An Austrian-based business has taken out the first construction contract for Stage 3 of the $75 million Port Botany Rail Line upgrade.
Federal infrastructure and regional development minister Warren Truss
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St. Mary’s to help rail/road balance
Ports and rail group Asciano says a new intermodal terminal at St Marys in Sydney’s west will support its plan to shift freight onto rail.
Asciano announced earlier this month it hopes to help reduce
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Albo takes Badgerys battle to Telegraph
Opposition transport minister Anthony Albanese has used a very big soapbox to slam the Government’s plans to build Sydney’s second airport without a rail link.
In an op-ed in the October 15 edition
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Herbert made ARA chairman
Bob Herbert has been appointed as the chairman of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), after serving as the interim chair during the turnover period of recent months.
Herbert took over as interim
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Time is now for Port of Melbourne fast rail solution
Logistics and development business SALTA Properties believes a rail solution to increased throughput is imperative before the nation’s largest container terminal goes under the hammer.
Salta is one of
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Work begins on Melbourne’s biggest tram stop
A new tram stop near the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be the city’s biggest, Victorian transport minister Jacinta Allan has said.
Work began on Saturday, October 10 on the new 80 metre tram stop for
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Albanese pitches high speed rail to Canberra
Shadow transport minister Anthony Albanese has introduced a bill to the House of Representatives to create a planning authority for a high speed rail line for Australia’s eastern seaboard.
The High
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Aurizon to shut sites, invest in intermodal
Aurizon has kicked off its three-year operations transformation program by announcing planned closures of sites in Rockhampton and Townsville, in Queensland.
The Brisbane-headquartered rail operator plans
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Moving more coal with less workers, wagons and fuel: Aurizon outlines plan
Up to 740 jobs will be slashed by Aurizon over the next three years in a push to cut $300 million in costs and boost operational productivity.
Aurizon announced on Wednesday it wants a 4 to 7% reduction
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Hunter coal terminal approved
After almost five years of planning, a new rail receival and export terminal has been approved for construction at the Port of Newcastle.
The New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission has determined
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