An alliance led by John Holland Group has been awarded the contract to build the new tram maintenance and stabling facility in the Melbourne suburb of Maidstone.
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Inland Rail offers pathways to opportunities
Businesses in Southern New South Wales can learn what it takes to supply to major projects and regional supply chains at Inland Rail’s new ‘Pathway to Opportunities’ capability building program, launching in July.
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MTR: Getting it right from day one
Originally set up to build an urban metro system to help meet Hong Kong’s public transport requirements, the MTR Corporation is today regarded as one of the world’s leading railway operators for safety, reliability, customer service and cost efficiency, operating rail networks in nine cities across Asia, Australia and Europe.
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Biggest rail maintenance program to disrupt Sydney
The New South Wales rail network will be disrupted over the next year at least as the biggest coordinated program of rail maintenance ever undertaken in Sydney kicks off.
Transport minister Jo Haylen said the works were part of the Sydney Rail Repair Plan, formulated in response to the recent interim recommendations made by the expert panel conducting the Sydney Trains Review.
It made 12 recommendations for restoring reliability to the network after a series of failures that left thousands of passengers stranded without trains, including three in March this year alone.
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Queensland Rail reminds parents to mind the gap
Footage of a child falling between the train and platform and another running towards an oncoming train has been released by Queensland Rail as a reminder to all passengers, especially parents travelling with little ones, to ‘Mind the Gap’ and stay behind the yellow line until the train has stopped.
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New apprentices for METRONET railcar program
The METRONET WA Railcar Program family has grown with three new apprentices joining the team following completion of the Alstom Aboriginal 10-week pre-employment program earlier this year.
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TBMs start turning on Sydney Metro West
The first two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have started carving out a section of the 24-kilometre Sydney Metro West line.
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Safety warning after Adelaide rail near-misses
South Australians are being reminded to be vigilant and avoid taking safety risks around trains and trams – with new vision released highlighting recent close calls in Adelaide that almost ended in tragedy as people risked their life in front of oncoming trains.
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Inland Rail work begins in Wangaratta
Local residents will soon see significant changes around the Wangaratta railway station precinct in Victoria, with Inland Rail set to begin construction work this month.
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Webinars help grow smart rail skills
The National Rail Skills Hub is holding a series of webinars to help the workforce manage the transition to greater use of smart systems.
The advanced technology is creating safer more productive and sustainable
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