Queensland Rail has begun advertising for former guards and drivers to re-join the company after a short-staffing crisis last year resulted in the resignation of several key staff and the state’s transport
Read More
Trad back in as Qld transport minister
After spending last week as Queensland’s acting transport minister following the resignation of Stuart Hinchliffe, Jackie Trad has been formally named to the portfolio.
Trad was the transport minister
Read More
Read More
Police collaborating on Sydney Trains behaviour program
Bad behaviour is being targeted on the Sydney Trains network with at least 10 people charged by Police Transport Command last week.
Transport for NSW on Friday said it had conducted a Bad Behaviour Blitz
Read More
Read More
Trucks, people urged to stay clear of Main North Line
KiwiRail has warned drivers and pedestrians to steer clear of the Main North Line on New Zealand’s South Island, despite the fact the line is closed to commercial operations due to earthquake repairs.
Todd
Read More
Read More
Labor wants Morley-Ellenbrook underway by 2019
WA Labor has extended its push to win over voters ahead of the March election, committing to have the Morley-Ellenbrook rail line under construction in 2019.
The opposition Labor Party, which will look
Read More
Read More
300 hectare fire damages, closes Christchurch-Greymouth line
KiwiRail has announced the Christchurch-Greymouth line between Cass and Springfield will be closed for as long as six weeks after it was damaged in a major bushfire.
The operator said this week the
Read More
Read More
Contract signed for Hurstbridge Rail
A $395 million deal for the removal of a pair of level crossings, the duplication of the Hurstbridge line, and construction of a new Rosanna Station has been signed.
After naming a consortium of Laing
Read More
Read More
Labor makes $3bn Metronet key election issue
Western Australian Opposition Leader Mark McGowan has put the Labor Party’s election hopes behind a $3 billion plan to dramatically expand and improve Perth’s rail network.
McGowan this week provided
Read More
Read More
Hinchliffe resigns, ‘sweeping reforms’ announced after Queensland Rail report
Former Rio Tinto executive Phillip Strachan will be the new chairman of Queensland Rail, and Stirling Hinchliffe has resigned as transport minister, after a report recommended significant changes be made
Read More
Read More
Make housing affordable and cut road congestion all at once? Here’s a way
COMMENT: A combination of transit-oriented centres, inclusionary zoning and a special rate on land instead of stamp duty could make housing more affordable by cutting congestion, development and travel
Read More
Read More