Former BHP iron ore boss Jimmy Wilson has been announced as the new chief executive of grain handler CBH Group, succeeding Andrew Crane who will step down in late 2017 after more than eight years in the
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Speed limit changes at level crossings to improve road safety
Speed limits at fourteen level crossings in rural South Australia are to be reduced from 110 and 100 kilometres per hour to 80 kilometres per hour, as part of the state government’s effort to improve
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Australian Bulk Handling Review digital edition: July-August
Rail Express sister publication the Australian Bulk Handling Review has just released its third digital edition for 2017, with the July-August issue now available to view online.
The
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Better government planning for freight supply chains needed, ALC says
Government planning and policy must ensure the creation and preservation of efficient and safe supply chains, according to the submission made by The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) to the federal House
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Global vehicle dynamics event heads to Australia
Hundreds of vehicle dynamics experts from around the globe will converge on Rockhampton later this month, for the 25th International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks.
CQUniversity
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All systems go at ARTC for Inland Rail
Work is well underway at the ARTC progressing all 13 stages of the Inland Rail project, for construction to begin as early as the second quarter of 2018, the project’s manager has told Rail Express.
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Alroe to replace Birrell as Infrastructure Australia chair
Brisbane Airport boss Julieanne Alroe has been named the new chair of Infrastructure Australia, following the retirement of Mark Birrell.
Alroe, a member of the IA board since June 2015, will take over
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Main North Line could have ‘restricted’ opening in a month, KiwiRail says
The recent speed of progress in repairing New Zealand’s Main North Line railway may allow the line’s opening to freight trains within a month, according to the operator KiwiRail.
The Main North Line,
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Aurizon dismisses union’s foreign labour hire claims
Aurizon has rejected allegations by the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) that it is actively recruiting foreign train drivers over local recruits, despite having an agreement in place with the government
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Report: Ports boss slams ‘short-sighted’ infrastructure spending
A confidential submission to a federal review into Australia’s freight and supply chain strategy has reportedly criticised governments for driving cash towards politically favourable infrastructure spending,
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