Investigators have begun sifting through the wreckage of a Sydney-to-Melbourne XPT train that derailed last night, killing two people and injuring 12 others.
The government is pushing ahead with wire-free light rail in Canberra's city centre, despite Chief Minister Andrew Barr previously saying he did not think it was necessary while flagging concerns about the cost.
The number of passengers travelling between Canberra and Sydney by train has increased more than a third in the last five years.
The current MyWay ticketing system will be replaced by a new and advanced ticketing system for Canberra’s public transport network.
When John Howard told hundreds of people in the Great Hall of Parliament House that Speedrail's fast train from Canberra to Sydney marked the revival of rail, he already knew that the project had failed the first test.
This follows the completion of RSR’s preliminary investigation into a collision between a Prasa train and a freight train at Horison to the west of Johannesburg on February 12, which resulted in one death and several injuries.
Common needs and interests lead to alliances aiming at attaining common objectives.
An agreement for Russia’s United Wagon Company to supply 100 wagons offers fresh hope for investment in National Railways of Zimbabwe.
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority board chaired by Tanzania and Zambia’s permanent secretaries responsible for transport has directed the railway’s management to ‘aggressively seek additional freight traffic in order to capture more business’.
Following the signing of an Academic Business Partnership Agreement between the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) and Copperbelt University (CBU) of Zambia, the CBU-TAZARA Mpika Campus at the TAZARA Training Centre has been made officially operational.
Qantas will cut capacity across its international and domestic network in response to the coronavirus crisis, which the airline now expects will deliver a blow of up to $150 million to its profit this year.
AIRBUS has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator.
Whether it’s taking off your shoes when you perhaps shouldn’t, invading someone else’s armrest space or overindulging in the free alcoholic beverage service.
Experts are hailing a British Airways flight as the fastest subsonic New York to London journey.
The mystery of doomed flight MH370, which disappeared with 239 people on board, including six Australians, could finally be solved, with the world’s leading experts narrowing down the plane’s location for a new search within months.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the rehabilitation of Cairo Metro Line 2 and the Tanta–El Mansoura–Damietta project, both in Egypt.
A cooperation agreement has been signed between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation (MOIC).
Etihad Rail has awarded a joint venture of L&T Construction and Power China International a 1·876bn dirham contract to design, build and commission seven freight handling facilities on Stage 2 of the national rail network.
UK-based railway engineering company, XRAIL Group, has secured a major funding package from HSBC UK to help expand its business further into Saudi Arabia.
The threat of court sanction would be enough to ensure the new owner of a key east coast freight facility did not exploit its powerful position to the detriment of competitors, the judge behind a landmark case has said.
An investigation into a train derailment on the Nullarbor last year has found the tracks failed to restore to the normal position after an east-bound train departed the line two hours prior.
Former BHP Billiton coal boss Dean Dalla Valle will replace David Irwin as chief executive officer of Pacific National, the bulk and intermodal operator announced on Monday.
EXPORTS of agricultural, mineral and timber products through Victorian ports face big disruptions from two rail industry battles over wage and work conditions.
DRAWN out negotiations between Victorian grain train drivers and freight business Pacific National (PN) is costing the grains industry millions of dollars due to train delays and cancellations.
As a result of the congestion between Kurunegala and the Maho section in the Northern railway line, a delay of over one hour of office trains in the mornings and evenings is a very common occurrence.
The $749 million, 108-mile-long railway will become the world’s first high-speed rail line with a design speed of 217 mph (350 kph).
Sri Lanka Railways will operate special trains between Colombo Fort and Badulla during the upcoming long weekend (20th and 23rd of February).
The ADB Mission for Sri Lanka Railway Efficiency Improvement Project was held from 11 – 14, February 2020.
The government of Uttar Pradesh has allocated Rs9bn for construction of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut regional express route in the state budget presented on February 18.
Aurizon Holdings Limited revenue has increased by $73.
The company credits the result from improved Ebit performance.
Aurizon is cutting costs and lengthening contract terms as it prepares for competition from US railways giant Genesee & Wyoming in Queensland, and weaker coal haulage volumes.
