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CityRailLink’s green light to clear temporary station building

Rail commuters returning to work from their well-earned summer break will notice a significant change around Waitematā (Britomart) Station this month: the start of work to remove the temporary building at the rear of the station on Commerce Street.
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Joshua FarrellJanuary 30, 2024, 9:09 amJanuary 30, 2024

Major Projects & Infrastructure, Passenger Rail

Beerburrum to Nambour rail contract awarded

Sunshine Coast company Hall Contracting has been awarded the early works construction contract for the Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade.
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David SextonAugust 12, 2021, 9:00 amAugust 12, 2021

Major Projects & Infrastructure, Passenger Rail

EOIs sought for Melbourne Airport rail

The federal and state governments are seeking ‘expressions of interest’ (EOI) to complete the first package of works for the Melbourne Airport Rail link.
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David SextonJune 15, 2021, 3:00 pmJune 15, 2021

Below Rail Infrastructure, Passenger Rail

Hobson Bay causeway next location for Auckland upgrades

A critical link in the Auckland rail network is the focus of upgrades for the next fortnight as crews work to get infrastructure back up to standard.
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Connor PearceJanuary 27, 2021, 9:27 amJanuary 27, 2021

Products & Technology, Research & Development, Technology and IT

Data-driven maintenance: taking rail profiling to the cloud

Lifting data from the digital grave and into the cloud has opened up possibilities for rail maintenance. Autech explains how. Twenty years ago, Swiss rail maintenance machine manufacturer Autech
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Connor PearceSeptember 30, 2020, 9:36 amSeptember 30, 2020

Below Rail Infrastructure, Freight Rail, Rail Supply

Final preparations before construction begins on Narrabri to North Star Inland Rail

The final shipments of steel rail and concrete sleepers for the Narrabri to North Star section of Inland Rail have arrived as the last planning approvals are finished. With these deliveries completed construction
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Connor PearceAugust 26, 2020, 1:26 pmAugust 26, 2020

Below Rail Infrastructure, Products & Technology, Rail Supply, Research & Development, Rolling stock & Rail Vehicle Design, Technology and IT

Targeting accuracy and precision with laser sensors

Bestech is providing the local rail industry with access to products such as laser sensors that are used in driving advanced solutions. The fundamentals of rail wheel interaction have been
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Connor PearceJune 10, 2020, 8:45 amJune 10, 2020

Below Rail Infrastructure, Freight Rail, Passenger Rail

Rail renewal underway on Auckland network

12 kilometres of rail and 2,500 sleepers are being replaced at the centre of the rail network in Auckland. Staff from KiwiRail are working at night and on weekends to renovate the track on the Eastern
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Connor PearceMay 26, 2020, 1:56 pmMay 26, 2020

Below Rail Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainability, light rail, Passenger Rail, Rail Supply

Recycled materials in use at multiple transport projects

Recycled materials are being used on transport projects in Victoria and NSW, making the most of the many infrastructure projects currently underway. In Melbourne, the newly opened Kananook Train Storage
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Connor PearceMay 11, 2020, 2:40 pmMay 14, 2020

Below Rail Infrastructure, Freight Rail, Safety, Standards & Regulation

ATSB finds broken rail caused freight train derailment

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found that a broken rail led to the derailment of a freight train near Goulburn on March 31, 2019. As the SCT Logistics freight train, travelling from
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Connor PearceMay 7, 2020, 3:52 pmMay 7, 2020

rail

CityRailLink’s green light to clear temporary station building

Beerburrum to Nambour rail contract awarded

EOIs sought for Melbourne Airport rail

Hobson Bay causeway next location for Auckland upgrades

Data-driven maintenance: taking rail profiling to the cloud

Final preparations before construction begins on Narrabri to North Star Inland Rail

Targeting accuracy and precision with laser sensors

Rail renewal underway on Auckland network

Recycled materials in use at multiple transport projects

ATSB finds broken rail caused freight train derailment

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