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    • Nokia to modernise METRONET comms system

    Nokia has been chosen by the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) to design, build and maintain a next generation railway communications system for the METRONET public transport program over the next decade in Perth.
    Western Australian Rail News

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    New photos

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    34832 Irlam 27 mei 2000
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    Slowly crawling
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    Quaint Quirindi
    Photo by Woolwinder
    V.S.M. Loenen 5th May 1978
    Photo by dunedoo
    T396, Y17a, Y173, Traralgon, Victoria.

    Rail Safety Week kicks off

     Rail Events
    Rail Safety Week kicks off today to educate Australians to ‘Stay Rail Safe’ and remind pedestrians, commuters and rail workers that they can all play an active role in rail safety.

    STB Says CPKC Merger Will Have Few Environmental Impacts

     USA
    A draft Environmental Impact Statement released last week by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board stated that the proposed Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger would have little impact on the environment.

    Tenders called for Maryborough Station rejuvenation

     Victorian Rail News
    Delivery of Stage Two of the Maryborough Railway Station Activation project in Victoria has moved a step closer with the advertising of the project tender.

    Midland line shutdown postponed

     Western Australian Rail News
    The planned temporary shutdown of Perth’s Midland Line, to facilitate critical works on the upgraded Bayswater Station, has been postponed.

    Solar power for Inland Rail signalling

     Inland Rail Project
    Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has turned to environmentally friendly solar power to provide electricity to its new Inland Rail signalling system at Coolleearlee, NSW, the first time Inland Rail has used a solar solution on the network.

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     Model Railways
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