Rail freight operator Aurizon says it is on track to meet its full-year earnings guidance after its bulk business powered to a strong first half.
Coal trains have been disrupted in central Queensland, near the town of Middlemount.
A rail expert says a true fast train — which can reach up to 250kph — is unrealistic in Australia and expectations should be downgraded for an easier-to-build, 'fast.
A rail expert says a true fast train — which can reach up to 250kph — is unrealistic in Australia and expectations should be downgraded for an easier-to-build, 'fast.
The chief executive of Australia's largest property developer, Stockland's Mark Steinert, has joined calls for the federal government to commit to funding a Sydney to Canberra high-speed train and other rail projects
Despite piles of reports, oodles of analysis and a substantial application of common sense, the federal government is proceeding at a glacial pace with plans for fast rail at scale.
This blog has discussed at length the fate of High Speed Rail in Australia.
Certain pockets of Melbourne have concentrations of confusing bus routes.
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD Europe jointly announced today that their electric vehicle partnership, has supplied two electric double deck buses that Stagecoach will operate in Cambridge in the first use of the zero-emission BYD ADL Enviro400EV in the UK outside London.
For as long as I am aware the Nottingham - Mansfield - Chesterfield corridor has been in the hands of East Midland Motor Services (now Stagecoach East Midlands) and the Trent Motor Traction Company (now trentbarton), though I recall just after deregulation tendered journeys operated by Gash's of Newark.
First Norfolk & Suffolk are set to launch their new Excel service using a new fleet of stylish ADL Enviro400 vehicles built on a Scania Euro VI diesel chassis.
Stagecoach have released more pictures of their new livery, as shown
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is investigating after a semi-truck drove through a temporary roadblock in Manitoba and possibly struck a demonstrator as tensions and supply chain disruptions intensified in Canada from protests over a proposed gas pipeline.
In Edmonton, it has been necessary to revise the opening date from December 2020, to a point later in 2021.
Protesters’ efforts to block freight rail traffic in Canada in support of a First Nations group’s objections over a proposed natural gas pipeline have caused ripples throughout the Commonwealth’s supply chain, including temporary layoffs at Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and increased congestion at some ports.
The anti-pipeline protests that have disrupted key Canadian National (CN) rail lines in Canada aren’t a good thing for the trucking industry even if some carriers see a temporary spike in volumes.
Freightwaves is reporting that government speed restrictions on crude oil trains, imposed on Feb.
Ray Hadley has been sent a photo of a selfish train passenger saving a seat for a friend while everyone else, including an elderly woman, is forced to stand.
Sydney Trains is searching for suppliers to replace its network of uninterruptible power systems (UPS).
February 12, 2020.
Crews are working fast to re-open the Blue Mountains Line after the weekend landslip at Leura but it is likely to take weeks rather than days.
Sydney’s train network has been plunged into chaos on Monday morning - setting the scene for a lengthy commute into work.
Locals are being encouraged to use the experimental service, which will operate until February 25 to build the case for permanent reinstatement.
Brittany Ferries has announced plans to launch its first rail motorway service in 2021, a 980 km landbridge carrying unaccompanied lorry trailers between the Channel port of Cherbourg and Mouguerre close to the Spanish border near Bayonne.
Italdesign’s Industrial Design Division has created a new DNA design concept for Transmashholding (TMH).
HŽ Infrastruktura has commissioned a feasibility study for the proposed 19 km Lepoglava connecting line which would run from Lepoglava on the Varaždin – Golubovec branch to Krapina or Sveti Križ Začretje on the Zabok – Đurmanec line.
Latvia is keen to increase rail’s share of passenger transport by encouraging a shift from road.
There were 96 sightings for this week; This is 3 sightings more than last week.
Today is Sunday the 19th of January, 2020.
Today is Monday the 20th of January, 2019.
There were 93 sightings for this week; This is 7 sightings more than last week.
Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is February 2010.
A $10 billion rail project from Melbourne to Brisbane will devastate Queensland communities if it is built on a notorious flood plain, farmers say.
NSW Farmers has teamed up with the freight and grain industry to protest against new environmental rail rules it says will will force the grain harvest onto the road.
