Current COVID restrictions across New Zealand have slowed down tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations in Auckland. Read more
COVID lockdown halts CRL construction work
Construction workers at all City Rail Link (CRL) project sites have downed tools in the wake of the snap COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand. Read more
Inland Rail upgrade continues despite COVID
Construction continues along the Narrabri to North Star (N2NS) section of the Inland Rail alignment in NSW, despite the statewide lockdown recently imposed to arrest a major surge in COVID cases. Read more
Higher vaccination priority needed for transport workers
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has joined the calls for freight workers to be given higher priority in the Federal Government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout program. Read more
Greater off-peak travel needed in COVID normal: Infrastructure Victoria
For Melbourne to return to a safe COVID normal on transport, the Victorian government will need to encourage more commuters to travel in off-peak periods, a report from Infrastructure Victoria has found. Read more
Proposals to protect rail workers as part of COVID-19 response
Unions and industry associations have proposed extra protections for rail workers as the response to COVID-19 continues across Australia. Read more
Masks now the new normal on more rail systems
Face masks and coverings are becoming an increasingly common feature on transportation networks across Australia. Read more
Meeting business and community expectations
In an exclusive interview with Rail Express, Mark Campbell, CEO and managing director of ARTC sets out his vision for the national rail track organisation.
Welcome to COVID normal, and here is why we need it to stay
COVID-19 broke down long standing curfew policy barriers in record time because they made sense to both the supply chain industry and communities alike, writes ALC CEO Kirk Coningham.
Public transport use settling at new norm: Infrastructure Australia report
After COVID-19 lockdowns, public transport patronage has settled back at a ‘new norm’ of 60-70 per cent of pre-pandemic patronage, a new report from Infrastructure Australia has found. Read more