Controversy hit Victoria’s regional rail mobile connectivity project after a state minister dubbed concerns from left out North East passengers as “parochialism”.
The Victorian government
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Five Rail Express magazines in 2017
Rail Express will expand its offering in 2017 with five print editions, focusing on Women in Rail, Bulk & Freight, Urban Rail & Civil Contracting, and the AusRAIL PLUS annual conference
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Newcastle light rail to be Australia’s first ‘wire-free’ system
The NSW government has announced that Newcastle’s light rail is to be a majority wire-free line.
Andrew Constance, transport and infrastructure minister, announced the removal of overhead wires as
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How do we restore the public’s faith in transport planning?
COMMENT: Politicised transport projects that flout proper process lead to hostility between residents and governments, and give planners a bad name, Crystal Legacy, Jan Scheurer, and Carey Curtis write.
Opposition
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From Smart Cities 1.0 to 2.0: it’s not (only) about the tech
Australia has lagged behind some other countries in its investment in smart cities, but in retrospect that may not have been such a bad thing, Sarah Barns, Donald McNeill, Ellie Cosgrave, and Michele Acuto
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Should we believe the hyperloop?
Public anticipation for a super-high-speed land transport system has been spurred on this month, with exciting announcements from a pair of key firms in the developing sector.
On March 7, Elon Musk-backed
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What a difference a month makes, but Victoria can still do more to get housing and planning right
To meet the needs of lower-income households, housing should be both affordable and located near public transport and other services, Katrina Raynor and Carolyn Whitzman write.
The need for more affordable
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Young ideas sought for NZ conference
The Australasian Railway Association is calling for rail professionals under 30 to submit their ideas for the Young Rail Professionals Pitching Competition at the New Zealand Rail conference in Auckland
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New owner for Rail Express
Rail Express, the leading industry title in Australian rail, has a new owner: Mohi Media.
Announcing the sale, Informa publishing director Peter Attwater said the company had decided to concentrate
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City streets become a living lab that could transform your daily travel
A project set up north of Melbourne’s CBD aims to create a living laboratory for developing a highly integrated, smart, multimodal transport system, Majid Sarvi, Gary Liddle and Russell G. Thompson
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