A purpose-built training facility for rail careers has been completed in Western Australia, with the first cohort of students to address a critical skills shortage in the rail industry.
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Alstom first to achieve certification for latest ETCS standards
Alstom is now the first company to be fully certified to the latest onboard and trackside European Train Control System (ETCS) standards.
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Contracts awarded for track and systems works on CRL
Two contracts have been awarded for the delivery of works for Auckland’s City Rail Link.
Known as C5 and C7, the contracts have been awarded to delivery consortium Link Alliance and are within the existing
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Realising growth through consistency
Omada Rail Systems have expanded their footprint and their capabilities.
Since establishing the company in 2016, directors Luke Craven, Mark Hadfield, and Christopher Miller have grown Omada Rail Systems
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Infrastructure spend misses rail projects in Queensland, South Australia
In a pre-budget infrastructure announcement, the federal government has committed funding to rail projects in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia, but only provided funding for roads in other states, with
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Thales to deploy CBTC signalling for Vancouver SkyTrain extension
Thales’s Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) technology, SelTrac, will be deployed on the Millennium Line extension in Vancouver.
The signalling contract is part of the Vancouver Broadway Subway
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Fibre optic network in WA rail easements takes next step forward
A project to install fibre optic cables along nearly 5,000km of rail easements has taken a major step forward to construction.
The project, called WA SuperNet is now seeking private sector funding and
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ETCS roll-out in Brisbane beginning with upgrades on the Shorncliffe line
The installation of European Train Control Systems (ETCS) signalling equipment on Brisbane’s Shorncliffe line has begun.
The Shorncliffe line is being used as a testing environment ahead of the rollout
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Securing a digital railway
Siemens explains to Rail Express how digitalisation in rail requires a focus on cyber security.
On June 19, Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned Australian businesses and agencies that
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The NRAP: Putting reform into action
Bringing together representatives from all facets of the rail industry, the National Rail Action Plan (NRAP) is setting a template for rail’s future.
On a chilly Adelaide day in August 2019,
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