The new Rail Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (RMCRC) was launched on Tuesday, with its new chairman saying it aims to broaden ties between the rail industry and leading R&D providers.
Chairman
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Sydney Trains punctual, but Collins vows to be better
Sydney Trains on Monday announced peak punctuality of 93.9% in the 2014/15 financial year, beating its 92% target.
Chief executive Howard Collins said in 2014/15 the operator ran more services than ever
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Fast Freight Rail could prove catalyst for HSR
COMMENT: The mother of all infrastructure projects has been stifled by the self-interest of two major industries, the jealousies and suspicions that plague our federal system, and a lack of will in Canberra,
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Graphic: Proposed route changes in Melbourne
Yarra Trams and Public Transport Victoria are consulting passengers on planned changes to major services along St Kilda Road.
More people are using trams and public than ever, and travel patterns are changing,
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Report questions ATSB’s intent
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau too often hides behind a ‘no-blame’ policy and hesitates to label the true cause of rail incidents, a new paper suggests.
Rail engineer Ross Mitchell and solicitor
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TfNSW gets new deputy secretary
Transport for NSW secretary Tim Reardon on Wednesday announced who will take up the newly-established role of deputy secretary for freight, strategy and planning at the department.
Clare Gardiner-Barnes
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Research can improve Australia’s transport, experts urge
A trio of transport experts respond to the transport priorities recently announced among a series of science and research priorities by the Federal Government, and they all agree: Research will be key
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Confirmed: Canberra boosts Tasmanian rail upgrades with $60m
The Federal government is releasing $54.6m of the $59.8m committed for rail upgrade projects as part of Tasmania’s Freight Rail Revitalisation Scheme.
The near funding will be provided over four years
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Community concerns over Moorebank
The deal between the two neighbouring stakeholders at Moorebank leaves many questions unanswered, community spokesperson Allan Corben writes.
The following is a Letter to the Editor of Rail
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Road users must pay, sooner rather than later
COMMENT: The idea of motorists paying for the roads they use beyond tolls, fuel excise or registration fees has taken hold in Australia, Michael de Percy writes.
A user-pays system might
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