FARMERS are calling on federal National Party to immediately revoke plans to route the Inland Rail over the agriculturally important Condamine River floodplain.
MORE than 200 farmers and other community members are expected to gather in Brisbane today to protest what they say is a flawed Inland Rail route across the Condamine River floodplain.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is powering ahead with the first 103.
Transport emissions account for one quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, and their levels are still rising.
Alstom will acquire 100% of Bombardier Transportation’s shares at between €5.
This follows the recent decision by Trafikverket to award SJ a contract to operate only the Stockholm – Duved portion of the service which currently originates in Gothenburg.
Battling winter weather and managing passenger expectations
Discussion are underway for the possible acquisition of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom SA, both companies have confirmed.
As part of Infrastructure Victoria’s research in preparing advice to government on recycling and resource recovery, we have identified six countries around the world with strong recycling performance.
For three generations, Syd’s coffee stall has been serving up hot drinks and food in Shoreditch, but tomorrow it closes for the last time.
Melbourne’s economy is booming, with the city set to overtake Sydney to become Australia’s largest economy in 10 to 15 years.
This coming Sunday morning (15th Dec) will see the UK’s second highest chimney demolished – right next to the Dartford Crossing.
In genteel Pimlico can be found a statue of the Greek god, Priapus, protector of gardens, fruit plants, livestock… and male genitals.
Well 4 revisions later and I think I finally have a plan that will work.
Just finished laying track on my 12’ x 2’ switching layout and getting ready to wire, weather and ballast the track.
For the moment the flirtation with standard gauge is over and Himself has scaled up to resume work on Gwyrfai
If you enjoy modeling the early diesel era, I can’t think of a better railroad to keep your interest piqued than New York Central (NYC).
Westerfield Models now offers an early prototype automobile boxcar, which served Santa Fe.
The Amberley Museum is looking for donations towards oiler repairs and an overhaul of resident 101-year-old steam locomotive, Peter.
The construction of a 39km cane rail extension from Cordalba to Wallaville by Isis Central Sugar Mill is on track for completion by the 2020 crushing start.
For those that don’t subscribe to social media, you might have missed the multitude of excellent photos and videos over recent weeks, showing the Garratt undergoing testing by the railway’s Workshop team.
A few years ago a dream was announced, to create a narrow gauge railway in South London for visitors to the Victorian steam engines at Crossness.
Steeped in history, literally and metaphorically, the Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) has been carrying sight-seeing tourists and locals to the summit of the UK’s second-largest peak for more than 123 years.
Sydney’s much-hyped City and Southwest Metro is to blow out by as much as $3 billion and could cost up to $15.
MORNING BRIEFING: Transport NSW urges travellers to check for updates on train services to Victoria, and warning for Sydney residents to monitor for damage caused by construction of the Western Harbour Tunnel.
Investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a Sydney-to-Melbourne train that derailed last night, killing two people and injuring 12 others.
As Transport for NSW (TfNSW) begins work on its new digital systems facility in Chullora, delegates at the Train Control Management Systems conference heard how the installation of digital systems can lead to a rail system fit for the future.
As Transport for NSW (TfNSW) begins work on its new digital systems facility in Chullora, delegates at the Train Control Management Systems conference heard how the installation of digital systems can lead to a rail system fit for the future.
The ceremony clears the way for work to begin to drive 66 concrete piles between 8m and 38m-long into the ground to support a 127m-long, 25m-high curved retaining wall for the portal
A supplier has been chosen for the tunnel boring machine for New Zealand’s City Rail Link project, as a ground-breaking ceremony begins construction at the southern tunnel portal.
Auckland commuters can now earn money while
“The current rail operating contract for Auckland metropolitan services has been in place since 2004,” says Mr Mark Lambert, executive general manager of Integrated Networks.
Rail has been allocated a NZ$1·1bn share of a NZ$6·8bn package of transport infrastructure funding announced by the government on January 29.
Train services across the NT were disrupted for four hours yesterday after two boys jumped from a moving train.
Federal cabinet documents kept secret for 20 years reveal a radical legislative proposal to acquire Aboriginal land to ensure the construction of the 1,400 kilometre rail line from the Red Centre to Darwin.
