The new National Rail Safety Data Strategy has been officially launched by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) to support collaborative safety decisions.
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) are celebrating a major milestone following the official launch of Australia’s new rail safety data reporting scheme.
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the NSW Government’s $500 million commitment to support the delivery of faster rail from Sydney to the Central Coast in the upcoming State Budget.
The Australiasian Railway Association (ARA) has warned delaying key rail projects for New South Wales could mean the state may not have the skills needed to deliver megaprojects, as workers demand certainty in the industry.
CAF Digital Services’ LeadMind platform will enable safer rides on the 12-kilometre 14-stop Canberra light rail line linking the suburb of Gungahlin to the city centre.
THE Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has awarded five contracts worth a total of Rs 7.
CRRC has delivered the final three of 10 four-car diesel multiple-units ordered by INCFA for use on services between Luanda and Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport.
VOSSLOH has announced that it has been awarded a contract worth over €40m to supply rail fastening systems for Egypt’s first high-speed line.
CRRC’s Ziyang factory is manufacturing six diesel locomotives which railway concessionaire Sociéte d’Exploitation du Transgabonais will use to haul 10 000 tonne manganese ore trains.
The national airline's CEO has copped a barrage of highly uncomplimentary messages from Crikey readers.
The death of the superjumbo jet may have been greatly exaggerated, as more A380s return to service.
The A321XLR is designed to give more value for the airlines by bringing 30% lower fuel burn per seat than previous-generation competitor aircraft.
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The final Airbus A380 ever to be built has been handed over to its new owners, the Dubai-based carrier Emirates.
MR Miad Salehi, the head of Iran Railways (RAI), has met with Mr Bakht-ur-Rehman Sharafat, head of Afghanistan Railways, in Tehran to discuss ways to complete a 225km line between Khaf, Iran, and Herat, in Afghanistan.
National railway project promoter Etihad Rail has signed a 1·2bn dirham contract for Spanish company CAF to design, supply and maintain fleet of push-pull passenger trainsets designed to European standards and equipped with ‘the latest cutting-edge technologies’ that suit the UAE’s topography and climate.
ETIHAD Rail has awarded CAF, Spain, a Dirhams 1.
TWO contracts have been awarded by the company developing a new city in the Neom economic zone in Saudi Arabia, for the construction by drilling and blasting of 28km of tunnels through rock to accommodate high-speed passenger services and freight trains.
EGYPT’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has signed a turnkey contract with Thales, Orascom Construction and Colas Rail to design, install, commission and maintain for two years communications, centralised control and ticketing systems for Phase 1 of Cairo Metro Line 4.
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.
For the first time in over a decade of stable and continuous growth, freight traffic between China and Europe is experiencing a period of stagnation.
A temporary stop of transloading trains has been issued at the China-Kazakhstan border crossings of Alashankou and Khorgos.
National Capital Region Transport Corp has awarded Deutsche Bahn International Operations a 12-year contract to operate and maintain the future 82 km Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System.
The 424 km Xiangyang – Wanzhou section of the Chongqing – Zhengzhou high speed rail corridor and the 195 km Zhengzhou – Puyang section of the Zhengzhou – Jinan route opened on June 20, and on the same date Beijing Fengtai station reopened following a multi-year modernisation.
Hitachi Rail today confirmed that it has successfully closed the acquisition from Alstom of intellectual property rights and business activities related to Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the ETR 1000 high-speed trains operating in Italy, France and Spain.
Last year in October, Aurizon agreed to acquire One Rail for A$2.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking market feedback on Aurizon’s proposed acquisition of One Rail Australia (ORA) and the divestment of ORA’s east coast rail haulage business.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns about Aurizon’s proposed $2.
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has again postponed handing down its decision on the proposed sale of the One Rail Australia (ORA) freight business to Queensland-based operator Aurizon.
Ten new heavy-haul locomotives are hitting the tracks in New South Wales and Western Australia as the nation’s largest rail freight business Aurizon meets customer growth in high-demand Australian commodities such as copper, lead, zinc and grain.
Greater Parramatta has been singled out as the location for a major hub for dedicated fast rail lines connecting Sydney to Newcastle, Wollongong and the state’s west as part of long-term plans to boost public transport links.
