The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is currently investigating two derailments that occurred in late 2020.
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Maintenance for a new generation: A look inside the Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre
With all of the New Generation Rollingstock now in passenger service, Bombardier is now ensuring the fleet’s service, safety, and reliability from its base in Wulkuraka.
With the purchase
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Study to assess double-stacked freight on Mount Isa line
The Queensland government will complete a business case into the potential to run double-stacked freight trains from Mount Isa to Stuart and the Port of Townsville.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark
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Monitoring processes improved following rail flood incident
An out of service water level sensor led an Aurizon freight train to plough through flood waters that had inundated a rail bridge near Tully, Queensland, in 2018.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau
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Participation higher than ever in Rail R U OK?Day 2020
Rail R U OK?Day has been marked by rail organisations around Australia and New Zealand, with engagement reaching all-time highs.
On April 30, for the sixth year running, those within the rail industry
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QR enables extra freight movements
Over the past weekend, Queensland Rail has been taking extra steps to ensure that freight rail can continue to transport essential goods to Australia and export commodities to ports.
Over the weekend of
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Continuation of passenger rail services a priority
While official advice in Australia and New Zealand is to now limit all non-essential travel, authorities across both countries have prioritised keeping passenger rail services running to ensure that front-line
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Rail operators are ramping up hygiene to combat COVID-19 transmission
Major Australian rail operators are helping authorities minimise the spread of COVID-19 by seriously ramping up hygiene and cleaning protocols.
Current advice from the Australian Department of Health is
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Queensland transport agencies release ICT tenders
The Queensland government has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for digital workspace solutions and related services for the Department of Transports and Main Roads (TMR).
The RFI will allow for the
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Queensland’s newest train fleet deployed to the Sunshine Coast line
On Monday, March 2, Queensland’s newest trains, the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) fleet, were deployed to the Sunshine Coast line for the first time.
The NGR fleet has been deployed to Nambour on
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