For the daily commuter in Brisbane, transportation in and out of the city during peak hours can usually be described as challenging. The Cross River Rail project, due to come online by 2025, aims to release the growing pressure on the city’s current public transport infrastructure.
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ARTC network impacted by floods
The Australian Rail Track Corporation says that operations on its network continue to be severely impacted by the recent significant rainfall and flooding in Queensland and New South Wales.
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Gold Coast train services resume
Train services on the Gold Coast have resumed to support essential workers, as Queensland Rail continues its recovery efforts.
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Major Perth line shuts for 18 months
The 129-year-old Armadale Line in WA is set to be transformed through major METRONET projects – the Byford Rail Extension, Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal, and Thornlie-Cockburn Link.
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Bushfire safety priority for Sydney Trains
As NSW enters the peak of its bushfire season, Sydney Trains has taken numerous steps to ensure its electricity network is safe and ready for the hot summer months.
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Calling kiosk vendors
Small businesses have the chance to be part of the daily bustle of Perth’s new Airport Line with expressions of interest now open for potential operators of kiosks at Redcliffe and High Wycombe stations.
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Workover for Workshops
The largest workshop at KiwiRail’s South Dunedin Hillside Workshops is set to come down as a major redevelopment of the historic site gets underway.
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London Underground extension delivered on time
The first new extension to the London Underground (LU) system this century, The Northern Line Extension, serving Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms, has opened on time and without a hitch.
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Upgrading legacy systems
SIEMENS Nexas vehicles in Melbourne have been in service since 2003, with 72 sets (216 carriages) in operation, and while having an upgrade in 2016, much of the design has remained. It is a testament that many of the electronic products are continuing to provide service after all these many years.
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Harnessing the power of digital – powering railways into the future
Rail Express spoke with Dominic Clark, Alstom’s signalling and infrastructure director in ANZ, about what is happening, digitally, in the world of rail right now.
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