Revitalising Newcastle. Photo: Revitalising Newcastle

UGL partners up for Newcastle integrated transport deal

Rollingstock business UGL has signed on as light rail maintenance contractor in a joint bid with public transport operator Transit …
Malcolm Turnbull in 2014. Photo: I. Wood / Creative Commons

Turnbull needs a minister for cities, from a city: Albo

Anthony Albanese has accused Malcolm Turnbull of abandoning his six-month-old cities policy, after the prime minister failed to appoint someone to …
Melbourne Tram. Photo: RailGallery.com.au

More international talent to close Light Rail conference

Day Two of the Light Rail 2016 conference in Melbourne will include addresses by experts from Europe and the UK. Following an …
Noble Park crossing, elevated railway. Graphic: Level Crossing Removal Authority

The ‘sky rail’ saga: can big new transport projects ever run smoothly?

COMMENT: Elevated rail to remove level crossings, done properly, has many benefits – and the alternatives are more disruptive and costly. …
Western Sydney light rail. Artist's Impression: Transport for NSW

Experts from UK, Jerusalem to headline Light Rail conference

The chief architect of Jerusalem Municipality, Ofer Manor, and the chief executive of Transport for Greater Manchester, Dr Jon Lamonte, …
Reims tramway. Photo: Oliver Probert

From the mag: How a small French city helped inspire Sydney’s light rail transformation

Walking down the main street of Reims, the compact city in France’s historic Champagne region, you could be forgiven for …
Aurizon freight train. Photo: Aurizon

IA road-rail reforms could be “game changers”: Hockridge

Aurizon chief executive and managing director Lance Hockridge has praised Infrastructure Australia’s 15-year infrastructure plan, saying its recommended reforms could …
Pacific National container. Photo: Cameron Boggs

Qube, Brookfield in talks for joint Asciano bid

In a new twist to the saga of a prospective foreign acquisition of Australian ports and rail heavyweight Asciano, competing parties Qube and …
Metro Trains Parliament station in Melbourne City Loop. Photo: Creative Commons / Teknorat

Australian Infrastructure Plan has some way to go to give our cities what they need

COMMENT: Infrastructure Australia’s latest report is substantial but, critically, it fails to incorporate the transport thinking needed to develop more compact …
Coal Train Photo Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator

Safety the focus of three-day Hunter shutdown

Australian Rail Track Corporation executive general manager Jonathan Vandervoort has urged workers, motorists and community members to maintain a safety …
Sydney light rail. Artist's impression: Transport for NSW

Six-lane road diversion needed for light rail build

Transport for NSW has announced plans to divert the six-lane Anzac Parade to enable construction of a tunnel under the road as …