After an absence of four years, the rail industry’s leading international trade fair and global business development opportunity, InnoTrans, is back.
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Preliminary report into truck, train collision
A preliminary report has been released from an ongoing transport safety investigation into a collision between a passenger train and a truck at a level crossing near Bendigo, Victoria.
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When a tram stops, you stop
Motorists are being urged to drive safely around trams, with the latest figures showing thousands of dangerous near misses are occurring across Melbourne’s tram network each year.
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Local content policy needed for rail
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has released a new report, Towards a National Local Content Policy, confirming a national approach to local content policies would deliver significant benefits to governments and the rail industry.
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Passenger train speed exceedance investigated
A preliminary report has been released from an ongoing transport safety investigation into the exceedance of a temporary speed restriction by an XPT passenger train in Melbourne.
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Full freight operations running on Main Western line
Freight operations have been restored to full capacity on New South Wales’ Main Western rail line thanks to fast-tracked repairs following a major landslip in the Blue Mountains.
The full opening
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New chief executive officer for rail standards group
Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board chief executive officer Deborah Spring will step down from her position on August 29, and will resume her former role as RISSB’s Independent Chair.
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Another week before Mt Isa line re-opens
Recovery works are underway on the Mount Isa line following the derailment of a third-party freight train between Nonda and Nelia (east of Cloncurry) last Thursday.
All wagons have been moved from the
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Sydney trains hit by industrial action, wet weather
Sydney public transport was thrown into chaos yesterday as the dispute between the New South Wales government and Rail, Tram and Bus Union flared up again.
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New designs released for regional Victorian stations
Final designs have been released for major train station upgrades at the Victorian towns of Bunyip, Longwarry, Morwell and Traralgon – giving locals a glimpse of what they will look like once complete.
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