New Zealand state-owned network and above rail operator KiwiRail has moved chairman Greg Miller to the role of CEO, after an international search failed to yield an outside candidate for the important
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ARA, ALC lay out election agendas
The Australasian Railway Association and Australian Logistics Council say major parties must address key transport and freight infrastructure challenges ahead of the federal election on May 18.
With three
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ALC urges no delays to Inland Rail despite promised inquiry
The Australian Logistics Council has urged Labor to ensure a planned inquiry into route selection and financing arrangements does not delay construction of the Inland Rail project.
Labor infrastructure
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Mt Isa line fully re-opened
Freight trains returned to the full length of the Mt Isa line on Monday, April 29, twelve weeks after the line was closed by unprecedented flooding damage.
The first train, carrying a mix of products including
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Mt Isa repairs to cut journey time by 50 minutes
Ahead of the re-opening of the Mt Isa line to freight services on April 29, Queensland Rail has revealed a major silver lining to the 11-week flooding shutdown.
According to the State Government, the uninterrupted
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Bailey welcomes Labor’s Townsville corridor commitment
Queensland transport and main roads minister Mark Bailey has welcomed a $100 million election pledge from Federal Labor to upgrade rail between Mt Isa and the Port of Townsville.
Federal Labor’s infrastructure
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Public consultation crucial to sharing responsibility: ACCC
The public has grown more conscious of the methodology behind major infrastructure decisions, as a result of poor past experiences with big projects, and rapid technological change.
That’s the view of
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Labor commits $50m to Maldon-Dombarton
A Bill Shorten-led Labor Government would provide $50 million in funding to work on completing the Maldon to Dombarton rail link in the Illawarra region of New South Wales.
Labor announced on Monday it
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Labor confirms Inland Rail inquiry plans
Labor has confirmed it will commission a formal inquiry into the integrity and efficacy of the route selection process and financing arrangements of the Inland Rail project, if it wins the forthcoming
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Upgrade contracts awarded for WA grain receival sites
West Australian grain handler CBH Group is pressing on with upgrades to six of its receival sites, announcing thee contractors to deliver the work on April 18.
CBH named contractors for upgrades which
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