Engine failure on one of three Pacific National locomotives hauling a 750 metre freight train caused a fire which blocked the rail line near Newcastle on Monday morning, according to reports.
ABC Newcastle
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Mine approval brings rail, export project a step closer
The approval of mining leases for the multibillion-dollar Carmichael coal mine and rail project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin has angered environmental groups.
The Queensland Government on Sunday approved
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Strong interest expected in Port of Melbourne lease
An intriguing month lies ahead in the Port of Melbourne lease process, with the state government confirming an April 18 deadline for expressions of interest.
This follows the recent passage of the Delivering
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Glencore lays out rail sale proposal
Mining group Glencore has reportedly presented funds with a 30-year guarantee for its coal haulage as part of the sale of its rail subsidiary, Glencore Train.
Glencore is planning to sell Glencore Train
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Brockman still keen for rail access despite Qube trucking deal
Brockman Mining plans to continue its efforts to move iron ore on Fortescue Metals Group’s Pilbara railway, despite agreeing with logistics firm Qube on a truck haulage deal.
The mining minnow recently
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Progress made on Murray Basin project
Port users are expected to be some of the major beneficiaries of a major rail project in Victoria.
New sleepers are being installed between Maryborough and Mildura as part of the Victorian Government’s
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TrackSAFE joins fight for Government focus on suicide
COMMENT: Coming off the back of the new reports released from the ABS indicating suicide as the leading cause of premature deaths in Australia, the TrackSAFE Foundation executive director Naomi Frauenfelder
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Infrastructure in spotlight at ALC’s annual forum
A variety of infrastructure topics and challenges were discussed at the Australian Logistics Council Forum 2016 in a speech by Philip Davies, the CEO of Infrastructure Australia, and then by a panel of
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Unions the target of PM’s double dissolution threat
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has essentially presented the Senate with an ultimatum: pass laws to more strictly monitor the nation’s unions, or face a rare double dissolution election.
Turnbull made
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Forrest declares supply ‘vandalism’ over
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest has told The Australian that the irresponsible “oversupply” of iron ore by his major competitors, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, is all but over.
Forrest,
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