Passenger Rail, Major Projects & Infrastructure, Track & Civil Construction

Airport line connects Melburnians to the world

Melbourne’s new airport rail line will include a brand-new station in the city’s booming west when it opens in 2029.
Operations & Maintenance, Track & Civil Construction, Workforce

Nine days of track closures loom for SE Queensland

South East Queenslanders are urged to plan ahead next month, with track closures and changes to train services required for …
Digitalisation, Events, Major Projects & Infrastructure

Finalists named for infrastructure awards

  Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has announced the finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure.
Freight Rail, Passenger Rail, Major Projects & Infrastructure, Plant, Machinery & Equipment, Sustainability, Track & Civil Construction

Today it’s waste, but tomorrow it’s track infrastructure

  The rail sector is striving to become more sustainable in its use of resources and to reduce its greenhouse …
Freight Rail, Passenger Rail, Products & Technology, Events, Safety, Standards & Regulation, Technology and IT, light rail, Plant, Machinery & Equipment, Rollingstock & Manufacturing

InnoTrans back with a vengeance

After an absence of four years, the rail industry’s leading international trade fair and global business development opportunity, InnoTrans, is …
Major Projects & Infrastructure, Safety, Track & Civil Construction, Workforce

Safety concerns for Perth Airport line

The WA branch of the Rail, Trams and Bus Union (RTBU) has raised concerns that Perth’s Forrestfield-Airport Link is being …
Passenger Rail, Safety, Standards & Regulation, Operations & Maintenance, Signalling & Communications

Preliminary report into truck, train collision

A preliminary report has been released from an ongoing transport safety investigation into a collision between a passenger train and …
Passenger Rail, Events, Safety, Workforce

Metro makes its mark at awards

  Metro Trains Melbourne has been recognised for several projects and initiatives at the annual Australasian Rail Industry awards. At …
Freight Rail, Passenger Rail, Events, Operations & Maintenance, Safety, Track & Civil Construction

Flood recovery efforts win excellence award for QR

Queensland Rail is celebrating its win in the Passenger Operations Excellence Award at last week’s Australasian Rail Industry Awards in …
Passenger Rail, Major Projects & Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

Contractor appointed for Hope Island station

Cross River Rail (CRR) has engaged Acciona Georgiou Joint Venture (AGJV) to design and construct the Hope Island station on …
Passenger Rail, Operations & Maintenance, Workforce

Opal card deactivation plan deactivated … for now

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU)  plan to deactivate Opal card reader machines across Sydney has been called off …