Covid testing boost for freight rail workers
Pacific National Australia has thanked the New South Wales government for providing additional resources for COVID testing of essential freight workers at Taree.
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RFP begun for new, rail-enabled Interislander ferries
KiwiRail has released a request for proposal (RFP) for new Interislander ferries with 300 per cent greater capacity for freight rail wagons.
The announcement is the next step in the process of replacing
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TAIC investigates KiwiRail derailment
A distracted driver and excessive speed caused a KiwiRail freight train to derail in March last year.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) found that the freight train had exceeded the
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NSW EPA trying to put the brakes on rail freight
Draft changes to NSW environmental standards could end regional branch freight lines, warns an alliance of rail industry leaders.
The joint letter signed by freight operators, farmers, and grain growers,
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New name for Genesee & Wyoming Australia
Having completed the sale of Genesee & Wyoming Australia, the freight rail operator is now known as One Rail Australia.
The name change was published by the Australian Business Register on February
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Hundreds of millions of dollars being invested in New Zealand’s KiwiRail network
The New Zealand Government has announced a further $109.7 million rail investment in Northland rail freight on the KiwiRail network.
This follows the injection of $211 million to upgrade Wellington networks
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Track repairs commence following V/Line and freight train crash
Work is now under way to replace more than 1,800 damaged sleepers and more than 180 metres of damaged rail.
Last week an incident involving a freight and passenger train between Chiltern and Barnawartha
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Qld, NSW experience freight rail incidents during holiday season
In late December, four Pacific National freight train wagons, transporting copper anodes, derailed at Mingela on the Mount Isa line.
In response, Queensland Rail immediately closed the rail corridor between
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TfNSW launches Freight Data Hub
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) launched the Freight Data Hub on Monday. The hub is intended to help businesses and governments make better operational and investment decisions supported by data with freight
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NZ reveals long-term rail plan
A draft plan would facilitate a long-term planning and funding model for rail in New Zealand, with the aim of boosting passenger figures and freight share on rail to help achieve the government’s zero-emissions
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