Melbourne’s Yarra Trams has kicked off a major recruitment campaign to hire more than 150 new tram drivers this year. Read more
Speeding up track protection process
Track maintenance and repair work is of course a constant requirement to ensure safety of journeys along the rail lines. Read more
Local contracts for Western Sydney project
A $538.5 million contract for the Sydney Metro-Western Sydney Airport project has been awarded to a joint venture between CPB Contractors and Western Sydney group, United Infrastructure. Read more
Yeronga station back in service
Yeronga station in Brisbane has reopened for train services following extensive construction works to rebuild the station as part of Cross River Rail. Read more
Hope, opportunity and compassion
Transdev Australasia has set aside a minimum 200 roles across its businesses in Australia and New Zealand for those fleeing Ukraine and neighbouring warzones. Read more
Ground-breaking work at new intermodal terminal
Construction has commenced on the new Interstate Intermodal Terminal at Moorebank Logistics Park in Sydney’s southwest – the first of four modern and interconnected terminals which will enhance Australia’s supply chain and drive freight efficiencies between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Read more
New station and bridge for Keon Parade
Communities in Reservoir and Thomastown will soon benefit from a brand-new station and elevated rail bridge over Keon Parade, removing the dangerous and congested level crossing and boosting safety in Melbourne’s north.
Distracted truck driver cause of collision
The driver of a road-train truck in WA had been distracted by reaffixing their mobile phone mount to their vehicle’s windscreen before the truck entered an active level crossing and collided with a freight train. Read more
Australian content requirement for Parramatta Light Rail
Australian manufacturing content will now be a requirement for Stage 2 of the NSW Parramatta Light Rail Final Business Case to ensure infrastructure projects lift local economies and create new jobs onshore. Read more
‘Start against signal’ contributed to near collision
Risk and change management limitations associated with the rollout of new trains in South East Queensland contributed to a near collision in Brisbane in 2019, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation report notes. Read more