The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), a $5 billion lending organisation, has appointed senior investment official Chris Wade as its new chief executive officer.
The Board of Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, commencing 20 January 2020.
The Federal Government has delivered 85 per cent of the measures outlined in its 20-year Northern Australia White Paper – Our North, Our Future – since its publication in 2015.
Great to have you here; Urban Transport News is now welcoming submissions from Guest Writers!
What You Need to Do About Define Electrolyte in Chemistry Before You Miss Your Chance
Whispered Night Physics Secrets.
A successful business model in modern conditions is definitely characterized by mobility, openness, automation of numerous processes.
In 1919 two small aircraft firms were set up in the UK and through many mergers became British Airways, which is now marking its centenary with a vision of flight in another century hence.
The bike path down the centre of Sturt Street is in many ways the crown jewel of Ballarat's future cycling network.
As urban populations grow, city streets will overtake rural roads as the major scene of fatal traffic crashes in many countries.
The full environmental and community impacts of the North East Link remain unknown because approval was based on a draft plan, not the final design, the councils launching legal action against the approval say.
Transurban’s half-year profit rose by 11 per cent amid higher traffic on its toll roads in Australia, with the toll road operator working with contractors to resolve an impasse over the troubled $6.
Windermere Lake Cruises’ brand-new 300-seat passenger boat MV ‘Swift’ has taken to the water for the first time.
Pacific National has released images showing the construction process for its Parkes Logistics Terminal.
Pacific National has formally opened its new Parkes Logistics Terminal at the intersection of Australia’s east-west railway and the future Inland Rail route.
The Ibex braking system is set to enter service on two new CRRC wagons ordered by Pacific National in Australia for a year-long trial later this month.
Australia's biggest rail freight operator, Pacific National, has issued a scathing report on the troubled $440million Murray Basin Rail project.
In a disturbing development, Australia’s largest rail freight operator, Pacific National has declared rail freight is on its deathbed between Melbourne and Sydney.
Today we reach our 2.
Seymour Railway Heritage Centre invites you on a Special Heritage Train Tour from Southern Cross to Seymour, then travel to Mt Buller for a day in the snow or enjoy a Kelly Gang History Tour.
The Andrews Labor Government’s $600 million Mernda Rail Extension is six months ahead of schedule, with the first test trains to Mernda to be running by the end of September.
There are few places left on earth that are as untouched and wild as the Australian outback, a landscape that has captivated imaginations and attracted thrill-seekers for millennia.
Seymour Railway Heritage Centre invites you on board a special Heritage Train tour to Tocumwal travelling the “freight only” railway line.
Just two weeks after swallowing port logistics firm Chalmers, Qube has seen a slight fall in net profits on a much larger rise in revenues and profits before non-recurring items.
Qube Logistics has offered an insight into its warehousing development in Adleaide, comprising a new 10,000 square metre insulated facility at Outer Harbor in South Australia.
Australian Amalgamated Terminals (AAT), a wholly-owned
Qube Managing Director Maurice James tells Rail Express about the flagship project at Moorebank Logistics Park, what’s next for the site, and his thoughts on the road to rail freight shift.
An Italian tourist who has since fled the country and returned home is wanted for questioning after
The Brisbane Metro public transport system has reached another milestone with early works starting in South Brisbane.
Multiple levels of government are now working to get travellers on trains between Brisbane and Toowoomba.
The Hotel Jen building is now being demolished to make way for the Cross River Rail in Brisbane.
A fortnight after flash flooding damaged sections of the track near Prairie, the Mount Isa-Townsville rail line has re-opened to traffic.
Rail Baltica project team invites to take part in the Rail Baltica Forum “Connected Baltics in a Connected Europe”, which will take place in Brussels on 5 March 2020.
The Year in Infrastructure Awards are an integral part of Bentley’s annual Year in Infrastructure Conference.
A cross-section of Europe’s most senior rail professionals will come together in Roma in May at SmartRail Europe.
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has appointed four new members to its Young Leaders Advisory Board (Y-LAB), alongside two reserve members.
