Urgent action is needed to increase rail’s share of freight to meet future transport needs, reduce emissions and foster economic growth, a landmark research project has concluded.
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Call for more investment in rail freight network
The rail industry has called for urgent improvements to the rail freight network, with new data revealing the mounting costs of underinvestment is hurting consumers at the checkout.
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Freight group issues election priorities
The industry group representing Australia’s largest rail freight operators and infrastructure owners has released its policy priorities for the forthcoming Federal election.
Freight on Rail Group (FORG)
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Environmental protest action slammed
Pacific National chief executive officer Paul Scurrah has condemned protest activity from environmental groups which brought the Hunter Valley rail freight network to a standstill yesterday.
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Freight coalition unite in calling for rail container incentive scheme
Freight and logistics groups have called out the NSW government’s undermining of its own mode share target for containers carried by rail into Port Botany.
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC), Freight
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Permits required for freight crossing NSW border from Victoria
Freight rail personnel travelling from Victoria to NSW will have to apply for a permit, under new regulations imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
The new rules were imposed on July 8
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