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The term ‘SPAD’ (signal passed at danger) is often considered the ‘Voldemort’ of the rail industry. It represents one of the sector’s most ominous safety concerns, given the potential for high consequence accidents, loss of life, and severe reputational damage to the offending organisation.
Posted last month by bevans
Anna Squire, principal at engineering consultancy Arup, has gained a seat on the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) board.
Posted last month by bevans
Travel with Steamrail Victoria and the Victorian Goldfields Railway in utmost style in two superb first class lounge cars, Tambo & Macedon on the Echuca Overlander. Along with unforgettable optional extras including a trip with Murray River Paddlesteamers - Echuca.
Posted last month by bevans
“Diesel Diary HD” volume 5 contains 90 minutes of high definition footage recorded from 2005 through to 2015 illustrating a huge variety of diesel locomotives operating throughout NSW.
Posted 3 months ago by StephenBaker
A vintage heritage train ride is sure to be a great family fun day out. Travelling from Seymour to Bendigo the tour takes travellers to the Annual Bendigo Easter Festival via the Echuca freight only tracks. Picking up at Murchison East, Nagambie, Echuca, Rochester and Elmore stations.
Posted 5 months ago by bevans
Join Rail Tours Australia in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Booleroo Steam and Traction Preservation Society's Annual Rally on a 2 day tour covering parts of the Mid North of South Australia and also the Flinders Ranges.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has declared it had set up an Asia-Pacific headquarters and a research & development center in Australia.
Posted 7 months ago by Railpage System User
One hundred years since the first passenger train travelled across Australia, historians, train buffs and outback leaders gather to celebrate.
Posted 7 months ago by bevans
The rail line that helped seal the Federation will be celebrated on the western edge of the Nullarbor Plain today, 100 years since the track was completed at the tiny settlement of Ooldea.
Posted 7 months ago by bevans
It was a project almost equal in size to the Snowy Mountains Scheme that followed it.
Posted 7 months ago by VicRailNews
Australian National (and/or Australian National Railways/ANRC/AN/ANR) was formed in 1975, a combination of the Commonwealth Railways, South Australian Railways and Tasmanian Railways.
Posted 7 months ago by bevans
We continue our series on the Centenary of the Opening of the Trans Australia Railway
Posted 7 months ago by bevans
The “Tea and Sugar” train began its life in 1915 servicing some of the most remote locations in the world along the Trans-Australian Railway providing goods and services to workers.
Posted 8 months ago by Railpage System User
The Railway Tunnel Construction area has become a distinct part of the InnoTrans trade fair, and at InnoTrans 2018 companies will be highlighting their latest construction projects as well as technology for the maintenance of existing tunnels.
Posted 8 months ago by bevans
The Commonwealth Railways began testing concrete sleepers in 1956.
Posted 8 months ago by bevans
DO you know you can catch a train at Galston?
Posted 9 months ago by bevans
Prominent Railway Historian and Author John Evans, has teamed up with Rail Tours Australia for a celebration of the Centenary of the Trans-Australian Railway with accepting the request to lead a 2 day tour following a portion of the original route of the old East-West Railway.
Posted 10 months ago by bevans
IT WAS a family affair at Victoria Park at the weekend as children and parents enjoyed a special outing.
Posted 11 months ago by bevans
The Station Wi-fi For All project run by Google for the Railways currently connects millions of passengers with internet for free. When it is expanded to 400 stations, it is touted to become the world’s largest public Wi-Fi project.
Posted 11 months ago by x31
Although G21 had the honour of hauling the first passenger train to leave Port Augusta for Kalgoorlie it only lasted until Pimba where a hot axle box forced its retirement.
Posted 11 months ago by VicRailNews
Mike Condon and his band of travellers are currently on a roll through the Queensland Outback on our wonderful Steam Safari tour.
Posted 11 months ago by x31
The final cost of the 1,682 km long railway was £6,667,360 compared with Dean’s figure of approximately £4million.
Posted last year by bevans
The final cost of the 1,682 km long railway was £6,667,360 compared with Dean’s figure of approximately £4 million.
Posted last year by x31
Six retired NSWGR locomotives were used to haul construction and supply trains. The NSWGR had six surplus Q class suburban locomotives.
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