Queensland Rail has officially opened its new off-site training facility, in conjunction with TAFE Queensland SkillsTech at its Acacia Ridge campus.
The new state-funded Rail Centre of Excellence features
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Why is the U.S. unwilling to pay for good public transportation?
COMMENT: Public policy professor John Rennie Short investigates how urban public transport got to be in such bad shape in the United States, and asks if millennials can help turn it around.
Officials
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Report cites tight curves, inadequate lubrication, wear resistance as key issues in V/Line debacle
Victorian transport minister Jacinta Allan says an independent review into the accelerated wearing of wheels on V/Line’s VLocity fleet of trains was caused by tight curves on the network, inadequate
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Broad welcomes statutory body on Cross River Rail
While the creation of a statutory body for Brisbane’s Cross River Rail doesn’t guarantee the project’s certainty, Australasian Railway Association boss Danny Broad has welcomed the recent
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Albanese: Look no further than IA for transport advice
Shadow transport and infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed a Grattan Institute report slamming government spending patterns, but says the solution to the issue is right in front of us.
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Tender seeks multi-modal operator for Newcastle
The NSW Government has begun consultation on a light rail line in Newcastle, and has launched the tender process for a local operator to integrate buses, ferries and light rail in the growing city.
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Metropolitan governance is the missing link in Australia’s reform agenda
Representative and accountable metropolitan government is needed to lead metro-scale planning, infrastructure investment and services, and partnerships with the private sector and civil society, urban
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Politicians ignoring expert advice to win elections
Infrastructure funding has too often been used to win over key election seats, instead of being put towards vital urban freight and passenger routes, the Grattan Institute has found.
The think tank on
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Dozens evacuated as blaze engulfs PN loco
Engine failure on one of three Pacific National locomotives hauling a 750 metre freight train caused a fire which blocked the rail line near Newcastle on Monday morning, according to reports.
ABC Newcastle
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Major light rail work begins on Anzac Parade
Work begins this week on the diversion of Sydney’s Anzac Parade to allow for the construction of a light rail tunnel under the road.
While Sydney’s new CBD and South East Light Rail project will see
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