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has revealed new research that shows land value growth could be used to fund a proposed high-speed rail (HSR) network on Australia’s East coast, offsetting its costs.
He said his government would initially prioritise a fast rail link between Sydney and Newcastle, before upgrading it to an even quicker service that would cut travel times to just 45 minutes.
A High Speed Rail link between Newcastle and Sydney will kick-start a rail revolution in Australia, and a better future for regional communities, according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
There’s no surer sign of an imminent federal election than a fast-train promise.
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Alexander Dennis Limited (“ADL”) has announced that it has supplied three new Enviro200 buses to Stotts Tours (Oldham) Ltd, after the operator bought directly from ADL for the first time.
Two Sundays on from Go North East throwing open the doors at its Gateshead Riverside bus depot for a jubilee-themed community open day, and the total amount raised thanks to the generosity of those who came along has now been confirmed as an amazing £3,696.
Iveco Bus has delivered two 12-metre E-WAY to the public company Marprom for the city of Maribor (Slovenia).
Alexander Dennis (Alexander Dennis Limited, “ADL”) has announced that it has delivered a brand new Plaxton Panther coach to Scottish operator Hunters Executive Coaches.
ALSTOM has announced that it is creating a new innovation centre in Canada’s Greater Montreal area tasked with developing green methods of rail transport propulsion.
Canadian railway CN and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have agreed to enter binding arbitration, putting to end a two-week strike over wages and benefits.
NORTH American Class 1 Canadian National (CN) has announced its 2022 spending plans for the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec, which will see a total of $C 725m ($US 561.
Jeff Willsie, the founder and former president of the Ontario Southland Railway, died June 21.
Canadian railway CN has announced another $355 million in capital investments in two provinces and two U.
NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway has warned rail travel in the Blue Mountains will be affected for the "next few weeks" following a landslip near Mt Victoria.
A shark has made a surprise visit to a Sydney Railway Station over the weekend during persistent and heavy rain causing flooding across the Sydney Rail Network.
A war of words continues between the rail union and the NSW government over safety concerns about the New Intercity Fleet trains, despite the government's offer to modify the fleet.
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Access to the Tuggerah railway station in Sydney will soon become a lot easier for all customers, with early work now underway on $34 million accessibility upgrades.
THE European Commission (EC) has approved under EU state aid rules an Italian government initiative to provide up to €374m to compensate freight operators for revenue lost due to lockdown measures imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rail journeys made between April 2021 and March 2022 are more than double that of those made during the pandemic the year previous.
More people are returning to rail travel post-pandemic according to the latest figures from the UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Rail freight traffic in the Rhine-Alpine corridor rose sharply in 2021, after major slowdown the previous year.
Four long-serving Great Western Railway employees have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Rail terminals in the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven are reaching full capacity leading to unforeseen train delays of up to 48 hours and cancellations.
Rotterdam Central Station hosted the innovative energy-efficient new train to the Dutch public over the weekend of 2nd July 2022
SBB Cargo International in cooperation with SüdLeasing, has ordered 20 Vectron multi-system locomotives equipped with the XLoad package from Siemens Mobility.
The Intercity Next Generation trainset was officially unveiled by Acting President of national passenger operator NS Bert Groenewegen and Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge at Rotterdam Centraal station on July 2, ahead of entry into service later this year.
THE European Commission (EC) has invited operators, infrastructure managers and competent authorities to propose new or enhanced cross-border passenger services that would test and implement measures to remove obstacles to the introduction of international services.
There were 89 sightings for this week, which is 17 sightings more than last week.
Despite being 8 years old, I have never seen this SCF 48ft curtain sider.
There were 72 sightings for this week, which is 7 sightings less than last week.
There were 79 sightings for this week, which is 9 sightings less than last week.
There were 88 sightings for this week, which is 2 sightings more than last week.
As a means to move freight, rail works.
ENGINEERING design and consultancy company Arcadis is urging the Australian federal government to ensure that the design of the Inland Rail project to link Melbourne with Brisbane can accommodate hydrogen-powered trains, which it says have the potential save 763,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the announcement of his new Ministry and the appointment of Catherine King as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
Inland Rail is studying koala populations along eight sections of the Inland Rail program, aiming to capture data about existing levels of gene flow and current health of the marsupials along the alignment.
