Metro Trains, Yarra Trams to bid for new operator contracts

Metro Trains and Yarra Trams have been issued with Request for Proposals to continue to operate Melbourne’s train and tram …
Inner West Light Rail, CAF rollingstock. Photo: Creative Commons / Abesty

Light rail bridge installed for Sydney project

VIDEO: A 750 tonne crawler crane has put a new light rail bridge into place over the Eastern Distributor, marking …
Rail line at Port Botany. Photo: Sydney Ports Corporation / Brendan Read

With trucks running well at Botany, focus turns to rail

Ian Ackerman Everybody knows freight is important to the economy, but the amount of freight moving throughout New South Wales …
Melbourne Tram. Photo: RailGallery.com.au

Camera trial to judge Melbourne tram passenger volume

New camera technology is being tested on Melbourne’s tram network that could in the future tell passengers how many people are …

Protection could have been better in 2015 fatality: Report

Insufficient protection at the bottom of a platform ramp allowed a pedestrian – who was distracted by his mobile phone – to …
Melbourne Metro rail tunnel. Graphic: Victorian Government

$35m added to fund on-board Metro signalling

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has added $35 million in funding to provide for on-board high capacity signalling equipment in the …
Car key. Photo: Ingram Publishing

Can public transit and ride-share companies get along?

COMMENT: To maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks, we need to know how ride-share companies will affect public transportation, …

Trad looks overseas for Cross River Rail funding

Deputy Queensland premier Jackie Trad has reportedly spoken with foreign investment agencies about potentially helping fund the $5.4 billion Cross …

Multiple factors caused Rawlinna derailment: Safety bureau

Lightly-loaded, high profile wagons combined with an unfavourable coupling setup, and what was most likely an extreme weather event, to …
Level crossing in Melbourne. Photo: RailGallery.com.au

Timeline set for Lilydale/Belgrave crossing removals

A consortium led by CPB Contractors will soon get to work removing four level crossings on the Melbourne Metro line …

Work begins on Melbourne Metro Tunnel

Construction of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel project has officially kicked off, with John Holland starting early works in the CBD this …