The potential benefits of smart ticketing systems are being explored on Sydney’s public transport network, with at least one app set to use Opal live data to help passengers avoid crowded
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South Australia to ban alcohol ads from trains
The South Australian Government will ban alcohol advertising on buses, trains and trams from 2017, in an effort to curb youth drinking.
A recent review of South Australia’s liquor laws found a considerable
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Canavan launches massive North Australian fund
Ian Ackerman reports.
A $5 billion infrastructure initiative for northern Australia is picking up speed, with the independent body overseeing spending meeting for the first time last week.
The
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Free AusRAIL trip for three young rail professionals
If you’re 30 or under, and have an idea for the rail industry, you could win a paid trip to AusRAIL to present your concept to some of Australia’s most respected rail leaders.
The Australasian
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China’s road-straddling ‘bus’ is really a train
Bus by name, train by nature: A new Chinese machine has demonstrated a unique way to move passengers from station to station.
The machine’s Chinese name, pronounced Bā Tiě, translates loosely to ‘Iron
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Sydney Trains enlists tech firm for new Ops centre
Supply chain planning and optimisation specialist Quintiq will help Sydney Trains develop and operate dynamic timetabling at the operator’s future Rail Operations Centre at Green Square.
Under a new
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NZ takes a new approach to transport research
New Zealand’s associate transport minister Craig Foss says the release of a new Transport Domain Plan and Research Strategy better equips the nation’s transport sector to plan for the future.
Foss
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Commuters help regions tap into city-driven growth
Constance to investigate rail technology on Asia trip
NSW transport and infrastructure minister Andrew Constance will visit Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo to learn more about the latest technology in metro and high speed railways.
Constance said
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Transport Canberra launched
ACT minister for transport and city services Meegan Fitzharris has launched the Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) Directorate, to bring together public transport and local services in the nation’s
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