ANOTHER review into the Inland Rail as well as another study into the proposed Gladstone line looks likely if the new Australian Labor Party (ALP) follows through with its pre-election commitment to re-examine the $15-billion project.
The Federal Audit Court has approved the early renewal of MRS Logística’s concession to operate freight services on its 1 643 km broad and mixed gauge network serving the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
Railway investment and management company Railroad Development Corp has appointed Dr Juan de Dios Olaechea as Managing Director, International Business Development, with initial target markets of Latin America and worldwide mining-related opportunities.
Freight shipment visibility specialists Everysens and Shippeo have partnered to provide their customers with improved end-to-end information on multimodal deliveries by rail, sea and road.
THE governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná, Mr Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior, has launched the public consultation process for the Nova Ferroeste project which aims to build 1567km of new freight railway at a cost of Reais 35.
Ricardo and MxV Rail have signed a strategic alliance agreement to bring together their rail engineering and testing capabilities to serve the global market.
The owner of Sacom Timor-Leste company, Abílio Araújo, has committed to bringing a subsea fibre optic cable from Singapore to Timor-Leste.
Inligo Networks has signed a global master agreement with Equinix out of the Asia Pacific Region.
At what point does Victoria say to the Commonwealth of Australia, enough is enough?
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Hornby has released a statement today regarding their Titfield Thunderbolt and The Lady with a Lamp model railway packs.
The Corris Railway Society is holding its annual Model Railway Exhibition in Machynlleth over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
With all the track now laid on the layout it was time to re examine to see how it all works together.
Last weekend I visited two model railway exhibitions in Victoria.
OK folks - time now for the overview of the Waverley Model Railway Club's 2022 Exhibition in Melbourne held over the weekend of 11-13 June.
For many railfans, the love of trains is a family affair that spreads across several generations.
Paul Lewin, General Manager at the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways, has set out plans for services in the Summer.
For many railfans, the love of trains is a family affair that spreads across several generations.
The Evesham Vale Light Railway (EVLR) in Worcestershire is holding its Annual Railway Gala on the weekend of Saturday, 9th and Sunday, 10th July.
The Bickington Steam Railway at Trago Mills Shopping Park near Newton Abbot in Devon is holding a summer steam gala event on Saturday, 20th and Sunday, 21st August.
An Upper Lachlan councillor has stood behind his decision to pull support for the Goulburn to Crookwell rail trail proposal.
The Main West Rail Line Capability Enhancement program has allocated $66.
Platform screen doors have been installed along the platforms of Martin Place, Central, Waterloo and Sydenham, as Sydney Metro City & Southwest takes shape.
This week Transit Systems began paying what will be more than 3 million dollars in backpay owed to ex-STA employees who worked for TSA between 2019 and 2021, past and present.
A Safety Advisory Notice has been issued to all rolling stock operators as part of an ongoing investigation by the Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) into the derailment of a grain train near Wollongong.
KiwiRail and Auckland Transport are working together to build a modern train station suitable for future needs as the town of Pukekohe grows.
A train hit an unoccupied van on railway tracks in Gore on Tuesday morning.
Richard Worrall is a former journalist who specialised in transport and transport policy issues.
Greater Wellington Regional Council chairperson Daran Ponter and Kāpiti representative Penny Gaylor, pictured at Ōtaki Railway Station, are miffed rail investment was turned down by the Government.
People in charge of improving public transport in Manawatū and surrounding areas have been given a clear message: do more.
One of the northern territory’s most exciting exploration projects has evolved into a $2 billion investment opportunity to manufacture and supply ammonium phosphate fertilisers produced from one of the nt’s most significant mineral resources
The Federal government is committing to investing in new logistics hubs in the Northern Territory that will benefit miners, farmers and developers of new industries.
A Central Australian cattle station claims it is losing more than 20 head of cattle a year to train collisions.
A new port in Darwin is expected to boost jobs and help industry export more gas and critical minerals.
The first trains travelling on the newly repaired railway after severe damage from floods in South Australia's north.
It’s no wonder voters are turning away from Labor in droves after Daniel Andrews and his ministers abused us and locked us up for months on end.
