Victorian transport minister Jacinta Allan has named three consortia to the shortlist to deliver 37 new high capacity metro trains.
Allan, who is also the state minister for employment, named the following
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PN ordered to reinstate speeding driver
A speeding train driver who accidentally abandoned his co-driver during a toilet break will be reinstated by Pacific National, the Fair Work Commission has ordered.
Peter White, a driver with Pacific National,
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Metro boss excited for ‘rail renaissance’
Melbourne Metro chief executive Andrew Lezala says the 2015 AusRAIL conference and exhibition will come at “a really exciting time for rail”.
Lezala, who spoke with Rail Express a month ahead
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Play it again, Tram
Casablanca’s public transport authority has ordered 50 new Alstom Citadis trams, which it will operate in 25 coupled pairs, similar to the rollingstock plans for Sydney’s CBD light rail project.
French-headquartered
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Albanese pitches high speed rail to Canberra
Shadow transport minister Anthony Albanese has introduced a bill to the House of Representatives to create a planning authority for a high speed rail line for Australia’s eastern seaboard.
The High
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Aurizon opens $180 million Hexham Train Support Facility
Queensland-based operator Aurizon has officially opened its new $180 million Hexham Train Support Facility in the Hunter Valley.
The Hexham facility is near the Port of Newcastle.
It will provide trains
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Moving more coal with less workers, wagons and fuel: Aurizon outlines plan
Up to 740 jobs will be slashed by Aurizon over the next three years in a push to cut $300 million in costs and boost operational productivity.
Aurizon announced on Wednesday it wants a 4 to 7% reduction
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Lynxrail lands condition monitoring deal for Roy Hill
Perth-based engineering business Lynxrail has secured a contract to install its Automated Train Examiner (ATEx) technology on the new Roy Hill rail line 33km from Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of
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New wagons to help Aurizon’s transcontinental service
Aurizon is set to add new wagons to its national intermodal business, in a multi-million dollar investment it says will boost its transcontinental capabilities.
The Queensland-based operator will add 175
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Stadler to upgrade Perisher railway
Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler will upgrade the Skitube Alpine Railway in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, under a new contract from Perisher Ski Resort.
The Skitube provides access to snowfields
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