Broadspectrum will target rail as a potential growth area after Spanish parent company Ferrovial outlined plans to slim down the Australian services firm.
The AFR is reporting Broadspectrum boss
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Bridge and tracks works for Echuca to Deniliquin line
Works are currently underway to upgrade tracks and bridges along the Echuca to Deniliquin freight rail line.
The $1 million in improvement works, to be completed by Wednesday 11 March, are to include the
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‘Chaos in Canberra’ delaying Vic rail funding
The Andrews Government says the dramatic turnover of federal transport ministers over the last month has left funding for Victoria’s Regional Rail Revival program forgotten.
Victorian transport minister
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Liberals re-elected in Tasmania
Will Hodgman is the second-ever Liberal premier to win back-to-back elections in Tasmanian history, after the Libs secured over half the primary vote in the state election over the weekend.
With 84.3%
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Bendigo East level crossing upgraded
A level crossing in Bendigo East has been upgraded, receiving boom gates, flashing lights, bells and axle counters, to improve safety for motorists and train passengers.
The Powell Street crossing is the
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Logistics Council stresses freight commitments ahead of Tas election
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has called on Tasmania’s government and opposition to prioritise the state’s freight logistics industry ahead of tomorrow’s election.
Michael Kilgariff, the
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Mildura Line re-opened after seven-month closure
Freight trains are now running again on the Mildura Line following major track upgrades, which involved converting the track from broad gauge to standard gauge.
Part of the Victorian government’s $440
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Works begin to re-open Napier-Wairoa rail line
Work to reinstate the rail line from Napier to Wairoa has started, days after the New Zealand government announced $5 million in funding for the project through the Provincial Growth Fund.
Last week it
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Cormann defends Inland Rail spending
Finance minister Mathias Cormann says an off-budget $8.4 billion Inland Rail investment is justified, despite the Australian Rail Track Corporation saying the project will not directly pay for itself.
Cormann
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Turnbull slams “class warrior” Shorten as Oaky lockout ends
The Government has taken aim at Opposition leader Bill Shorten for allegedly encouraging workers to break the law at a mine in Central Queensland, as the Fair Work Commission this week ordered a lengthy
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