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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Vandals caught leaving rocks on track by new technology
Covert, motion-detecting cameras being set up along the rail corridor in New South Wales have already led to the arrest of a trespasser in Chatswood, and a group of youths interfering with the track, in
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Customer info deal awarded for Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro Northwest operator Northwest Rapid Transit has awarded a $75 million contract for hi-tech customer information and communications systems along the network.
NSW transport minister Andrew Constance
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TrainLink staff to get body cameras
Personal safety cameras will be trialled on selected NSW TrainLink services with the aim of improving safety on regional trains, Transport for NSW announced on Thursday.
Transport and infrastructure minister
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The 7 benefits of Inland Rail
Safety improvements, environmental gains and cost of living are among the key benefits identified by the Inland Rail Implementation Group in its Friday report.
The Implementation Group, chaired by former
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‘Coal is amazing’ backlash could be worthwhile
The University of Manchester’s Marc Hudson argues the online mockery of the Minerals Council’s new coal ad may just be collateral damage in the industry’s wider mission to reach
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Bendigo line getting passenger display system
Victorian minister for public transport Jacinta Allan has announced the roll out of the Regional Passenger Information and Display System along the Bendigo rail line with Clarkefield Station to be the
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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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Hitachi ‘brings rail manufacturing back’ to England’s north east
British prime minister David Cameron was on hand last week for the opening of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi’s new £82 million (A$180 million) train manufacturing facility in the north of England.
Hitachi
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Apprentices, trainees get Opal card
Transport for NSW has expanded its Opal smart ticketing Concession card to cover eligible NSW apprentices, trainees and TAFE students.
Opal, a contactless card system delivered by US firm Cubic, can be
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