<p>An investigation is underway into a fatal train accident in Victoria.</p> <p>A V/Line train struck and killed a child on Bunyip, which is on the Traralgon corridor
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Tranz Rail carries record milk output
<p>Tranz Rail carried record 700m litres of milk during the last dairy season.</p> <p>For a 10-month period, Tranz Rail ran a freight service four times a day between Longburn
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Rail funding ready to flow: Anderson
<p>Transport minister John Anderson has given the first real indication that significant rail infrastructure spending will soon begin.</p> <p>Responding to a question last
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ARTC NSW track plan finally arrives
<p>The Australian Rail Track Corporation has presented the NSW Government with its plan for the lease and operation of the state’s freight lines.</p> <p>Under the
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Coal still king as QR sets freight haulage record
<p>QR will have hauled more than 150m tonnes of freight during 2001቞, making it the first Australian transport business to reach this volume milestone.</p> <p>With
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Victorian gauge work revving up
<p>Construction on Victoria’s rail gauge standardisation project will start soon with work in Melbourne and Geelong.</p> <p>The work will include track re-arrangement
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Transport safety bureau gets national inquiry powers
<p>Federal legislation has been introduced giving the Australian Transport Safety Bureau power to investigate any train accident on the interstate network.</p> <p>In the
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Airtrain could be taken off private sector
<p>Queensland’s Airtrain operation is struggling because of low passenger numbers and the state government could take it over, according to press reports.</p> <p><em>The
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Bridges to be built for Puffing Billy
<p>Victrack has awarded Emerald Tourist Railway Board a $500,000 contract to repair timber bridges on the South Gippsland rail line.</p> <p>The work will enable the early
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Tranz Rail joins level crossing safety forum
<p>Tranz Rail is joining forces with police, government and bureaucracy to improve level crossing safety in New Zealand.</p> <p>The Level Crossing Safety Forum is based
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