All Wellington passenger services are back up and running after Monday’s earthquake, operator KiwiRail has announced, but the Main North Line between Picton and Christchurch may be closed for
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Maintenance underway on ARTC’s North East Victoria track
The Australian Rail Track Corporation says it is delivering essential railway maintenance work through North East Victoria, with locations between Benalla and Wodonga being targeted.
The maintenance work
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Infrastructure boost for regional Victoria
Paula Wallace – Sydney
Major maintenance and renewal works on the Bendigo, Swan Hill and Echuca lines are complete, with replacement of nearly 40,000 sleepers and 25,000 tonnes of ballast
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Concrete poured for new Sydney light rail tunnel
Work on the construction of a new light rail tunnel in Sydney has taken a big step, with the first base slab of concrete poured at the site on November 1.
The tunnel is part of the CBD and South
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Partitioning TasRail an option
A parliamentary committee has recommended the Tasmanian government consider splitting TasRail into two.
Under the proposal of the Tasmanian Legislative Council committee, it has been suggested that TasRail’s
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Carmichael granted ‘critical’ status
Queensland’s Palaszczuk Government has declared Adani’s proposed Carmichael mine and rail project as ‘critical infrastructure’, in an effort to reduce the red tape remaining for the $22 billion
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ACRI-funded study to boost life cycle of tracks
A $545,000 grant will allow a team from CQUniversity’s Centre for Railway Engineering to deliver research aimed at boosting the life cycle of railway tracks.
CQUniversity associate professor Maksym Spiryagin,
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Australasian Rail Directory 2017 closing soon. Are you listed?
New and updated listings will soon close for the sixth annual addition of The Australasian Rail Directory, which will be released by Rail Express at AusRAIL in November. Is your company listed?
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Nye driven by a passion for progress
On September 12, 2016, the Australian and New Zealand rail industry was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Australasian Railway Association chief executive officer, Bryan Nye OAM.
Nye worked
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Vale Bryan Nye OAM
The rail industry is mourning the loss of one of its greatest champions this week, following the passing of former Australasian Railway Association chief executive, Bryan Nye OAM.
Nye headed the ARA from
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