The re-opening of the Maimuru to Demondrille rail line will headline a series of pilot projects designed to kick-start the NSW Government’s $400 million Fixing Country Rail program.
NSW freight minister
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CBH preparing network for bumper crop
Grain handling business CBH is spending millions to enhance sites across its network to prepare for an estimated 14-16 million tonne crop this year.
The group’s general manager of operations David
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ARTC begins maintenance in Southern Highlands
Fifteen days of essential maintenance have kicked off on the Main South line in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation began works on Sunday, June 5, and expects
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NSW grain farmers to benefit from ARTC trial
A six-month Australian Rail Track Corporation trial will see longer, heavier trains used along the 100-kilometre railway line between Moree and Narrabri.
ARTC executive general manager for the Hunter Valley
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Early works underway on Hurstbridge line
Geotechnical and site investigations have begun on Melbourne’s Hurstbridge line, after the Andrews Government announced a $140 million project to duplicate and upgrade the line last month.
A contract
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Aurizon adds two new tamping machines
A pair of new track tamping machines have been named to recognise indigenous culture, upon their addition to Aurizon’s maintenance fleet this week.
Two Dynamic Tamping machines from Plasser Australia
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Crew member injured in Rawlinna derailment
The Australian Rail Track Corporation has built a 300 metre track deviation on the Trans-Australian Railway near Rawlinna, Western Australia, after a Pacific National freight train derailed on Thursday
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Bridges, beriberi and bashings: The true story of the Death Railway
In a special ANZAC Day report, historian and tour guide Andrew Mason details the construction of one of the bloodiest railways in human history.
The Thailand/Burma Railway, or Death Railway,
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GrainCorp calls for focused rail upgrades
Rail infrastructure at GrainCorp’s Calleen receival site in regional NSW will be complete by July, but the company’s chairman, Don Taylor, says the group is relying on the government to facilitate
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Report cites tight curves, inadequate lubrication, wear resistance as key issues in V/Line debacle
Victorian transport minister Jacinta Allan says an independent review into the accelerated wearing of wheels on V/Line’s VLocity fleet of trains was caused by tight curves on the network, inadequate
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