A new report will provide the rail industry with recommendations to ensure that research leads to a thriving technology and innovation culture within the rail industry.
The Australasian Railway Association
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Community engagement key to rail project success
The successful delivery of the $150 billion rail infrastructure pipeline is at risk if community engagement best practices are adhered to, a new report from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA)
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Western Sydney Airport Metro line to begin construction this year
An extra $3.5 billion will be invested by the NSW and federal governments for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line, with construction to commence before the end of 2020, announced Prime Minister
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Upgrades begin to allow more freight on Northland Line
Major works on New Zealand’s Northland Line have begun to enable more freight to be carried by train and faster passenger services.
The $204.5 million worth of works include replacing bridges, improving
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SA releases roadmap for safe COVID-19 travel
The South Australian government has released a public transport roadmap to get passengers back on trains, trams, and buses safely.
The plan draws on the Australian Health Protection Principle Committee
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Working groups to address skills, standards to improve safety, productivity
Three working groups have been formed to improve the productivity and safety of the rail industry, and address key issue facing the sector.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport
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RFP begun for new, rail-enabled Interislander ferries
KiwiRail has released a request for proposal (RFP) for new Interislander ferries with 300 per cent greater capacity for freight rail wagons.
The announcement is the next step in the process of replacing
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Curfew suspensions for freight should be permanent: ALC
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has called upon state and territory governments to make temporary curfew suspensions permanent.
The curfews were lifted in the early days of the coronavirus (COVID-19)
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ATO on regional passenger trains trial to go ahead in 2021
A world-first test of automatic train operation (ATO) on a regional train line has received a prestigious award from the German government.
The German Federal Ministry of Economics awarded Alstom with
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Queensland gov prioritising local contractors on Cross River Rail
Over 400 local businesses have benefited from Cross River Rail so far, with 90 per cent of contracts going to Queensland-based businesses.
Minister for State Development and Minister for Cross River Rail
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