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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The secret to successful state-owned enterprises is how they’re run
State-owned companies are often touted as necessary tools for development in emerging economies. This is because they can be directed by governments to achieve development ends. The model has been a success
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IPA calls for new road charging scheme
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has proposed a new system to charge motorists and freight vehicles according to where, when and how far they drive, and wants the the ACT to offer itself up to trial
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Level crossing trigger failures have happened before: Donnellan
Victoria’s acting transport minister Luke Donnellan says he’s furious with the revelation that V/Line rollingstock has reportedly failed to trigger level crossing signals on a number of occasions dating
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WA farmers still don’t like Brookfield’s Asciano proposal
Western Australian farmers plan to continue their opposition of Brookfield Infrastructure’s proposed takeover of port and rail business Asciano, despite a range of concessions Brookfield recently
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Scale of Qube’s supply chain a concern in Asciano bid
COMMENT: The ACCC must preserve fair access to key port facilities while considering the potential sale of Asciano, Paul Zalai, director of industry representative Freight Trade Alliance writes.
The joint
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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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First crossing gone, new station open under Andrews plan
Victorian premier David Andrews’ campaign to destroy 50 level crossings has officially claimed its first scalp, with train services resuming under the former Burke Road crossing in Glen Iris on Monday.
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Truckie ‘lucky to be alive’ after dramatic collision
Aurizon’s safety guru has blasted the behaviour of a truck driver after a level crossing collision at Chinchilla last week.
Neil Backer, head of safety for the Queensland-based rail operator, vented
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Cameras to boost security at 22 regional NSW stations
A $2 million contract has been awarded to install 200 extra high definition CCTV cameras at public transport locations across regional New South Wales.
Minister for transport and infrastructure Andrew
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