The design of the new VLocity trains for the North East line in Victoria have been released.
The new model will be manufactured by Bombardier at its Dandenong workshops, said Minister for Public Transport,
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Regional rail improvement works about to begin
A $3.9 million package of maintenance and improvement works is kicking off on the Ballarat, Ararat, and Maryborough lines.
The works will begin on Wednesday, April 22, and continue until Sunday, May 3
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Victorian public transport exceeds March targets
Victorian public transport operators have met all but one of their targets in March.
The only metric to not meet its target was the punctuality of regional trains, operated by V/Line, which fell to 85.4
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Transport agencies respond to COVID-19 shutdown
On Sunday, March 22, NSW and Victoria announced shutdowns of non-essential services from midday, Monday, March 23.
While both states have continued to determine that public transport is an essential service,
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Review of rail freight project targets governance, planning for improvement
The Victorian Auditor-General has delivered a withering critique of the governance and delivery of the stalled Murray Basin Rail Project (MBRP) and the Freight-Passenger Rail Separation Project (FPRSP).
The
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The barcode revolution: Standardising the industry
Thermit Australia’s Andrew Carter tells Rail Express how the company is implementing GS1 data standards and why global standards should be part of normal business.
As
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Hopes for improved punctuality on Victorian public transport
With an in-principle agreement signed between the Rail Tram and Bus Union and Yarra Trams, there are hopes that tram punctuality in Melbourne will improve, following a below target result in February.
Yarra
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Services to resume following fatal XPT derailment
Normal operations are set to return on the North East line in Victoria following the fatal XPT derailment at the Wallan loop last week.
An Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) spokesperson said operators
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Concern over toxic soil to be dumped at a V/Line rail yard
$172.9 million V/Line stabling yard development could potentially be used as a temporary holding site for contaminated soil with possible carcinogens PFAS and asbestos.
The Wyndham Vale rail yard is set
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Industrial action continues to affect PTV performance
Ongoing industrial dispute across the Public Transport Victoria (PTV) network has affected January performance for all three operators.
It was revealed in the public transport performance results for January
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