An error of judgement, and not methamphetamines in a worker’s system, were to blame for a 2015 near-miss, according to a new report.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has released
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2017’s first “Art Tram” launched in Melbourne
The year’s first “Art Tram” has been launched by the Victorian government, in a creative project that forms part of the Melbourne Festival’s visual arts program.
Every year, the Melbourne Art Trams
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Your digital edition of the Rail Express September/October Issue is here!
Rail Express is pleased to release its 2017 September/October Issue, along with a special supplement on Freight Rail.
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WA companies invited to rolling stock strategy briefing
The McGowan government has invited Western Australian manufacturing companies to attend a briefing session later this month detailing its Metronet rolling stock procurement program.
The expansive rail
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Gold Coast track duplication complete
The project to duplicate the final section of single track on the Gold Coast line has been completed in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The upgrade was considered a priority project for the line
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Metro train mock-ups in Melbourne to trial accessibility features
Life-size mock-ups of Melbourne’s new High Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT) have been unveiled by the Victorian government, providing a look at the accessibility features of the new fleet.
Sixty-five of
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First new metro train arrives in Sydney
The first new train for the Metro Northwest line has arrived in Sydney from India, while the first tracks are being laid on the Skytrain section between Rouse Hill and Kellyville.
The train is the first
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New trams arrive for Gold Coast light rail
New trams are arriving in Queensland, as part of the final preparations for the opening of Stage Two of the Gold Coast Light Rail early next year.
Two trams arrived at the Port of Brisbane after making
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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 Broad announced the names last week, saying he was pleased
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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 its first Hunter coal haulage service using distributed power last week.
The
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