The independent investigation into the cross-border transportation of waste into Queensland via road and rail has been opened for public submissions.
Former Supreme Court judge Peter Lyons will lead the
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Palaszczuk spruiks Downer’s recent Maryborough success
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has visited Downer’s workshops at Maryborough, and discussed its $70 million in projects, including rollingstock overhauls and rail maintenance deals.
Palaszczuk
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2017 a milestone year for rail, good and not so
COMMENT: 2017 is a big year for rail anniversaries in Australia, some important, some not so important, some to celebrate and some, well probably best if you make up your own mind. Mark Carter reflects
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First freight trains to run on Main North Line next week
The New Zealand train operator KiwiRail has announced that the first freight services on the Main North Line are to run on 15 September, following months of repair work to the earthquake-damaged route.
Initially,
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TasRail’s Kerrison pleased by snow response
TasRail chief operating officer Stephen Kerrison has congratulated his team after snow stranded an ore train on the Melba line on Tuesday.
The ore train was travelling on the line between Burnie and Rosebery
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Aurizon strikes deal to redevelop Townsville site
Queensland-based operator Aurizon has announced a partnership with Honeycombes Property Group to redevelop its Townsville South Yards site.
Honeycombes secured the 19.3-hectare parcel of land beside the
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ATSB to probe truck-train collision
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an investigation into a fatal collision between a truck and a train at a level crossing in Yalboroo, Queensland, on August 29.
According to a report filing
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Infrastructure boom to be bigger than housing, concrete boss says
Boral boss Mike Kane says growing infrastructure activity will last at least a decade, and will generate more spending than the housing boom.
Boral announced a 28% rise in underlying profit after tax in
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Silvergrass adds 10mtpa to Rio’s iron ore operation
Rio Tinto has officially opened its new Silvergrass iron ore mine, which will add up to 10 million tonnes of annual volume to its Pilbara mine, rail and port operation in Western Australia.
Silvergrass
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Glencore to sell Rolleston thermal coal
Commodities multinational Glencore will sell its Rolleston thermal coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, as part of its ongoing portfolio reorganisation and debt paydown program.
Glencore owns the Rolleston
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