Rail Control Systems Australia was founded in 2007 by a pair of Signalling Engineers who identified a clear niche in the market. Today it has grown to work on projects as large as Brisbane’s Cross River
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Thales increasing local footprint with Transport Competence Centre
Multinational technology provider Thales is intensifying its focus on the rail market in Australia and New Zealand, with plans to rapidly grow its local transportation capabilities in New South Wales,
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NZ details rail spending plans
The New Zealand Government has provided more detail for its rollingstock and rail revitalisation program after the recent budget committed roughly $1 billion to renewing the nation’s rail network.
In
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WA submits ATC business case for federal funding
West Australian transport minister Rita Saffioti says a newly-submitted business case for Automatic Train Control (ATC) will pave the way for federal funding to improve signalling on Perth’s rail network.
The
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KiwiRail boosts Auckland metro backup power following outage
KiwiRail has reconfigured the backup power supply for Auckland’s metro train signalling system after an outage on Wednesday morning led to significant train delays across the network.
The signal fault
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Governments budget $402m for Adelaide road grade separations
The South Australian Liberal Government and Federal Government are joint funding a $402 million grade separation project at Torrens Road (Ovingham) and Brighton Road (Hove) in Adelaide.
The funding will
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Applying the lessons of Gotthard to the local market
Passenger rail owners and operators in Australia and New Zealand are keen to embrace the digital revolution to enhance the efficiency and capacity of their systems. What lessons can be learned from the
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ARA seeking next CEO; Broad endorsed to replace Herbert as chair
Danny Broad will finish up as CEO of the Australasian Railway Association, and has been endorsed to succeed Bob Herbert as Chairman at the end of 2019.
The ARA announced on Thursday evening both Broad
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Sydney’s new rail nerve centre officially opens
The new $296 million Sydney Trains Rail Operations Centre has been formally opened, and the State Government says that will mean safer and more reliable services for the more than 1.4 million passenger
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140k ride ‘transformational’ Sydney Metro on opening day
NSW transport minister Andrew Constance has hailed Sydney Metro’s opening as a huge success, with almost 140,000 passenger journeys reported on its opening day on Sunday, and a successful first weekday
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