Rail boss Howard Collins has acknowledged Sydney Trains’ new timetable contributed to significant delays on January 8 and 9, but says with more and more passengers using the railway every year, the timetable
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Your Rail Express January-February digital edition has arrived
Rail Express is pleased to release its latest instalment for online readers in a digital, true-to-life format.
The January/February issue of Rail Express is now available to view, for free, on
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Sydney dispute: Pay rise upped to 3% p.a. for workers
Sydney Trains and NSW Trains have upgraded their offer to workers to a 3% per annum pay rise, and a one-off $1,000 payment to each employee, as part of ongoing negotiations with the Rail, Tram and Bus
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New boss for Keolis Downer
Australian transport operator Keolis Downer has named David Franks as its next chief executive officer, to replace Campbell Mason, who has returned to work with Downer.
Franks will start as chief executive
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New mentoring program aims to keep women engineers in transport
Transport for Victoria and the Level Crossing Removal Authority is partnering with 20 government and industry organisations to support and mentor female engineers across the transport sector.
The recently
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Canberra Metro puts out call for drivers
The recruitment drive for staff to operate Canberra’s new light rail network has formally begun, with an advertisement placed in the Canberra Times this past weekend calling for expressions
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Union incensed by leaked overtime figures
Union boss Alex Claassens has called out NSW transport minister Andrew Constance for allegedly leaking “false” overtime statistics to the media, as sides continue to argue over an enterprise agreement
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More train drivers start their training in Queensland
Another 13 new Queensland Rail (QR) train drivers have begun their training this week, bringing the total number of trainee drivers to 145 since the start of the operator’s recruitment drive in October
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Collins faces union as EA dispute drags on
Union delegates have reportedly “lambasted” Sydney Trains boss Howard Collins during a two-hour meeting to outline their latest employment offer, as sides remain deadlocked over the terms of the deal
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Sydney: Monday rail strikes blocked by Fair Work Commission
The Fair Work Commission has rocked Australia’s industrial relations playing field, ordering the rail union to abandon plans to strike across the Sydney and NSW rail networks next Monday.
Sydney was
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