The Engineering Pathways Industry Cadetship (EPIC) for refugee and asylum seeker engineers will begin in February 2020.
With the huge pipeline of rail projects around Australia showing no sign of slowing, the sector must act fast if it is to build its workforce and meet growing demand.
Trinity Industries’ (NYSE: TRN) net profit in the fourth quarter of 2019 fell amid higher expenses, although quarterly revenues grew nearly 16% year-over-year.
Estimators, are you ready to work smarter and not harder?
The development of fast-charge lithium-ion batteries to power catenary-free trams is among the projects which have been awarded A$11m of government funding under a programme to develop the national minerals sector.
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) of India has reportedly reduced its estimate for Chennai Metro phase two by Rs70bn ($976.
I do not travel to Lincoln as often as I used to do before I retired, but I have kept some interests there and occasionally have to attend meetings in the city.
Improving rail passenger service in Western Pennsylvania has been the subject of multiple studies since 2005.
Tasmania has natural and cultural treasures like no other state in Australia It has a wild and magical natural beauty, a quirky and stimulating art scene, a living industrial and colonial heritage and a small collection of extraordinary railway journeys.
Are you looking for the next destination to discover in Vietnam?
Are you looking for the next destination to discover in Vietnam?
From Railpage to all our loyal users, moderators and administrators, wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful and safe New Year.
Railpage has available for download the new 2018 version of the All Australia Tracks Google Earth overlay.
Railpage is calling for 6 or so volunteers to become core team members of the RP testing team for the new developer software releases.
Submissions are now open for our monthly international photo competition.
Congratulations to L-1172 who has won the July 2017 photo competition with 9 votes.
This is an update on a Railway Station in the North West of the State of NSW.
The featured image for this article is a Garstang & Knot End Railway cast iron Trespass Sign dated December 1899.
This is a write up for the Strathalbyn Railway Station, in South Australia.
Today is Saturday the 15th of February, 2020.
How are we all today?
After a long day in much nicer, but still a little wet and windy weather, we have one end more or less installed.
Hello and welcome to another blog post from the Maldon Workshop at the Victorian Goldfields Railway.
Another day at Newport (well half day, thanks to the torrential rain!
We’re down playing Turntables at Newport.
Today is Friday the 7th of February, 2020.
Trenitalia’s approach to introducing Additive Manufacturing to accelerate spare parts availability
Missouri lawmakers want to Hyperloop rail passengers.
Finally the News letter is complete.
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DART gives city of Dallas rail bridge.
New Elkhart Location Featured in the News!
Thinking through my year’s travel plans.
Arrived as Southern Cross station at 0700, the ticket and website said to be there at least one hour before departure.
Preparing for winter is a crucial task at Network Rail.
Glasson Dock sits at the mouth of the Lune Estuary to the Southwest of the City of Lancaster.
United Wagon Co has obtained certification for two designs of six-axle articulated hopper car with 25 tonne axleload bogies.
The United Wagon Company (UWC), which is the largest producer of freight cars in Russia, has announced that it has received RC FRT certification for two models of six-axle articulated hopper cars running on 25 tonne axle load bogies.
Wagon manufacturer RM Rail has obtained certification for its Type 11-1268 van design, and expects to begin series production in March.
The trains cross the border via a bridge over the River Tumen between Tumangang in North Korea and Hassan in Russia, which is south of Vladivostok.
United Wagon Company (UWC), Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars, has announced that it has signed a contract with Arkhbum to supply 25 flat cars on bogies with a 25 tonne axle load for the transportation of timber.
Having completed the sale of Genesee & Wyoming Australia, the freight rail operator is now known as One Rail Australia.
A complex headstock design has been brought to life with InfraBuild’s 3D modelling software.
The deal was originally due to have been settled at the same time as the sale of US-based Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWI) to Brookfield on December 31 2019.
The Commission has released the
Adelaide public transport ran more efficiently than Melbourne’s did last year – data the Opposition says shows the risks of privatising the network as the Victorians did.
Two people on a motorbike are lucky to be alive after a near miss with a tourist train in Devonport on Sunday.
A community-based action group is advocating for a passenger rail solution in Hobart, where the only public transport option is the bus.
