The Commonwealth Government sponsored Rail Manufacturing CRC is looking to create more partnerships between rail businesses and universities in its final open funding round. Rail Express spoke with Chief
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Adani loan dominates election debate, but China may step in
Chinese banks and state-owned enterprises are reportedly ready to finance Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal mine and railway project, as debate continues over a potential $1 billion loan from the
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Hot off the presses: Read your digital edition of the AusRAIL PLUS 2017 Magazine
Rail Express is proud to release the digital edition of the official magazine of AusRAIL PLUS 2017, along with the Australasian Rail Directory 2018.
The AusRAIL PLUS 2017 issue of Rail Express includes
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Caulfield-Dandenong rail elevation opening spaces for parks, cycling path
The final designs for the new spaces that will be opened-up by the elevation of the rail line between Caulfield and Dandenong have been released, revealing plans for 22.5 hectares of landscaped parks,
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Scaffolding being removed for Flinders Street Station restoration
Scaffolding for the restoration works on the iconic façade of Flinders Street Station will begin to be removed today, while the building’s clock face be returned to its position overlooking the Flinders
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Why Adani may still get its government rail line loan
COMMENT: Despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s veto of a loan to Adani, the company could still receive funds from a new government or via previous arrangements, Brendan Gogarty writes.
Even
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China pollution plan to keep low-grade ores down
Lower grade iron ores like those exported by Fortescue Metals Group will likely continue to be stymied by tougher Chinese environmental controls, after the country indicated it will continue with the new
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Qube’s Moorebank challenged by rare plant rediscovery
The discovery of a shrub unseen by experts for almost 200 years could challenge logistics group Qube’s massive Moorebank intermodal development, with the NSW Land and Environment Court looking into the
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Turnbull: Energy ‘guarantee’ to boost affordability
Energy retailers will be forced to secure a minimum amount of baseload power from traditional sources for every megawatt of renewable power they generate, under a new plan Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
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Technology to prevent rail disasters is in our hands
As the Lac Mégantic rail disaster trial begins, here’s how technology can help prevent a repeat of the tragedy that killed 47 people, Chris Bachmann writes.
As the trial of the deadly 2013 Lac-Mégantic
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