The Victorian Government has released 11 more level crossings to the market as a result of the sale of the Port of Melbourne on a 50-year lease this week.
Acting premier James Merlino and public transport
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Head start for final George Street light rail section
Light rail work will begin on the final section of Sydney’s George Street three months ahead of schedule, CBD coordinator general Marg Prendergast has announced.
The final construction zone for the CBD
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Australasian Rail Directory 2017 closing soon. Are you listed?
New and updated listings will soon close for the sixth annual addition of The Australasian Rail Directory, which will be released by Rail Express at AusRAIL in November. Is your company listed?
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Central Station to undergo revamp ahead of Metro, Light Rail expansions
Sydney’s Central Station will be “rejuvenated” ahead of its near-doubling in daily capacity, thanks to the addition of a Sydney Metro station and additional light rail facilities, transport
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Road user charging belongs on the political agenda as the best answer for congestion management
COMMENT: Charging people to drive has been the dream of policy wonks – serving politicians tend to see it as political poison. So when federal minister Paul Fletcher raises it, that’s a step forward,
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NZ Government to fund half of $3.4bn CRL
The New Zealand Government will fund half the cost of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL), associate finance minister Steven Joyce and transport minister Simon Bridges have announced.
A deal signed on September
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Two killed in Melbourne level crossing collision with train
Two people have been killed in a horror collision between car and train at a level crossing in Melbourne’s east.
According to multiple reports, witnesses say the car’s driver was attempting
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Community politics crucial to success of transport planning: Study
A new study has highlighted the importance of community participation in controversial transport projects.
An RMIT Centre for Urban Research study entitled Is there a crisis of participatory planning? has
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Weimar appointed PTV boss
Jeroen Weimar, who has been acting chief executive of Public Transport Victoria since January, has been announced as the organisation’s CEO on a full-time basis.
Victorian public transport minister
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Nye driven by a passion for progress
On September 12, 2016, the Australian and New Zealand rail industry was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Australasian Railway Association chief executive officer, Bryan Nye OAM.
Nye worked
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