Minority parties are tipped to win several key seats and shake up the November state election.
The research is clear: without aggressively tackling rising global temperatures, there will be catastrophic global consequences within the coming decades.
It’s perhaps unsurprising that Victoria’s rental homes are typically less energy efficient than owner-occupied properties.
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A woman has been killed and a young boy is in a critical condition after a horror crash at Wye in the Limestone Coast on Friday afternoon.
In just over two weeks the iconic steamship Waverley will celebrate the 75th anniversary of her maiden voyage.
The Victorian ombudsman has criticised the environmental watchdog over the dumping of toxic soil from the
A coroner says the death of a man whose truck hurtled into traffic at a South Australia and Victoria border checkpoint shouldn’t be blamed on the snap closure.
The first canal built in the United States was constructed during 1792-1796.
You may have seen correspondence from Pacific National regarding your protected industrial action (PIA), particularly about Pacific National deducting 30 minutes pay from members that stop work for a 30-minute break.
Locomotive Division Organiser Kevin Pryor will be visiting the NSW Metropolitan, South Coast and Southwest regions to discuss all aspects of the Pacific National Bulk Rail Enterprise Agreement negotiations.
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Pacific National Locomotive Driver Geoffrey Stewart is retiring on the 27th May 2022 after 40 years membership and service.
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Hosted by Grain Trade Australia (GTA), the Australian Grain Industry Conference (AGIC) will present its AGIC Asia 2021 conference as a virtual event on March 3.
Funding for the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) has been renewed in 2020, the International Year of Plant Health, which will strengthen coordination across the Australian plant industry sector on biosecurity research, according to minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, David Littleproud.
Ports Australia has welcomed three new members from both local and international corporations.
In an industry-first, Ports Australia has launched a detailed trade statistics resource, which collates and exhibits the ports sector’s trade data.
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Yesterday Thursday 16th June 2022, your Locomotive Division Enterprise Agreement Committee met with QUBE Management to continue bargaining for your replacement Enterprise Agreement.
Yesterday, Wednesday 1st June 2022, your Locomotive Division Enterprise Agreement Committee met with QUBE Management to commence bargaining for your replacement Enterprise Agreement.
QUBE members’ Enterprise Agreement negotiations will start on Wednesday 1 June 2022.
Qube have just taken delivery of a stack of new QJAU 20ft jumbo coil containers.
The industry group representing Australia’s largest rail freight operators and infrastructure owners has released its policy priorities for the forthcoming Federal election.
In 2022, the Palaszczuk Government’s rail revolution is on track, with this year’s budget delivering a $3.
Rail tracks are lying deep underneath Brisbane for the first time in the city’s history, after the first section of rail was installed in Cross River Rail’s twin tunnels.
The Townsville and Cairns train stations have been identified as priority sites for a Queensland Government overhaul, as part of a budget commitment to improve accessibility and the customer experience at regional stations.
CONTAINERISED grain and cotton grown in Central Queensland (CQ) is expected to be flowing to the Port of Brisbane on regular, and direct, rail services when the CQ Inland Port (CQIP) opens in September.
The inaugural Inland Rail Summit will be held in Toowoomba in September this year, officially hosted by the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE).
It is only a summer holiday away until the RailFreight Summit Poland takes place and the lustrum event is now open for registration.
Over three days in mid-May, more than 3,700 industry professionals and 130 exhibiting companies came together under the ornate glass roof of Olympia London for Railtex / Infrarail 2022.
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) held its 13th innovation conference in Nottingham at the end of April.
The inaugural Australasian Railways Association Rail Sustainability Conference kicks off Tuesday, June 28, bringing together all elements of the rail industry with an interest in sustainability.
On Tuesday, RailTech Europe 2022 will kickoff in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
The rail industry is emerging from the pandemic facing an urgent need to prioritise investment and ensure tangible operational, productivity and technological benefits are delivered within the next five years, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
Mitsui & Co, through its Australian and Japanese entities, has increased its investment in site automation solutions company, Position Partners, to become the majority shareholder.
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Unicard and Amdocs are co-operating to use their account-based ticketing and cloud-based payment platforms to offer a multi-mode and multi-operator ‘tap-in, tap-out’ ticketing system for rail, tram, bus and micromobility services.
