COMMENT: The lease will help make a good port, a great port, and its proceeds will fund the removal of our 50 worst railway crossings, Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas writes.
Removing level
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Report questions buried track at unsealed crossings
The 2013 derailment of a Pacific National train in northern Victoria raises several issues over the construction, monitoring and maintenance of buried track at unsealed level crossings, a report has found.
Pacific
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Inland Rail critical: ALC
The Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Project was the focus of discussion at Australian Logistics Council’s (ALC) recent Logistics Industry Parliamentary Function.
“Inland rail is critical to Australia’s
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First track installed on Epping to Thornleigh Third Track project
Sydney’s freight rail network has received another significant boost with the first track section of the Epping to Thornleigh Third Track project installed.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure
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Leading contractors call for infrastructure projects
Australia’s leading construction contractors today called on all political parties to commit to honouring contracts entered into for the construction of Australia’s much needed infrastructure.
The
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Collaboration underpins success of Regional Rail Link
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) wants the Federal Government to inject more funding for state passenger rail following the completion of the $3.65 billion Regional Rail Link project in Victoria.
The
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Queensland sleeper tender opens
A tender is open to replace 100,000 timber sleepers and lay over 400km of track in Queensland’s south.
State minister for transport Jackie Trad announced the contract earlier this month.
“Queensland
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Cowra Lines need tax money, local member says
Member for Cootamundra Katrina Hodgkinson thinks the mothballed Cowra Lines should receive government funding so they can be re-opened.
Hodgkinson, according to a report from the ABC, believes
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Melbourne’s passengers get shared platform
Passengers on Melbourne’s tram Route 55 and bus routes 216, 219 and 220 will now benefit from what Public Transport Victoria is calling a “win for intermodal connectivity”.
Passengers on those routes
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China wins US$9bn Tanzania rail contracts
Tanzania has given contracts to build new railway lines worth about US$9 billion to Chinese firms, according to a Reuters report.
Tanzanian transport minister Samuel Sitta reportedly told parliament on
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