Working collaboratively with a customer, Manco have been able to design and deliver a bespoke solution customised for the rail projects of today.
In Australia and New Zealand, perhaps the
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Incidents highlight need for effective track and infrastructure monitoring
Recent investigations by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) have highlighted the importance of ensuring effective track monitoring and infrastructure maintenance.
The ATSB recently concluded
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Rapid adoption of ATMS key to freight rail competitiveness
Rail freight cannot afford to be left “in the age of steam” chair of the Freight on Rail Group (FORG) Dean Dalla Valle has said in the inaugural industry-led Advanced Train Management System (ATMS)
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Addressing the rail industry’s engineering deficit
The Australian rail industry has experienced a shortage in key engineering skills for many years now, in part due to the ageing workforce. One solution to this issue is to increase the quality and quantity
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Working groups to address skills, standards to improve safety, productivity
Three working groups have been formed to improve the productivity and safety of the rail industry, and address key issue facing the sector.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport
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Procurement reform a vital step for economic recovery
ARA CEO Caroline Wilkie makes the case for procurement reform in rollingstock and signalling to assist infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy.
Governments in Australia have
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ATO on regional passenger trains trial to go ahead in 2021
A world-first test of automatic train operation (ATO) on a regional train line has received a prestigious award from the German government.
The German Federal Ministry of Economics awarded Alstom with
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Report highlights challenges and opportunities for rail’s response to COVID-19
Global technology provider Thales has released a new report highlighting the challenges of and solutions to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the rail transport sector.
Acknowledging that in
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Full schedule of services resume on Main Western Line
Global study to provide best practices for track worker safety
Australian rail safety organisations will conduct a global investigation of best practices to inform track worker safety practices.
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) and the Rail
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