From Sunday 17 July 2022, there will be changes to train and coach timetables on the Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill lines.
Due to its ties to the mining and manufacturing industries, the railroad industry played a huge role in the development of America.
Could this be a sign that the U.
Over the past several months, I’ve been spending much of my days working on a fifth edition of my book on train travel.
I was asked a fascinating question recently: If I could have a nice leisurely dinner with anyone I chose, living or dead, who would it be?
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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.
The years right after World War 2 were heady years for the United States.
With its ties to mining and manufacturing, the railroad industry played a huge role in the development of America.
With its ties to mining and manufacturing, the railroad industry played a huge role in the development of America.
Although locomotive manufacturers were known to celebrate production milestones, larger companies quickly scaled them back and reserved them for larger milestones.
While the drayage function has been around for thousands of years, its importance has grown significantly in the past 70 years, following the introduction of the shipping container by Malcom McLean and his Sea-Land Corporation.
Jason Lang, Director of CAM and Greg Bourne, OTHR President after signing the contract.
The Swanage Railway has reached a significant milestone in the restoration of LSWR T3 No.
The Great Central Railway has released an urgent appeal after parts of a steam locomotive were stolen.
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Southern Pacific 4449 is one of the most famous steam locomotives in the country – and has been for nearly a half century.
Newly published on 22nd April this year, Whitland to Pembroke Dock is the latest book in the West Wales Railways series from publishers Pen and Sword.
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We are pleased to announce that later this month, our 3 Disc Set of the Ffestiniog Railway Victorian Weekend will be available to stream for RailAdvent Plus members.
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Having not visited Cringila at Port Kembla since the heady days of Pacific National operating a full fleet of English Electric locomotives with BHP heritage, the recent handover of the steelworks contract to Watco gave me the motivation to drop in and check what had changed since my last visit.
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Long-distance passenger services were hit particularly hard, falling by 42.
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Russian Railways will partially suspend the transit of specific products through Belarus on the way to Poland.
The Lithuanian government is again consulting with the EU Commission on implementing the fourth EU Sanctions package that includes a slow down of transit trains and goods on their way to Kaliningrad.
RUSSIAN rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding (TMH) and track maintenance machinery supplier PTK have signed an agreement to cooperate in the development and production of high-performance track machinery and the introduction of new domestic infrastructure maintenance technology.
The Eurasian Union of Rail Freight Traffic Participants (ESP) firmly believes that the performance of the rail container transport market in Russia will reach 2021 levels despite hurdles from sanctions imposed on the country.
The use of double-deck trains on the 54 km Moscow Central Ring line is being studied, as ridership has reached 550 000 passengers/day and the infrastructure is now at maximum capacity.
A cyclist has been struck by a train near the North Adelaide railway station.
Adelaide motorists have started to travel on the newly constructed Torrens Road Bridge as work on the Ovingham Level Crossing Removal Project continues to surge ahead.
The State Government will preserve a corridor of land for a potential future extension of the Seaford rail line to Aldinga, ensuring there are long-term options for expanding public transport in South Australia.
THE South Australian state government has allocated $A 1m ($US 697,549) in the 2022-23 state budget announced on June 2 to commission an inquiry to determine the most cost-effective way to exit its 12-year contract with Keolis Downer to run Adelaide’s suburban rail network.
A Spanish company has been given the go ahead to test its railcar technology on a 55km stretch into Adelaide.
Constructing a new experience for visitors at the Don River Railway could create 40 jobs and generate about $8 million of economic benefit for the region each year.
With an upgraded, fit-for-purpose rail freight network, TasRail is one of the largest transport service providers in Tasmania, connecting industry and commerce to major shipping ports and freight hubs across the State.
In a historic moment, a new lease for the Derwent Valley Railway will come into effect with plans to extend the tourist service to include trips to nearby tourist towns and national parks.
After a bumper year, TasRail has introduced some new ideas to support its much-loved Christmas Train, with an eye to the building a solid future for the staff-led initiative.
TasRail is currently providing 12 weekly services between Norske Skog’s Boyer paper mill in the Derwent Valley and the Port of Burnie.
