COMMENT: 2017 is a big year for rail anniversaries in Australia, some important, some not so important, some to celebrate and some, well probably best if you make up your own mind. Mark Carter reflects
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Well that was a nice surprise
VIEWPOINT: The Federal Government stunned everyone back in May with an outpouring of largesse for the rail industry in its 2017/18 budget. Mark Carter argues that now would be a good time for
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Rail turning over new leaf in 2017
ANALYSIS: After a tough year for rail in 2016, things are looking up already in the new year, Mark Carter writes.
Last year was not one of the best for the rail industry, with freight volumes down across
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Let’s hear it for the little guys
ANALYSIS: While the big end of town continues to put most of their eggs in the coal basket, there is a small but growing band of small- and medium-sized freight operators that seem prepared to pick up
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What now for Old King Coal?
COMMENT: A few months ago, coal seemed to be on the nose – it still is – but with the recent jump in global prices and mothballed mines re-opening, the champagne corks appear to be popping
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Changing fortunes for Genesee & Wyoming
COMMENT: Last week’s announcement that Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) has agreed to purchase Glencore’s Hunter Valley rail business will no doubt shake things up in the Hunter, but more importantly
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Down, down, volumes are down
A new lease of life for Pacific National and a new MD for Aurizon might signal that the winds of change are about to blow through the rail freight industry in Australia, but the latest round of figures
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High Speed Rail’s vanishing act
COMMENT: While health, education and jobs featured heavily in this lacklustre election campaign, high speed rail seems to have been virtually dropped from the agenda, Mark Carter writes.
As we wait patiently
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ARTC news slips spotlight as election takes hold
COMMENT: With this year’s federal election being called so quickly it’s unfortunate some of the usual budget fallout and commentary vanished on the winds of potential change, Mark Carter
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Budget shenanigans – announce now, pay later
COMMENT: The recent federal budget appears to have avoided the controversy of the last couple of years, but all is not as it seems, Mark Carter writes.
Last week I was reading an opinion piece that called
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