TasRail has awarded a track maintenance contract incorporating project management, site management and supervision for a range of below rail infrastructure components.
Samantha Hogg will leave TasRail as chair and Stephen Cantwell will take over from 1 January 2020.
Metro Tasmania has received $7.
Waterfall Security Solutions and Cylus have partnered to deliver a joint solution to protect critical rail systems from cyber attacks.
By overcoming efficiency, scalability issues
Siemens Mobility has revealed plans for a UK rail industry-leading research hub, set to open in Goole, East Yorkshire.
A REVIEW that NSW Minister for Transport Andrew Constance said found safety risks to cyclists near Newcastle's light rail amounts to an "extraordinary admission", Labor contends.
Avoca’s sporting clubs have access to a brand-new minibus to ensure players and supporters can travel safely to and from matches and events thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s Flexible Local Transport Solutions program.
With 'Metro Exodus', there is now a computer game playing in a dystopian near-future railroad world.
Hey everybody, I'd like to announce the start of bi-weekly Trainz Livestreams.
Two new High Iron Simulations scenario mini-packs put the Electro-Motive GP40-2 to work coast-to-coast!
ACT Minister for Transport Chris Steel has announced new details about the Woden light rail, including the addition of 1.
Bombardier Transportation’s Todd Garvey sat down with Rail Express to discuss the mobility solutions provider’s approach to the booming local light rail market.
The L2 Randwick Line, the newest tram route for Sydney Light Rail, has achieved more than two million trips.
Providing turning capability in a tram depot comes with a unique set of challenges compared to that of a train depot.
Stadler has conducted a trial run of an ATO (Automatic Train Operation) train for 50 VIPs on a trip in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Glasgow Queen Street station – currently the site one of our biggest improvement projects – is 178 years old this week.
Grand Central is leasing four six-car sets of Mk4 coaches from Eversholt Rail until December 2026, which will be maintained at Alstom’s Wembley depot in London and serviced overnight at Arriva North’s Blackpool depot.
High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd in the UK has unveiled revised designs for the Old Oak Common station in West London in its Schedule 17 submission.
UK rail operating company, Grand Central, has announced that it will invest over £21 million into new trains set to operate on its new route from the North West to London.
Moving one step closer to the beginning of construction for the London super-hub, High-Speed Two (HS2) has submitted part of the Schedule 17 submission to the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).
Trinity Industries’ (NYSE: TRN) is working on “right-sizing” its production capacity in 2020 to better align production levels with market demand, company executives said on Feb.
The Pacific Ocean comes with a high tide and a low tide.
If you are going to attack Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
Other 4Q19 Results.
We are deeply saddened by the loss of two of our comrades.
The new Carrum Station entered passenger service on Monday.
The acquisition, combined with Navis’ N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS) for intermodal operations, aims to support the company’s expansion into inland solutions, providing freight operators around the world with planning software designed to improve the quality and efficiency of rail operations, including train services, locomotives, yards, railcars, crews and train paths.
Wallan Incident Advice 20 February 2020, 11:30pm (AEDT)
Wallan Incident Advice #2 – updated 21/02/20 12:45pm (AEDT)
A Railway Amendment Bill put forward last year has been passed by the Western Australian government on Tuesday evening.
The preferred proponent to deliver the road component of the Denny Avenue METRONET level crossing removal project has been selected.
After two and a half years, the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) called Grace has reached the end of its eight-kilometre tunneling journey in Perth.
Tunnel-boring machine (TBM) Grace has broken through the Bayswater dive structure, marking a significant milestone for METRONET’s Forrestfield-Airport Link project.
Downer EDI has been selected as the preferred component to deliver the entire Denny Avenue level crossing removal project, part of the Western Australia Metronet project.
Sunday 1 March, first tram to 7.
Sunday 1 March, 12.
The Andrews Labor Government will lodge an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate or suspend the Rail, Tram and Bus Union’s (RTBU) protected industrial action, in a bid to protect the Grand Prix.
Route 11 trams have resumed along their normal lines following an earlier disruption.
The Andrews Government will take the state’s public transport union to court over its plan to strike during the weekend of the Australian Grand Prix.