Posted last month by Jack Le Lievre
Survey results from the Australian Human Rights Commission reveal concerning statistics about the numbers of university students being sexual harassed and sexual assaulted on Australian public transport.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
A key negotiation towards the market price of thermal coal over the next 12 months has turned out nicely for miners, with the price set 38% higher than a year ago.
Posted 4 months ago by newsbot
Local NSW Greens MP Tamara Smith has publicly stated her support of rail trails and highlighted the cycle tourism potential in the electorate, creating a policy division with the Greens-led council over the disused railway line.
Posted 4 months ago by x31
The Australasian Railway Association and the Australian Logistics Council have both praised Treasurer Scott Morrison’s Budget announcement, saying a $20 billion rail investment would be a major boost for Australia.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
SABRA LANE: The Federal Government has set aside billions in the budget for infrastructure spending, with money set aside for the Snowy 2.0 project and the new Western Sydney Airport.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
IF YOU’VE got it, flaunt it. That seems to be the message from federal Liberal MP Russell Broadbent, who says brown coal is still a key part of the Latrobe Valley’s future.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
Last year was not one of the best for the rail industry, with freight volumes down across the board, especially in the minerals sector, combined with a general lack of direction.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
For most Americans, public transit basically has three virtues. The first two cater to liberal sensibilities: it’s environmentally friendly, and because it’s cheap, it’s effectively a sort of transportation safety net for the poor. On top of those feel-good benefits, there’s a “business” case, which is that public transit is good for economic development.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
The trucking industry has always had a problematic relationship with the railway industry, or more specifically, the rail freight industry as road versus rail tensions continue. A lot of this is historical, dating back to the time when state governments limited licenses for trucks to carry freight in order to drive business onto the state owned railways.
Posted 6 months ago by newsbot
University of Wollongong research could improve the reliability of the South Coast rail line – especially in rainy weather.
Posted 7 months ago by bevans
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia has encouraged state and federal governments to borrow to finance infrastructure.
Posted 7 months ago by bevans
The appointment of Gladys Berejiklian to the office of the Premier of New South Wales must be treated with shear contempt.
Posted 8 months ago by bevans
Shots have reportedly been fired and pedestrians have been run down during a police chase in Bourke Street in the middle of Melbourne's CBD.
Posted 8 months ago by bevans
As flagged earlier in the month, the long-awaited new rail map, in the works since at least 2014, has finally been officially launched.
It’ll show up around the network in 2017.
Posted 8 months ago by x31
Back in July 2016, Consolidated Land and Rail Australia (CLARA) Pty Ltd – an Australian private group – launched a long-term plan to deliver high speed rail between Sydney and Melbourne.
Posted 8 months ago by bevans
I’ve written extensively about the emerging network of trans-Eurasian direct cargo trains that is rapidly linking together dozens of cities in China and Europe.
Posted 9 months ago by x31
The International Energy Agency has delivered a weaker outlook for coal over the next half-decade, with a growth in alternate fuels to drive down global demand.
Posted 9 months ago by x31
It's estimated Melbourne's proposed North East Link will reduce train boardings by 25,000 trips per day - sounds awful, but as usual there's more to it
Posted 9 months ago by bevans
A FOUR-MAN “save our railways” deputation appointed at a public meeting at Southport planned to confront Transport Minister Gordon Chalk with some “hard-hitting” facts.
Posted 9 months ago by newsbot
Below you can see the current rail network map. As maps go, it’s pretty useless, because it tells you where the tracks go, but not where the trains go.
Posted 9 months ago by bevans
The far-west Victorian city of Portland is in shock after a catastrophic power failure plunged the future of its biggest employer, Alcoa, into jeopardy.
Posted 9 months ago by bevans
About 200,000 South Australian homes and businesses lost power overnight due to an outage affecting the interconnector from Victoria.
Posted 10 months ago by bevans
Bear with me but a little bit of history might be worthwhile here some of which a number of Railpagers are already across.
Posted 10 months ago by x31
A few months ago, coal seemed to be on the nose – it still is – but with the recent jump in global prices and mothballed mines re-opening, the champagne corks appear to be popping once again in boardrooms around the world, Mark Carter writes.
Posted 10 months ago by x31
In the strategic rivalry between Japan and China, high-speed rail contracts are one of the best ways to project power. And no Asian country offers more opportunities than India.
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