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Government and industry in rail briefing
Industry and government have held a joint briefing in Melbourne to explore jobs in rail manufacturing
Victoria spends $1.3bn on new passenger trains
37 new High Capacity Metro Train units.
NSW Budget colossal for roads
Record capital investment in new infrastructure.
Finally, use any door to board a Sydney bus
Transport Minister Constance reveals CBD trials to combat congestion.
Rail industry stoked over NSW Budget $9bn transport spend
NSW Premier Mike Baird’s ambitious plan to overhaul and expand Sydney’s neglected transport infrastructure has won strong backing from peak groups, including the Australasian Railway Association and stands in sharp contrast with the federal Budget’s heavy emphasis on major roads.
Rail Association gauges big spike in train usage
By Paul Hemsley New research commissioned by Australia’s peak rail body has found that the use of passenger, freight and light rail increased in dramatically between 2011 and 2012, after…
Rail wins big in WA Budget
By Julian Bajkowski Transport infrastructure and emergency services may have emerged as the primary winners in the Western Australian Budget, however Liberal Premier Colin Barnett will axe at least 1000…
Rail body slams Abbott’s $6.7bn Bruce Highway pledge as a train wreck
By Julian Bajkowski Australia’s peak rail group has hit out at the Coalition’s promise of $6.7 billion in funding to fix the Bruce Highway in Queenslad, labelling the promise a…
NSW wants tourists to catch decommissioned trains
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Investment levels and the mature age of the equipment running railways in New South Wales have long been the subject of steam-era jokes, but…