NSW transport minister Andrew Constance says the addition of 90 extra peak-time services per week on Sydney’s Inner West Light Rail line will cater for large increases in customer demand.
According to
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Vic Parliament not happy with V/Line over wheel wear issues
Victorian transport minister Jacinta Allan has labelled Victorian regional operator V/Line’s “failure to adequately prepare for increased regional services” as “unacceptable,”
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Safety scare, wheel wear pulls VLocity trains off Gippsland line
Public Transport Victoria has confirmed VLocity trains have been removed from certain parts of the Melbourne network, after one train reportedly failed to trigger equipment at a level crossing in the Dandenong
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Footage shows extent of Julia Creek damage
WATCH: Footage from the Julia Creek derailment site has been released by Queensland Rail, as recovery works continue after the December 27 incident which led to the spillage of up to 31,500 litres of sulfuric
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ATSB investigating several December derailments
The last month of 2015 was a busy one for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, with at least six derailment investigations launched into incidents around the nation.
A December 3 derailment near Walla,
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Acid enters creek after Queensland derailment
Up to 31,500 litres of acid has leaked from a train which derailed near Julia Creek in north-west Queensland on December 27, according to police.
A locomotive and all 26 wagons it was towing derailed around
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Three shortlisted for Gold Coast Stage 2
Three consortia have been shortlisted to deliver the second stage of the Gold Coast’s light rail network.
Minister for transport and the Commonwealth Games Stirling Hinchcliffe on December 24 announced
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Two key Aurizon contracts renewed to 2017
The Queensland Government has renewed a pair of key regional freight deals with Aurizon through to December 2017.
The state announced on December 31 it had reached terms with Aurizon to extend both the
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Christmas reading: Rail Express AusRAIL edition
In case you missed it, Rail Express published a digital edition of its AusRAIL magazine in November. You can read the magazine, which includes features, interviews, analysis and comment covering the Australian
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Communications flawed before iron bar pierced train floor
An unauthorised repair job and a number of communications issues contributed to a Sydney derailment last year, which drove a loose piece of iron through the floor of a loaded passenger train, the Australian
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