Drainage systems are under the microscope after the ATSB found the December 2015 derailment of a sulphuric acid train in North West Queensland was likely the result of a ballast washout.
Aurizon train
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Yarra Trams opens new E-Class depot
Melbourne operator Yarra Trams has officially opened its redeveloped tram depot on St Georges Road, which will house the 70 new E-Class trams which run on the city’s network.
Victorian transport minister
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Bombardier defends E-Class fleet after safety concerns
Rollingstock manufacturer Bombardier has defended the safety design of the Flexity E-Class trams it supplies to Melbourne’s Yarra Trams network, after an independent safety report led Public Transport
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TfNSW spruiks Metro train, virtual reality at Easter Show
Visitors to Sydney’s Royal Easter Show have the opportunity to walk through a 13-tonne, full-scale model of the front carriage of a train being delivered by Alstom as part of the Sydney Metro North West
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First electric test train hits tracks on Moreton Bay Rail Link
PHOTOS: The first electric train rolled onto Queensland’s new Moreton Bay Rail Line on Wednesday morning, with testing ramping up ahead of the new line’s opening midway through this year.
The 12.6km
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VLocity fleet ahead of schedule for return
93% of V/Line’s fleet will be back in service in just two weeks, as the government and train manufacturer Bombardier work overtime to fix recently-discovered wheel wear, and level crossing issues.
Victorian
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Industry Advocate boosts South Australian local procurement
South Australian small business minister Martin Hamilton-Smith is crediting the state’s Industry Participation Advocate for a near 40-percentage-point increase in the share of goods and services contracts
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Experts from UK, Jerusalem to headline Light Rail conference
The chief architect of Jerusalem Municipality, Ofer Manor, and the chief executive of Transport for Greater Manchester, Dr Jon Lamonte, keynote the Light Rail 2016 conference in Melbourne on
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First of Queensland’s new generation rollingstock arrives in Brisbane
PHOTOS: The first train of the Bombardier-built new generation passenger rollingstock fleet for South East Queensland arrived at the Port of Brisbane on Monday night.
Bombardier is building a fleet of
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V/Line boss resigns amid government fury
V/Line chief executive Theo Taifalos has resigned, and the state government is furious after wheel wear issues and a level crossing incident continued to disrupt Victoria’s regional rail service in the
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