A special authority will be created to progress the development of a high speed rail line along Australia’s east coast, if legislation tabled by shadow transport minister Anthony Albanese is successful.
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Sides strike deal for Perth airport line
The Western Australian Government has finalised negotiations with the joint venture of Salini Impregilo and NRW to design, construct and maintain a rail line to Perth’s airport.
WA transport minister
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Rowley crossing loop tracks laid
V/Line has laid first tracks on a new crossing loop at Rowsley, on the Ballarat line west of Melbourne.
The kilometre-long passing loop will reduce the distance between existing crossing loops on the Ballarat
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Contract signed for Gold Coast light rail extension
The consortium delivering the second stage of the Gold Coast light rail network has officially signed its deal with the line’s operator GoldLinQ.
A Friday contract signing between GoldLinQ and their
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Metro Tunnel PPP goes to market
Victorian transport minister Jacinta Allan has opened the Expressions of Interest period for the Melbourne Metro tunnel project, which will be delivered through a public private partnership.
Allan was
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Shortlist named for Newcastle light rail
Five bidders have been shortlisted to deliver the fixed infrastructure for the new light rail line through the centre of Newcastle as part of the state government’s revitalisation project for the growing
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Delays at Canberra: why Australia should have built fast rail decades ago
COMMENT: A fast rail link between Sydney and Melbourne was first proposed in 1984. So why haven’t we done it yet? Peter Newman investigates.
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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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Floodwaters triggered acid train derailment
Drainage systems are under the microscope after the ATSB found the December 2015 derailment of a sulphuric acid train in North West Queensland was likely the result of a ballast washout.
Aurizon train
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Lendlease team signs level crossing contract
A consortium including Lend Lease, CPB Contractors, WSP|Parsons Brinkerhoff, and Aurecon has formally signed a $1.6 billion contract to remove nine level crossings and re-build five train stations in Melbourne’s
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