Posted one week ago by bevans
Chief Minister Andrew Barr's statement that "the immediate focus should be on making the train faster and not on developing a high speed network" in reference to the future of the Canberra-Sydney rail link.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Federal shadow transport minister, Catherine King, reiterated her party’s promise to create a body to conduct research on the future of the industry workforce, in her address to the Rail, Tram and Bus union on Wednesday.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Pressure is increasing on the federal government to commit to a Sydney to Canberra high-speed train, with Stockland’s Mark Steinert pitching in via the Financial Review this week.
Posted last month by bevans
The bid from the Fyshwick Business Association to have the Kingston railway station relocated to its own back yard ("Calls for capital train station move to Fyshwick", November 5) is understandable, but to my mind would be a retrograde step.
Posted last month by bevans
Fyshwick's newly incorporated business association is calling on the ACT government to consider moving Canberra's passenger railway station from Kingston to Fyshwick.
Posted last month by bevans
Commuters on Canberra's light rail system have been cautioned to watch out for slippery passengers after a snake was spotted on the tracks this afternoon.
Posted last month by bevans
In reflecting on the ACT government's persistence with its light rail project in the face of better alternatives, all I can only conclude is that a "tram" is essentially an image factor in the minds of Andrew Barr and Shane Rattenbury
Posted last month by bevans
Locals have embraced light rail with high patronage numbers and positive feedback from Canberrans in the first six months of service.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
A historic carriage has been destroyed in a suspicious fire at the Canberra Railway Museum, just hours before its reopening.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
THREE years after the Canberra Railway Museum spiralled into liquidation, the museum is now ready to re-open its doors.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
A popular genre of computer game allows players to design and create civilisations from the ground up.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
No matter where one stands on the light rail issue, everyone agrees that the next stage to Commonwealth Park and beyond to Woden is going to cost a motza.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The ACT light rail has been green-lit to expand after the ACT Government approved the business case for 2A from Alinga Street station to Commonwealth Park.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
The ACT Government says it will plough on with its plan to extend Canberra's light rail line to Woden, even though it is yet to gain Commonwealth endorsement of its route.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after he was hit by a light rail vehicle in Canberra, bringing some services to a halt, on the opening day of a light rail safety week campaign.
Posted 4 months ago by newsbot
Key bodies representing Australian public transport operators and employees are seeking increases in penalties for assaulting public transport staff so that the penalties are equal to the assault of emergency personnel.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
Just months before the first stage of Canberra's light rail was due to open, the Government was delivered a grim conclusion by the electrical certifier: "most of the Canberra Metro site" was non-compliant.
Posted 4 months ago by 8077
There will be more wire-free running and up to 10 new bridges, including the crossing of Parkes Way and Lake Burley Griffin between the City and Woden as part of the light rail Stage 2 project, according to documents lodged with the Commonwealth by the ACT Government.
Posted 4 months ago by 8077
A car and a tram have crashed on Canberra's light rail network, causing delays across the network, Transport Canberra says.
Posted 5 months ago by Railpage System User
The Australian Capital Territory Government has launched the formal approval process for the next stage of Canberra’s light rail network, which will link the city to Woden.
Posted 5 months ago by Railpage System User
A teenager is left at a Canberra light rail stop after failing to produce a concession card, prompting an apology from Transport Canberra.
Posted 5 months ago by 8077
A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a Canberra Metro staff member on-board a tram last week.
Posted 5 months ago by newsbot
The true cost of Canberra's light rail launch activities has been revealed - and at almost half a million dollars, it's significantly higher than we first thought.
Posted 5 months ago by newsbot
The Gungahlin tram line is speeding development in the Northbourne corridor, the government says, pointing to about 2500 extra apartments already in train since 2016.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
The weather would not be a major deterrent to public transport use if far more adequate and appealing forms of protection from our harsh seasonal extremes and the growing impacts of climate change were provided
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