Rolling stock & Rail Vehicle Design

ARA chief executive Danny Broad at AusRAIL 2016. Photo: Informa Australia

ARA names Next Generation Scholarship winners

The Australasian Railway Association has announced the six rail graduates who have won AusRAIL 2017 Next Generation Scholarships. ARA boss Danny Br...

Aurizon runs first distributed power service from Mt Arthur

Greater efficiency and longer trains are on the horizon for Aurizon in the Hunter Valley, after the Queensland-based operator ran…
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Palaszczuk at Downer's Maryborough workshop. Photo: Facebook / Annastacia Palaszczuk MP

Palaszczuk spruiks Downer’s recent Maryborough success

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has visited Downer’s workshops at Maryborough, and discussed its $70 million in projects, including rollingstock overhauls…
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Australind train. Photo: Creative Commons / Bahnfrend

$32 million in WA budget for Australind rolling stock and station upgrades

$32 million from the Western Australian budget will go towards replacing the Australind train with new rolling stock and providing…
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Tram leaving Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast Light Rail

Testing begins on Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2

Testing of the new trams for Stage 2 of the Gold Coast Light Rail are now underway, with the first…
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Procurement begins for Parramatta Light Rail

Transport for NSW has outlined the four contracts it will procure to make up stage one of the Parramatta Light…
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Limited capacity restricts expansion of inner west light rail services

Capacity constraints are hampering efforts to run more trams on Sydney’s inner west line rail line, a “sensitive” briefing document…
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Auckland Transport diesel train headed to Mozambique. Photo: Auckland Transport

Auckland’s old diesel trains sent to Mozambique

Some of Auckland Transport’s old diesel train fleet will get a new lease on life, set to serve growing passenger…
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Your digital edition of the Rail Express August Issue is here!

Rail Express is proud to announce the release of its 2017 August Issue, along with a special supplement on Women…
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