The Western Australian Government has allocated $3 million to upgrade and improve safety at 11 railway crossings along the Australind Line. Read more
World-class station precinct at Hallam
The Hallam Station is now officially open in Melbourne’s south-east, with the project forming part of the Victorian Government’s level crossing removal project. Read more
Camera on at light rail crossing
Road safety in Surry Hills, Sydney, will receive a boost with the installation of a new red light speed camera where the light rail crosses South Dowling Street (between the Mort Street and Nobbs Street intersections) in Surry Hills. Read more
Ararat to Maryborough Line upgrade contract
The next stage of works on Victoria’s Murray Basin Rail Project is set to begin, with a contractor appointed to deliver track upgrades to the Ararat to Maryborough Line. Read more
Police checks at level crossings
For the first time in Sydney, a police operation is underway to ensure drivers obey the rules at level crossings, to avoid a potential tragedy. Read more
Thales, SMRT to share digital technologies
Thales and Singapore operator SMRT Trains have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and leverage digital technologies such as data analytics to enhance rail maintenance and operations on the SE Asian nation’s oldest MRT lines – the North-South and East-West lines, including the Tuas West Extension. Read more
$17.9 billion Budget boost for Australian infrastructure
The Federal Government has pledged $17.9 billion towards new and existing projects in the infrastructure pipeline in this week’s Budget. Read more
Designs for new Narre Warren station revealed
The Victorian Government has revealed the early concept designs for the new Narre Warren Station and the elevated rail bridge in Melbourne’s east, which will remove the level crossing at Webb Street and see the precinct transformed. Read more
New global player in rail infrastructure
For more than 25 years, Mosdorfer has been building a portfolio of safe and reliable power-delivery systems designed specifically for electric railways. Read more
Redefining rail corridor intrusion detection
Newcastle-based engineering firms 4Tel and 4AI Systems (4AIS) have automated the rail corridor intrusion monitoring process by applying proven rail-specific artificial intelligence (AI) to create an advanced 4AIS Hazard Detection System (4HDS). Read more