The long-term-lease of NSW’s electricity poles and wires means the construction of a second rail crossing of Sydney Harbour will go ahead.
Bills passed through state parliament on Wednesday secured the
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Primer: 6 things to know about Moorebank
The Moorebank Intermodal Freight Precinct was given the green light on Thursday. Here’s six key takeaways from the deal.
1. Moorebank will be a significant freight precinct
The
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Moorebank hub gets green light
A 1.5 million TEU intermodal terminal will be built in Sydney’s south west after the Commonwealth came to terms with Aurizon and Qube Logistics to build a site by 2017.
Aurizon and Qube’s joint venture,
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Melbourne Metro development ramped up
The Victorian Government is ramping up work on the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, with geotechnical investigations on Swanston St starting this week.
Transport minister Jacinta Allan was among representatives
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Newcastle MP wants more info on rail drilling
Local member for Newcastle Tim Crakanthorp says the state government needs to give the city more information on the geotechnical drilling being undertaken along the closed down heavy rail line.
The heavy
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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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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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UGL to axe jobs, refocus on transport
UGL will slash 200 jobs under a major restructure move, as the engineering and services company looks to win over investors and lift profits.
The company, which manufactured hundreds of the locomotives
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Positive train control could have prevented Amtrak derailment, but it’s not quite on track
How does positive train control – safety technology that could have prevented May’s deadly Amtrak derailment – work, and why is it still not on US rails? Purdue University’s Jeffrey
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Dates set for Sydney light rail construction
NSW minister for transport Andrew Constance and minister for roads Duncan Gay have announced the detailed construction schedule for Sydney Light Rail.
Major CBD works will start on George Street between
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