Aurizon has entered into a Heads of Agreement with NSW Ports for the operations of its Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre.
Under the agreement, Aurizon will lease land and warehousing at the ILC site
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Victorian infrastructure czar warns of population challenges
Infrastructure Victoria chairman Jim Miller says population growth would be one of the great challenges to get right in planning for the next 30 years.
Miller, who was recently appointed by the state government
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Truss in lock step with Turnbull on road-rail funding
Warren Truss has supported Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s policy towards an unbiased approach to road and rail infrastructure spending.
The deputy prime minister and minister for infrastructure and
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1.25km grain train reaches Newcastle
A 73-wagon, five-locomotive train has arrived at the Port of Newcastle loaded with more than 5000 tonnes of grain.
Almost twice the length of a standard NSW grain train, and carrying nearly two-and-a-half
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Queensland praised for ONRSR move
Australasian Railway Association chief executive Danny Broad has welcomed news that Queensland will join the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) next year.
“This is a great step forward,”
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First Roy Hill shipment framed by slumping iron ore price
In the same week iron ore slipped below US$43 a tonne, the first shipment of iron ore has been loaded from Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara Region.
Rinehart, who according
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Tinkler puts positive spin on coal market
Mining entrepreneur Nathan Tinkler has remained upbeat on the future of coal at his first annual presentation at ASX junior Australian Pacific Coal on Monday.
Tinkler, who became managing director of APC
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Union: Shipping bill failure saves rail jobs
The Opposition’s successful defeat of the Turnbull Government’s coastal shipping reform bill in the Senate last week will save hundreds of jobs in the rail industry, the Rail, Tram & Bus Union
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Burnie intermodal upgrade complete
Rail access has been improved to the port of Burnie in Tasmania, thanks to a $12 million upgrade.
Infrastructure and regional development minister Warren Truss announced the completion of the works on
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Truss unveils third Trainline report
Acting prime minister Warren Truss has released the third Trainline report on Australian rail.
Trainline 3 outlines the key role freight, urban and non-urban passenger rail plays in the national economy.
Truss,
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