“A man’s home is his castle” is a favourite piece of vernacular for many Australians. But for some of Sydney’s south west residents this past week, the phrase has hit closer to home.
Several
Read More
Brookfield “disappointed” with CBH
WA operator Brookfield Rail says it’s committed to a long-term, sustainable solution with major grain handling customer CBH.
But the sides are yet to come to terms on a new rail deal, a week out from
Read More
Read More
Amtrak engineer wasn’t on phone: Investigators
US safety officials say the engineer of a train which derailed, killing eight and injuring 200, was not on his phone at the time of the accident.
Amtrak Train 188 was operating between Washington, D.C.
Read More
Read More
Australian freight “just not up to scratch,” Hockridge says
Aurizon boss Lance Hockridge has publicly denounced the state of the Australian freight sector in a speech to some of the nation’s most powerful business and political players.
Hockridge spoke on Thursday
Read More
Read More
Teen abused, assaulted on Sydney train
Flemington police are investigating today after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted and racially abused by a stranger on a train at Lidcome station on Monday.
The teenager was sitting on a train
Read More
Read More
Aurizon reaches deal with half of Queensland workforce
Roughly 1700 of Aurizon’s staff could soon be under a new long term enterprise agreement (EA), after unions and the rail operator reached an in-principle agreement on Thursday.
Aurizon is engaged in
Read More
Read More
International level crossing day recognised
Wednesday, June 3, was International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD), and the TrackSAFE Foundation was joined by Brookfield in recognising it.
TrackSAFE general manager Naomi Frauenfelder said that
Read More
Read More
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
Read More
Read More
Tampering suspected as train’s fuel tank ruptures
The Victorian Police are investigating what is believed to be train tampering, after a freight train was severely damaged in Stawell on Monday.
It is believed that two steel bars were deliberately placed
Read More
Read More
Restoring balance to the Australian freight sector may not be as complicated as you think
Lance Hockridge
COMMENT: Last week’s release of the Infrastructure Australia (IA) Audit saw “congestion” and “traffic chaos” splashed across the front pages of the nation’s
Read More
Read More