The Australasian Railway Association has announced the six rail graduates who have won AusRAIL 2017 Next Generation Scholarships.
ARA boss Danny Broad announced the names last week, saying he was pleased
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Requests for tender for bridge and culvert works on Tasmanian network
Two requests for tender have been released by TasRail for the repair and replacement of bridges and culverts across the Tasmanian rail network.
Part of the joint federal and Tasmanian state governments’
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First freight trains on Main North Line since earthquake
Freight trains have started servicing New Zealand’s Main North Line for the first time since last year’s devastating earthquake, with the first train making its way from Picton to Christchurch last
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Palaszczuk spruiks Downer’s recent Maryborough success
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has visited Downer’s workshops at Maryborough, and discussed its $70 million in projects, including rollingstock overhauls and rail maintenance deals.
Palaszczuk
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Testing begins on Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2
Testing of the new trams for Stage 2 of the Gold Coast Light Rail are now underway, with the first tram being successfully driven along the 7.3-kilometre between Gold Coast University Hospital and Helensvale
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2017 a milestone year for rail, good and not so
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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First freight trains to run on Main North Line next week
The New Zealand train operator KiwiRail has announced that the first freight services on the Main North Line are to run on 15 September, following months of repair work to the earthquake-damaged route.
Initially,
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Altona Loop duplication, crossing removal works begin
Victoria’s Level Crossing Removal Authority has officially kicked off construction on the Kororoit Creek Road level crossing removal, and the partial duplication of the Altona Loop.
The project includes
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Energy costs stifle BlueScope
Shares in Australian steel manufacturer BlueScope have dropped almost 20% since it detailed the threats of rising energy costs and dumping from Asian rivals in its FY17 annual report on Monday.
BlueScope
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ARTC “maintenance blitz” in southern NSW
The Australian Rail Track Corporation is carrying out more than 40 individual maintenance projects on the line between Sydney and Albury.
The works are taking place from 18 to 22 August and will include
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