Work has begun on replacing 39,000 sleepers on the Rainbow to Dimboola line in Victoria’s North West.
V/Line crews with the support of contractors are conducting the works that are funded through the
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Get the freight basics right and benefits will follow
To make the most of infrastructure investments, the playing field for rail freight needs to be evened out, writes Caroline Wilkie, CEO of the ARA.
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Resumption of Murray Basin Rail project a “national priority”: Rail freight businesses
Maryvale rail siding upgrade keeping freight on rail
The Victorian government is investing $3.5 million in upgrade works to the Maryvale rail siding in Gippsland.
The siding is primarily used by freight trains hauling paper from Australian Paper’s Maryvale
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Protocol offers way to protect industry and communities
ALC CEO Kirk Coningham highlights how a united freight industry has achieved a common-sense protocol for border safety.
The COVID-19 pandemic has required all of us to deal with scenarios and
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Qube invests in rail despite COVID hit to profits in 2020
Qube has reported a net profit drop of over 50 per cent due to the impact of COVID-19, bushfires, and floods during the 2020 financial year.
These impacts were offset by growths in Qube’s revenue and
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Victoria, Commonwealth fund freight connection between Dandenong and Port of Melbourne
A new freight rail connection in Dandenong South will remove 100,000 trucks of Melbourne’s roads a year.
The new rail line will connect the Salta Properties freight hub in Dandenong South with the Melbourne
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Freight hub funded in Rangitīkei district
A new rail hub for the shipment and processing of logs will be built in the Rangitīkei district, near the town of Marton.
The facility will be supported with NZ$9.1 million ($8.3m) from the government’s
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Rail key to meet freight demand
Caroline Wilkie, CEO of the ARA, sets out the association’s advocacy agenda when it comes to rail freight.
The doubling of Australia’s population over the next 30 years will make connecting
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National protocol to reduce cross-border freight confusion
A joint national protocol to enable smooth freight movement over closed borders has been agreed upon by state and territory governments and the Commonwealth.
The national Protocol for Domestic Border Controls
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