A new study will look at ways to move freight more efficiently and reduce the number of trucks going into the Port of Melbourne.
Funded by the Victorian government, the Port of Melbourne Container Logistics
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Rail freight competitiveness scheme gets a $4m extension
The Victorian government has boosted a scheme that helps to shift freight from road to rail with a $4 million injection.
The funding will extend the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme (MSIS) to 30 June 2021,
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Sleepers replaced ahead of schedule on Bendigo line
Sleeper replacement works have been completed ahead of schedule on the Bendigo line.
50 workers worked around the clock to replace 48,000 timber sleepers with concrete sleepers, to improve reliability
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Tram route 58 gets track uplift
Tram route 58 is getting a major upgrade to improve services in Melbourne’s inner north, said Victorian Public Transport Minister Melissa Horne.
“We’re getting on with these works so we can give
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Station upgrades progressing around Victoria
One project has just begun and another has just completed to expand parking and continue upgrades at stations in Victoria.
Minister for Public Transport Melissa Horne announced that a contractor has been
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Design released for locally-made new VLocity sets
The design of the new VLocity trains for the North East line in Victoria have been released.
The new model will be manufactured by Bombardier at its Dandenong workshops, said Minister for Public Transport,
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Regional rail improvement works about to begin
A $3.9 million package of maintenance and improvement works is kicking off on the Ballarat, Ararat, and Maryborough lines.
The works will begin on Wednesday, April 22, and continue until Sunday, May 3
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The divergent future of intermodal in Australia
While increasing freight volumes are putting pressure on infrastructure in some locations, elsewhere limited growth is leading to projects being deferred.
Intermodal terminals were
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One kilometre of track to be replaced on Melbourne’s Route 86
The Victorian government will replace over a kilometre of tram track in Melbourne from Saturday, March 21 until Monday, March 30.
The track on Plenty Road will be replaced to improve services on Route
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High school students begin rail qualification
The next generation of rail professions have begun a pilot program during high school to prepare them to work in the rail industry.
Victorian students in years 9 and 10 are undertaking the Certificate
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