A public transport research centre, which Victorian minister for public transport Jacinta Allan says is one of the world’s largest, has been established at Melbourne’s Monash University.
Five million
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Tender awarded for Hawkesbury River bridge maintenance
Sydney Trains has awarded a tender for maintenance work on the Hawkesbury River rail bridge, which is scheduled to begin in February 2016.
Waterway Constructions was chosen from a field of seven bidders
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Rail shuttles needed for port sale success
Expressions of Interest should be called immediately for Melbourne’s Port Rail Shuttle project, a government committee investigating the privatisation of the Port of Melbourne has said.
A Victorian Government
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Truss grants intermodal cash
$9.6 million will be invested in intermodal infrastructure west of the Gold Coast, Queensland, thanks to a grant from the federal government.
The Bromelton State Development Area will receive federal funding under
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ARTC dealing with multi-wagon derailment
A section of ARTC track in Western Australia will likely remain closed until December 10 after more than two dozen intermodal wagons derailed last Friday.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) confirmed
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Four more level crossing removals announced
Daniel Andrews has announced the four level crossings which will make up the next tender for removal, as part of the Victorian Government’s massive level crossing removal program.
Andrews wants to remove
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SWRL extension to go underground in win for homeowners
An extension of the South West Rail Link in Sydney would be run underground at Oran Park and Harrington Park, the government has announced.
NSW transport minister Andrew Constance and member for Camden
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Birmingham – Crewe high speed link to go ahead of schedule
A further extension of the proposed high speed line between London and Birmingham will be opened six years early, the UK Government has said.
High Speed 2 (HS2), the government’s plan to build a high
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Victorian regional rail mobile plan to go ahead
$18 million will be spent to fix mobile blackspots along rail lines in regional Victoria, with procurement to begin this year.
The state’s Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources
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Truss unveils third Trainline report
Acting prime minister Warren Truss has released the third Trainline report on Australian rail.
Trainline 3 outlines the key role freight, urban and non-urban passenger rail plays in the national economy.
Truss,
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