top Stories Rail 2012-01-17T22:29:41Z News Item