The 2013 derailment of a Pacific National train in northern Victoria raises several issues over the construction, monitoring and maintenance of buried track at unsealed level crossings, a report has found.
Pacific
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Work kicks off to upgrade tram stop
Work has begun on a new tram terminus in East Brunswick, Melbourne, as part of ongoing accessibility upgrades to Route 96.
The new terminus at Blyth Street, East Brunswick, will have two tracks instead
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Melbourne Port lease passes lower house
The Port of Melbourne Lease Transaction Bill has passed through Victoria’s Legislative Assembly, the state’s lower house, despite strong opposition from the Coalition and Greens.
The Port of Melbourne
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$6.5 million upgrade for Wolli Creek bridge
A 100-year-old steel bridge over Wolli Creek will be replaced with a new concrete bridge in a $6.5 million project by Sydney Trains.
At 4.6m, the replacement bridge on Guess Avenue will be 500mm higher
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Community concerns over Moorebank
The deal between the two neighbouring stakeholders at Moorebank leaves many questions unanswered, community spokesperson Allan Corben writes.
The following is a Letter to the Editor of Rail
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Preferred bidder named for next four level crossing removals
The Victorian Government has named a consortium as preferred bidder for the removal of four more level crossings as part of its multi-billion dollar crossings removal plan.
An Alliance including Leighton
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Lack of communication caused mobility hoist scare
A train which moved with two passengers still aboard its mobility hoist suffered from a lack of communication on several different levels, an investigation has found.
New Zealand’s Transport Accident
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Rail reaps billion dollar windfall in NSW state budget
A new CBD station, new trains and improved access were among the many highlights in the Budget handed down by Mike Baird’s NSW Government on Tuesday.
State minister for transport and infrastructure
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100 infringements an hour in police blitz
Police and transport officers cracked down on NSW trains and buses last week, resulting in hundreds of rail infringement notices, and almost a dozen arrests.
‘Operation Avoidance’ saw officers attached
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Teenager was laying on tracks, say police
A 19 year old Victorian man who died after being hit by a freight train in East Bendigo on Saturday night was apparently laying on the tracks.
Police are investigating the incident and said alcohol may
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