China Railway Corp has ordered 15 high speed trains from a joint venture between Canadian manufacturer Bombardier and Chinese giant CSR.
The contract for 15 eight-car trainsets to service China’s rapidly
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Telstra, ARTC sign ten-year NTCS deal
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has announced a multi-million dollar, ten-year deal with Telstra, for the ASX-listed telecoms business to provide ongoing telecommunications to the national
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In a Twitter: Passengers engaging more than ever through mobile, social platforms
Mobile traffic to Transport for NSW’s passenger information site has exploded in the last two years, with more than eight million mobile visits recorded in 2014/15.
8.2 million visits were recorded to
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Transport’s innovation problem: why haven’t flying cars taken off?
Despite futuristic predictions, planes, cars and trains haven’t changed much for decades, John Preston and Ben Waterson write.
Flying cars in The Jetsons and Back
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Stevedore DP World launches real-time customer portal
Rail information is included in DP World Australia (DPWA)’s new Customer Portal, which displays live data from the container stevedore’s Terminal Operating System.
Customers at DPWA’s terminals in
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Newcastle Light Rail tender released
Transport for NSW is seeking a technical advisor for the Newcastle Light Rail project.
An open request for tenders was published to NSW eTendering on August 11, seeking “experienced and suitably qualified
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UGL Unipart JV wins Tangara upgrade deal
The joint venture of engineer UGL and logistics consultant Unipart has announced a $131 million deal to upgrade Transport for NSW’s Tangara fleet, and will include Mitsubishi in the works.
Sydney’s
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The future of rail travel, and why it doesn’t look like Hyperloop
As the world’s population becomes increasingly urbanised, it is estimated that the number of journeys measured in passenger-kilometres will triple by 2050. Roads simply can’t absorb this increase,
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New power station, rail crossover for Fremantle line
The installation of a new power supply substation and a train crossover facility near City West Station will increase reliability for passengers on the busy Fremantle line, WA transport minister Dean Nalder
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Transport for NSW to cancel more paper tickets
NSW transport minister Andrew Constance says it’s time for even more people to get an Opal card, with plans announced for more paper tickets to be phased out from the start of next year.
Many of the
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