Posted 4 weeks ago by Railpage System User
As a means to move freight, rail works. In many instances, it is the stand-out performer when compared to other modes of transport. This is particularly true for moving heavy bulk material over long distances.
Posted 4 weeks ago by Railpage System User
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.
Posted 4 weeks ago by Railpage System User
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.
Posted 4 weeks ago by Railpage System User
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.
Posted 4 weeks ago by 8502
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.
Posted last month by 8502
The rail freight group is hopeful the new government will help finish the Inland Rail project
Posted last month by bevans
Truckies say Australia’s supply chain faces imminent collapse as they are forced to pay for a Morrison Government discount for other motorists.
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The Australasian Railway Association says the newly-elected federal government ‘is likely to be positive for the Australian rail industry’, given commitments which were announced in the lead-up to the election.
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Pacific National has welcomed the new Federal Government’s pledge to examine major infrastructure projects, including the cost and scope of the $14.5 billion proposed Inland Rail line.
Posted last month by 8502
Narrabri council have formally opposed the route of the inland rail, with one councillor calling it “the right railway in the wrong place”, while other councils along the planned network have raised concerns about the National party’s $14.5bn infrastructure centrepiece.
Posted last month by 8502
Campbell Newman has held many roles in his lifetime.
Posted last month by bevans
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce quietly appointed the head of a Liberal Party fundraising body to a plum job on a taxpayer-funded board in the 46th parliament’s final days amid a flurry of other government gigs handed out before Scott Morrison called the election.
Posted 2 months ago by 8502
Two Victorian farmers have spoken about a plan to build a 300-acre inland rail network at Bridgewater on Loddon to revolutionise the freight industry.
Posted 2 months ago by 8502
LOCAL residents will be provided an interactive visualisation of planned rail upgrades at Glenrowan and Wangaratta, following the release of 3D diagrams of the new proposed precincts by the Australian Rail Track Commission (ARTC).
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Colleen Condliffe and Carly Noble say the $120m project could service dozens of industries and facilitate domestic and international trade.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is inviting the community to have their say on the proposed upgrade to about 35 kilometres of track between Narrabri and Turrawan in NSW.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Construction has begun on the new $514 million Interstate Intermodal Terminal at Moorebank Logistics Park in Sydney’s southwest, which will comprise 850,000m2 of modern warehousing and freight management facilities.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Construction within the existing rail corridor between Narrabri and Penneys Road north of Bellata in NSW will proceed until 31 October to enable the line to be operational before the next harvest season.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is inviting the community to have their say on the proposed upgrade to approximately 35 kilometres of track between Narrabri and Turrawan.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
MODELLING released as part of a CSIRO report has found the Inland Rail could cut freight transport costs by up to $213 million a year for 22 million tonnes of freight each year.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The Federal Government has locked in a further $400 million to upgrade the Inland Freight Route, to better connect regional Queensland industries and communities.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Sixty new apprenticeships will be included in a massive employment drive by a southside family-operated company which hopes to cash in on the Inland Rail project.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has engaged InterLink in an $18 million funding agreement to manage the relocation of various utilities within the Inland Rail alignment, as part of the development of its intermodal terminal at Charlton.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Australian Rail Track Corp has selected the Regionerate Rail consortium as preferred bidder for a PPP contract to build and maintain the 128 km Gowrie – Kagaru section of the 1 700 km Inland Rail corridor.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has engaged Toowoomba freight and logistics hub proponent InterLink to manage the relocation of various utilities, including sewer infrastructure, a wastewater pipeline and telecommunications cabling, within the Inland Rail alignment as part of the development of its intermodal terminal at Charlton.
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