The Australian Rail Track Corporation has built a 300 metre track deviation on the Trans-Australian Railway near Rawlinna, Western Australia, after a Pacific National freight train derailed on Thursday
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Floodwaters triggered acid train derailment
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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V/Line train hits abandoned car: Reports
Quick action by a V/Line driver saved roughly 170 passengers from injury when a train collided with an abandoned four-wheel drive in Melbourne’s north on Monday, according to multiple reports.
Several
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Up to 25 years for assaulting SA transport workers
South Australian public transport minister Stephen Mullighan says tough new penalties for assaulting public transport workers underline the state government’s “zero tolerance” approach.
Jail sentences
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Rio delays rail automation, cuts iron ore guidance
Mining giant Rio Tinto is experiencing delays in its automated rail scheme in the Pilbara, and has cut into its iron ore export guidance as a result.
Part of Rio’s Mine of the Future program, AutoHaul
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High Speed Rail takes back seat as Turnbull pulls election trigger
The next election will be a referendum on the Australian Building and Construction Commission, rather than high speed rail, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has indicated.
Turnbull announced on Tuesday
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90 arrested in joint trains operation
Sydney Trains boss Howard Collins says the arrest of more than 90 people over six weeks highlights the importance of the partnership between the operator and NSW Police.
A joint operation between Police
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GST imbalances skew state transport projects
COMMENT: If a flawed GST system was fixed, transport project funding would be more likely to be based on merit, Marion Terrill and Owain Emslie write.
Commitments by the Commonwealth Government
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$134m to upgrade city loop safety
The Victorian Government will spend $134 million over three years to improve safety and security on Melbourne Metro’s city loop.
Public transport minister Jacinta Allan on Monday announced the funding,
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Train drivers ‘visibly shaken’ after near miss with children
Aurizon has appealed to the Central Queensland community after drivers witnessed children playing in drainage culverts beside a busy coal railway corridor north of Gladstone.
The Queensland-based rail
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