A potential 1.5mtpa zinc mine, processing, rail and export project has been given “prescribed project” status by the Queensland Government.
State development minister and minister for natural resources
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Crew member injured in Rawlinna derailment
The Australian Rail Track Corporation has built a 300 metre track deviation on the Trans-Australian Railway near Rawlinna, Western Australia, after a Pacific National freight train derailed on Thursday
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Floodwaters triggered acid train derailment
Drainage systems are under the microscope after the ATSB found the December 2015 derailment of a sulphuric acid train in North West Queensland was likely the result of a ballast washout.
Aurizon train
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BMA Rail stifles Aurizon coal growth
Aurizon says increased coal movements by competitor BMA Rail contributed to a 0.2% slide in its coal volumes in the March quarter.
BMA Rail, a division of BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), began using its
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Bridges, beriberi and bashings: The true story of the Death Railway
In a special ANZAC Day report, historian and tour guide Andrew Mason details the construction of one of the bloodiest railways in human history.
The Thailand/Burma Railway, or Death Railway,
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TrackSAFE launches employee wellbeing app on Rail R U OK?Day
The TrackSAFE Foundation has marked the 2016 Rail R U OK?Day by launching a new trauma support app aimed at helping the 110,000 employees of the Australian rail industry.
The RailRes app is designed to
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Rail key to DP World’s Melbourne expansion
DP World Australia now has capacity for an extra 100,000 TEU* in Melbourne annually, with the completion of its expansion at the old Bentley Chemplax site, West Swanson Dock.
The expanded facility was
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KD boss Colin joins ARA board
Keolis Downer chief executive Benedicte Colin has joined the board of the Australasian Railway Association.
Colin’s appointment to the ARA board was announced by ARA chairman Bob Herbert on April 12.
“It
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Labor pitches local content plan to save steel
As administrators work out what to do with collapsed South Australian steelmaker Arrium, the Federal Opposition has launched a six-point plan it says will save the metals manufacturing industry.
Arrium
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Rio delays rail automation, cuts iron ore guidance
Mining giant Rio Tinto is experiencing delays in its automated rail scheme in the Pilbara, and has cut into its iron ore export guidance as a result.
Part of Rio’s Mine of the Future program, AutoHaul
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