Two years after the Kaikoura earthquake suspended its operations, New Zealand’s Coastal Pacific scenic train services will start up again on the Main North Line from the beginning of December this year.
Landslides
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Shepparton and Seymour line maintenance to improve services
Major maintenance work will begin on the Seymour and Shepparton lines in August as part of an effort to improve service reliability.
The $10 million in works will include track, signalling and other structural
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Excavation works begin for Oaklands rail crossing removal
The effort to build a rail underpass and enable grade separation at the Oaklands rail crossing on Adelaide’s Seaford Line is now well underway, with the beginning of major excavation works in the area.
Located
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Nominations open for new Inland Rail consultative committee
A committee managing community consultation for the Kagaru to Acacia Ridge and Bromelton section of the Inland Rail project has been established, with nominations currently open and the first meeting expected
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Queensland removes fees for disability travel cards
From August 1, Queenslanders with a disability will no longer have to pay for replacement TransLink Access Pass (TAP) cards, following the state government’s move to drop the charge.
TAP cards provide
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Labor promises more station parking ahead of Longman by-election
Labor has committed $5 million to expand car parking facilities at Narangba Station on Queensland’s North Coast Line, looking to secure the seat of Longman ahead of its Saturday by-election.
The funding
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Melbourne’s level crossing works provide track and ballast for heritage railway
A volunteer project to restore the disused railway between Healesville and Yarra Glen in Victoria has been given a big leg up, receiving track and ballast donations from the authority removing Melbourne’s
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Hunter Street opens to traffic following light rail progress
A section of Newcastle’s Hunter Street has reopened to traffic this week following progress in light rail track installation there.
The stretch of completed light rail track between Worth Place and Darby
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IA’s new guidelines tell governments to do better
Infrastructure Australia has emphasised the importance of thorough planning and analysis before major projects are greenlit, in a set of new guidelines for Australian governments.
Releasing its new “benchmark”
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Three more Melbourne crossings to be removed by October
An intense period of construction activity beginning in August will see off three more Melbourne level crossings – in Essendon, Seaford, and Dandenong South.
Buses will replace trains along some sections
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