New Zealand’s City Rail Link, in partnership with Auckland Transport, has announced details of the proposed te reo Māori names for CRL stations. Read more
Transforming the everyday for 150 years
Global technology company Siemens owes its formation to the genius of its founder, Werner von Siemens. Read more
Noongar place names set for train stations
Mandjoogoordap – ‘meeting place of the heart’ and Karnup – ‘place of the Milkmaids flowers’. These are just two of the 14 Noongar Place Names and meanings recently identified in Stage 1 of METRONET’s Noongar Place Names Initiative in Western Australia. Read more
Immersive travel experiences celebrate 150 years of Siemens
What do travelling on the legendary Ghan, drinking a Coopers ale and tasting a Haigh’s chocolate have in common? They are all iconic Australian experiences, and they all have a Siemens connection. Read more
Restoration right on time
Both faces of the 87-year-old Chelsea Clock Tower have been carefully restored to take pride of place once again in the heart of Melbourne’s Bayside suburb as part of works to remove five dangerous and congested level crossings and build three new stations at Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach. Read more
Full steam ahead at new stations
While trains have been stopping at Melbourne’s new Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach stations since November 2021, commuters were treated to a very different kind of train service last weekend. Read more
ARTC continues reconciliation ‘Journey’
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has launched its Reconciliation Action Plan. Read more
KiwiRail’s oldest locomotive retires
The replacement of KiwiRail’s oldest diesel shunt locomotive with a modern, zero-emissions equivalent symbolises the transformation going on in KiwiRail. Read more
City Rail Link uncovers ‘breathless’ buried secret
Building for Auckland’s transport future with the City Rail Link (CRL) project has discovered fragments from the city’s past that would most probably have left many of its colonial users gasping for breath. Read more
Repairs start on Ourimbah memorials
Repairs are about to start on two important heritage memorials at Ourimbah in NSW, now the accessibility upgrade to the wider railway station precinct has been completed. Read more