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COVID slows down tunnel boring

Current COVID restrictions across New Zealand have slowed down tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations in Auckland.  Read more

Alexandra CooperAugust 23, 2021, 12:55 pmAugust 23, 2021
CRL
Safety, Standards & Regulation

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

Alexandra CooperAugust 19, 2021, 11:36 amAugust 19, 2021
Inland
Below Rail Infrastructure, Freight Rail, Safety, Standards & Regulation

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

Alexandra CooperAugust 19, 2021, 9:29 amAugust 19, 2021
priority
Freight Rail, Safety, Standards & Regulation, Workforce, Certification & Training

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

Alexandra CooperAugust 17, 2021, 9:51 amAugust 17, 2021
Passenger Rail, Safety, Standards & Regulation

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

Connor PearceJanuary 21, 2021, 2:53 pmJanuary 21, 2021
Workforce, Certification & Training

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

Connor PearceJanuary 18, 2021, 10:31 amJanuary 18, 2021
face masks public transport
Passenger Rail, Safety, Standards & Regulation

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

Connor PearceJanuary 13, 2021, 8:55 amJanuary 13, 2021
Signalling & Communications, Sustainability, Track & Civil Construction

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.

Read more

Connor PearceDecember 17, 2020, 2:23 pmJanuary 6, 2021
Freight Rail

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.

Read more

Staff WriterDecember 16, 2020, 4:19 pmDecember 16, 2020
public transport
Passenger Rail

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

Connor PearceDecember 16, 2020, 8:00 amDecember 15, 2020

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