Tasmania has recorded a 10-fold increase in timber logs transported on rail over the past 10 years.
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Christmas Train back on Tassie tracks
TasRail’s Christmas Train has returned to the tracks for the festive season and, after a remarkable community response to its train tracker website last year, has also pressed the go-live button for 2022.
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Tasmanian level crossing incidents on the rise
TasRail has reported a nearly five per cent increase in the number of reported level crossing incidents in Tasmania.
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Reasons identified for runaway cement train
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a final report detailing more than a dozen safety actions which address findings from its investigation into the runaway and derailment of a cement train in Devonport, Tasmania.
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TasRail services restarting after flood closures
Rail lines in Tasmania are reopening after recent flood threats forced TasRail to suspend freight rail operations on the Western, Melba and Bell Bay lines of the state’s rail network.
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TasRail opts for KLP hybrid polymer sleepers
With an upgraded, fit-for-purpose rail freight network, TasRail is one of the largest transport service providers in Tasmania, connecting industry and commerce to major shipping ports and freight hubs across the State.
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Tracker for Christmas Train
After a bumper year, TasRail has introduced some new ideas to support its much-loved Christmas Train, with an eye to the building a solid future for the staff-led initiative.
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TasRail on the paper route
TasRail is currently providing 12 weekly services between Norske Skog’s Boyer paper mill in the Derwent Valley and the Port of Burnie.
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Shiploader funding to improve Tasmanian freight rail network
The replacement of the Port of Burnie shiploader has taken the next step, with federal funding confirmed and tender documents to be released to market this month.
The new $40 million shiploader will enable
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Freight networks ensuring safe operations continue
Freight operators and network owners around Australia continue to serve businesses and communities, and Tasmania is no exception.
CEO of government-owned TasRail, Steven Dietrich, reminded Tasmanians this
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