Wireless technology that monitors the full suite of wheelset and bogie parts is being installed on all of Great Western Railway’s high-speed trains.
Hitachi Rail and HyperloopTT have achieved an important milestone towards the commercial running of the innovative system – that will be able to run at speeds of up to 1,200km/h – with the completion of proof of concept for a cloud-based ERTMS signalling system for HyperloopTT’s capsules.
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Harris Ligon has great hopes for freight rail, and he thinks you should have great hopes too.
IRJ at IAF 2022: Linsinger has unveiled the MG11 Hydrogen, the world’s first hydrogen-powered track milling machine, at this year’s event ahead of the start of trials with two European metros later this summer.
Steam Sounds Supreme has announced that pre-orders have opened for their upcoming release of the WD Austerity 2-10-0 Locomotive Pack.
Service Pack 5 is the latest update for Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019, and is now available for all TRS19 owners.
Trainz has been delivering the unique combination of easy to use world building tools and realistic train driving simulators for over 20 years.
SimSig has gone back down under, specifically to New South Wales for our next two releases - Penrith & St.
Bossman Games and Dovetail Games have released a free update to the BR Rebuilt West Country Steam Locomotive Pack for Train Simulator Classic.
THE Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) in Saudi Arabia has appointed Systra to act as lead design consultant for a new light rail system connecting the historic city of AlUla with the Unesco World Heritage site of Hegra.
Flexity 010 waiting for the traffic lights on Talbot Road at the junction with Abingdon StreetThe first day of the second week of test running on the North Station tramway extension saw Flexity trams 005, 010 & 013 in use on the Talbot Road line.
After 8 months of pay issues, members at Keolis Downer voted this week on directing the union to push for an independent payroll audit.
The Newcastle EA was taken to members to vote on after we reached an in-principle agreement with KDH last Wednesday.
There have been a number of successful prosecutions recently, resulting in big fines and legal costs far exceeding the expense which would have been incurred by ensuring the safety of the working environment.
RAIB released its annual report in may, the first under its new chief inspector, Andrew Hall.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has confirmed that it has sent investigators to Doncaster after two freight trains collided.
The transition team for the new over-arching body for network and operations management in the UK – Great British Railways – has launched a consultation seeking nationwide views on how to grow freight to reduce road congestion and carbon emissions.
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The second half of 2022 is underway, and freight rail stakeholders will be watching over the next several weeks and months how the railroads untangle service issues that seemed to be persisting through June
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Congressional leaders support shippers’ calls to improve freight rail service
The Transportation Trades Department is asking Congressional senators to consider revising the common carrier obligation so its meaning is more clear and enforceable.
A contract to produce preliminary design options for the railway infrastructure elements of the planned redevelopment of New York Penn Station has been awarded to a team led by Arup and including Grimshaw, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Hatch LTK and Lendlease.
Rail signalling engineers Ron and Selva have worked alongside each other for the past 25 years on some of Melbourne’s most iconic rail projects.
Mayors have told the Andrews government to redesign parts of its flagship Suburban Rail Loop project amid concern poor connections to existing Metro train lines and other public transport could undermine the
Mayors have told the Andrews government to redesign parts of its flagship Suburban Rail Loop project amid concern poor connections to existing Metro train lines and other public transport could undermine the
A new Victorian Government initiative is helping more women enter the rail industry, with the chance to earn and learn while working on Melbourne’s rolling stock.
Major works to remove a dangerous level crossing and build a new North Williamstown Station in Melbourne have wrapped up, marking the end of the Ferguson Street Level Crossing Removal Project.
NRW has added to its bulging order book after securing a $60 million contract extension that will see it continue mining services at Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron in the Pilbara.
Planning to investigate a potential faster rail link between Bunbury and Perth is progressing, with consultants now on board to develop the project's strategic business case.
John Holland Rail & Transport has won a significant contract with the Western Australian Government to design and build a multi-use training facility which will, for the first time, allow students in WA to study a Certificate IV in Electrical Rail Signalling.
Following a review and extensive consultation with stakeholders, the State Government is now implementing significant changes to Western Australia’s Rail Access Regime, which provides a regulated pathway for parties to gain access to pre-determined privately-owned railways.
Works to complete Stage 2 of the $5.
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