The preservation of a rail corridor for a rail line out to the future Western Sydney Airport has been recognised as a High Priority Initiative by Infrastructure Australia, as the independent infrastructure
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AusRAIL Day 2 Blog – Check out all the action here
Check out what happened at Day 2 of AusRAIL below! Updates were posted from the bottom of the page, upwards. All times are local to Adelaide.
4.30pm ARA chief executive Danny Broad brings
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ARA members elect new board
A new 14-member board was named at the Australasian Railway Association’s Annual General Meeting on November 22.
ARA chairman Bob Herbert said the election of the new Board marks the completion
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Latest Trainline report shows further growth in rail
Australasian Railway Association chief executive Danny Broad says a new report from the ARA and the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics shows rail continues to be a vital component
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TrackSAFE, Lifeline announce joint program targeting rail suicide
Railway harm prevention charity TrackSAFE has teamed up with Australia’s key suicide prevention hotline with the goal of reducing suicides in the rail environment by 10% over the next three years.
TrackSAFE
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AusRAIL Day 1: Check out the live blog here
The live blog for the morning Plenary sessions for Day 1 of AusRAIL has now ended. Check it out below. Updates are posted from the bottom of the page, upwards.
12.30pm The conference
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Albo puts High Speed Rail to Parliament
Anthony Albanese has re-launched his Bill to create a High Speed Rail Authority in charge of detailed planning work on a high speed rail line linking Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.
The shadow
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Hunter Valley maintenance begins
The Australian Rail Track Corporation will conduct 110 hours of major maintenance and renewal work this week in the Hunter Valley.
$20 million of scheduled maintenance work will lead to a series of closures
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Rio prepares for lengthy payment probe
An investigation into the lawfulness of a US$10.5 million payment relating to the massive Simandou iron ore mine and rail project in Guinea could take several years, Rio Tinto chief executive officer
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GrainCorp forecasting growth after craft beer helps FY16
GrainCorp earned a $31 million net profit in FY16, down just $1 million despite what managing director and chief executive officer Mark Palmquist described as “significant external headwinds”.
The
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