By Jennifer Perry
With the recent buy back of New Zealands rail network by the Government from Toll NZ the merger of KiwiRail and ONTRACK to form the New Zealand Railways Corporation (NZRC) and the suburban
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Making freight rail compete globally: discussion
By Paula Wallace
Panel member, Paul Ellul, said, what do all these encumbrances mean? It means that someones got to pay, at the end of the day who pays?
The commercial manager at El Zorro Transport
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The commercial manager at El Zorro Transport
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Cairns Tilt Train service cancelled indefinitely
QR passenger executive general manager, Paul Scurrah said, in consultation with CEO Lance Hockridge, he had acted to cancel the service on receipt of information provided by Queensland Transports Rail
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Advisory body to drive freight and logistics industry
Stewart said the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council would help to improve understanding of the changing freight industry and help to meet the challenges posed by the rapid growth of the sector.
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AWB grain trains are rolling
Each wagon can carry up to 68 tonnes of wheat on main lines, so when run in rakes of 40 wagons, each train can move 2700 tonnes.
The wagons are being hauled by specialist freight operator El Zorro,
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The wagons are being hauled by specialist freight operator El Zorro,
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Long-term vision required for rail sector
By Jennifer Perry
Instead, he suggested that Australia should employ long-term thinking in its rail sector.
“Australia’s national transport policies, regulations and planning need to
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“Australia’s national transport policies, regulations and planning need to
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QR price hike forcing freight to the roads: Opposition
By Sineva Toevai
Liberal National Party transport spokeswoman Fiona Simpson has called for an urgent review of QR’s freight costs and price structure to ensure that jobs in the State were supported.
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Tottenham-Dynon rail upgrade opens
By Rob McKay
The $45m, 7 km upgrade creating a double standard gauge track from the Tottenham yards to the port of Melbourne ‘s Dynon Intermodal Terminal has doubled the link’s capacity
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Asciano confirms range of offers as share price spikes
By Rob McKay
Asciano’s monetisation strategy has been reflected in its share price as investors on April 20th, piled in, hoping for a bidding war for part or all of the company.
Asciano shares
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Asciano shares
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Global slowdown just a ‘blip’ in development: freight council
By Jennifer Perry
The budget included new funding for the electrification of the rail network, a tramline extension to Port Adelaide, a new public transport ticketing system and the South Road underpass.
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