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    • Wagga to Melbourne flights stop as state borders close against COVID-19 spike

    Flights between Wagga and Melbourne cancelled and XPT services have been cut back due to NSW Government restrictions.
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    Sydney bus and train Opal fares will be slashed by 50 per cent for some commuters

     New South Wales Rail News
    Sydney bus, train and light rail fares will be slashed by 50 per cent from today, but only in off-peak hours and for those travelling over three kilometres.

    China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Road-Rail Connection Launched Amid Violent Border Clashes

     Asian Rail News
    China and Uzbekistan have opened a new transport corridor between one other, which could eventually form a key link in a much shorter inter-continental route connecting China to the Middle East and Europe.

    Newcastle driverless bus: Rail, Tram and Bus union slams shuttle trial as 'idiot project'

     New South Wales Rail News
    THE union representing bus drivers says an autonomous vehicle trial in Newcastle is "fiscally ludicrous, unsafe and out of touch with the community".

    WA grain growers to support rail freight

     Western Australian Rail News
    Grain growers cooperative CBH Group has welcomed the Western Australian government’s Revitalising Agricultural Region Freight (RARF) Strategy and committed to work on business cases to fund improvements to rail lines.

    Rail Baltica Moves Ahead but Suffers From Major Construction Delays

     Europe
    The multinational Rail Baltica project, which had been in the planning and design stages since 2014, finally entered the phase of actual construction of the railway line and related infrastructure objects at the beginning of last year (Railbaltica.org, accessed June 30).

    Rail project the right track to boost regional economy

     Victorian Rail News
    The maligned Murray Basin Rail upgrade is again being put in the spot light as a way to drive north west Victoria’s economy through the covid-19 downturn.

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