Following the release of Pacific National’s inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report for Financial Year (FY)2020, Pacific National has released its FY 2021 ESG Report incorporating its ESG strategy including expanded goals for Australia’s largest private rail freight operator. Read more
Moving on up at Central
The largest escalators in the Southern Hemisphere have been installed at Central as part of Sydney Metro’s $955 million transformation of Australia’s busiest railway station.
Queensland Rail’s new graduate cohort
Queensland Rail has this week welcomed six new graduates to its South East Queensland and Regional teams as part of the 2022 Graduate program. Read more
A sustainable footprint for the future
Imagine a world where transport systems do not result in carbon emissions. Read more
More disruption to Sydney network
Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Intercity and regional network customers could face disruption to their journeys this week due to industrial action. Read more
Inland Rail communities meet the contractor
Martinus Rail and Inland Rail have met with local communities and organisations to discuss operations to deliver the 570-kilometre rail corridor component of the project linking Narromine in New South Wales and Gowrie in Queensland, which Martinus won the contract for in December. Read more
Sleepers keep economy awake
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded a contract for the supply of more than 1.3 million concrete sleepers for Inland Rail projects to Austrak. Read more
New stations set for South Auckland
Two new train stations for Southern Auckland are a step closer after planning consent was granted for the Drury Central and Paerata stations. The two stations were approved under the fast-track provisions of the COVID recovery legislation. Read more
On-site ‘day in the life’ an eye-opener
Eight vacation students from the Public Transport Authority’s (PTA) Vacation Student Program were thrilled to participate in a site tour of METRONET’s New Bayswater Station Project in WA recently. Read more
Mid-February date for full SA track repair
The Australian Rail Track Corporation has advised that full repairs to the flood-damaged rail tracks in South Australia are unlikely to be completed before mid-February. Read more