Auckland Transport has just launched a new app to make travel in the city “easier” and “more intuitive” for passengers.
The AT Mobile app features an alert system that tells users
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Perth radio overhaul shortlist named
The five shortlisted parties for the $120 million contract to upgrade radio communications on Perth’s urban rail network have been named by WA’s Public Transport Authority (PTA).
State transport minister
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Simulator, mentorship for Qld trainees
The Queensland Government has unveiled the new simulator which will help train the state’s future train drivers.
The new simulation program was purpose-built for the state’s rail system by
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Transport releases Opal data
Transport for NSW has made Opal data available for the public on its Open Data website, providing a detailed look into the ways passengers use the state’s rail and public transport network.
“Opal
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Backlash over mobile project’s North East snub
Controversy hit Victoria’s regional rail mobile connectivity project after a state minister dubbed concerns from left out North East passengers as “parochialism”.
The Victorian government
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Five Rail Express magazines in 2017
Rail Express will expand its offering in 2017 with five print editions, focusing on Women in Rail, Bulk & Freight, Urban Rail & Civil Contracting, and the AusRAIL PLUS annual conference
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Newcastle light rail to be Australia’s first ‘wire-free’ system
The NSW government has announced that Newcastle’s light rail is to be a majority wire-free line.
Andrew Constance, transport and infrastructure minister, announced the removal of overhead wires as
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How science can help cities prepare for attacks on metro systems
The St Petersburg attack shows how engineering and psychology can help optimise how people are evacuated in a disaster, Enrico Ronchi and Daniel Nilsson write.
Tokyo, Moscow, Madrid, London, Brussels,
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Tokyo, Moscow, Madrid, London, Brussels,
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From Smart Cities 1.0 to 2.0: it’s not (only) about the tech
Australia has lagged behind some other countries in its investment in smart cities, but in retrospect that may not have been such a bad thing, Sarah Barns, Donald McNeill, Ellie Cosgrave, and Michele Acuto
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Five-week closure while axle counters fix level crossings
Axle counters will be installed on 12 level crossings on the Echuca line in Victoria, after a late boom gate closure last week.
V/Line replaced trains with buses on the Echuca line (a.k.a. the Deniliquin
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