Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Australia would approach the task of building The Ghan, an almost 3000 km rail line stretching through the nation’s centre, very differently if construction began today.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
TNG has signed a binding contract with rail provider Genesee & Wyoming Australia to haul material from the Mount Peake mine more than 1100 kilometres to a processing facility in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Posted 2 years ago by bevans
It’s Queenslander against Queenslander in the battle to stop a proposed multi-million-dollar Tennant Creek to Mount Isa rail link.
Posted 2 years ago by bevans
WITH one week to go until nominations close, a big field is now likely to contest the Katherine Town Council elections.
Posted 3 years ago by x31
ONE of the most well known if imponderable landmarks in the Northern Territory outback town of Katherine is a ancient piece of graffiti on the town’s famous railway bridge.
Posted 3 years ago by bevans
A salt mining company has signed an agreement with Indonesian business PT Damarco Internasional to supply 70 per cent of salt produced from its Central Australian mine.
Posted 4 years ago by bevans
A new rail project crossing the Northern Territory and Queensland border has taken another move forward after the governments agreed to progress the Mount Isa to Tennant Creek railway.
Posted 4 years ago by newsbot
China's influential National Development and Reform Commission has asked the federal government for a shortlist of priority projects – including rail infrastructure – as part of a big investment push into Northern Australia.
The move is likely to inflame debate about foreign ownership in Australia, especially by state-owned companies, and whether there should be higher hurdles imposed by the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Posted 4 years ago by bevans
A feasibility study to investigate the construction of a railway between the town of Katherine, in the Northern Territory, and Kununurra, in Western Australia, will be commissioned by the NT government.
The potential for such a project has been floated before, to support the Ord Stage 3 development in the Northern Territory.
Posted 4 years ago by x31
The Northern Territory Government has committed $1 million to investigate the feasibility of building a rail line from Tennant Creek (NT) to Mt Isa (Qld).
The proposed rail line has been talked about for years and a feasibility study was one of the key recommendations in last year's Pivot North report.
NT chief minister Adam Giles said the 600 kilometre rail connection had the potential to deliver "enormous economic opportunities" to the nation.
Posted 4 years ago by Barggoa
The crew of a Genessee & Wyoming manganese ore train which collided with a ute at 70km/h feared the train would derail into the Katherine River, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has reported.
Posted 5 years ago by wxtre
A BOLD vision has been unveiled to build a new railway station and tourism precinct in the heart of Alice Springs.
Posted 5 years ago by
THE “idiotic” annihilation of a four-wheel drive that became stuck on a railway track in Katherine on Sunday morning provides a graphic safety reminder for motorists, according to the boss of the freight company whose 7100-tonne manganese train caused the damage.
Posted 5 years ago by mikado5910
A young man has had his new four-wheel drive dragged more than a kilometre by a freight train after trying to cross a track in the Northern Territory.
Posted 5 years ago by JimYarin
The resurgence of uranium mining in Queensland is gaining momentum, and talk is growing about the economic opportunity that could provide for ports in neighbouring states and territories.
Posted 5 years ago by mikado5910
Supermarket chains are trucking food 1,500 kilometres from Adelaide to Alice Springs after a train derailment caused a shortage of fresh fruit and vegetables in supermarkets across the Northern Territory.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
A 90-YEAR-OLD section of the North Australian Railway (NAR) including a trestle bridge in Katherine, have been permanently protected under the Heritage Act.
The decision comes after remnants of the NAR in near-by Pine Creek were declared earlier this year.
Minister for Lands, Planning and the Environment Peter Chandler said it’s important to maintain a connection to our history.
“The NAR was such a significant part of the Territory’s history but also our early economy,” Mr Chandler said.
Posted 5 years ago by 9034
THE first Territory onshore oil licence has been granted in 32 years.
Central Petroleum has been awarded the 25-year production licence for the Surprise Oil field in Central Australia.
The deal has been estimated to create about 20 jobs, mostly local to the Kintore area, 461km west of Alice Springs.
The 30ha Surprise site will be ready to produce by mid-March and it is expected to produce 400 barrels of oil a day for 300 days a year.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
The tenth anniversary of the completion of the Adelaide to Darwin rail line is being celebrated at a ceremony today.
The railway to connect the two cities was first conceived of in 1855, and construction began 20 years later.
Armed forces used the rail line heavily throughout World War II. At that time, the line still only existed between Darwin and Larrimah, south of Katherine, and between Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Posted 5 years ago by JimYarin
Workers repairing a Top End railway line damaged in heavy rains have spotted saltwater crocodiles lurking near the track.
A 300 metre section of the track between Darwin and Katherine in the Northern Territory was damaged by flash flooding in stormy weather earlier this week.
The line, which runs for about 3,000 kilometres between Adelaide and Darwin, has been closed for repairs and is not expected to reopen until the weekend or early next week.
Posted 5 years ago by 9034
Workers repairing a Top End railway line damaged in heavy rains have spotted saltwater crocodiles lurking near the track.
A 300 metre section of the track between Darwin and Katherine in the Northern Territory was damaged by flash flooding in stormy weather earlier this week.
Posted 5 years ago by newsbot
A 300M section of the Katherine-Darwin rail line has been washed away because of rain.
Owners Genesee & Wyoming have issued a statement to the NT News saying:
"Severe storms associated with recent cyclonic activity in the region, have damaged an estimated 300-metre section of track. Rail embankment has been washed away from the damaged section, making the track impassable. No trains were involved in the incident.
"The damage is located 26-kilometers south of Adelaide River.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
It has taken longer than expected for the operators of the Darwin to Adelaide railway line to clear the track and minor damage following a derailment on Monday.
Genesee & Wyoming sent a crew from Darwin to Union Reefs near Pine Creek to repair the track and recover a damaged locomotive, and expected the line to reopen yesterday.
The company now believes the track will be open again late tomorrow afternoon.
Posted 6 years ago by michaelgreenhill
A TRAIN has derailed near Pine Creek but the company that own the railway is trying to keep it secret.
The NT News has confirmed the derailment – believed to be a freight train - happened about 230km south of Darwin late yesterday.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
Scepticism about the future of northern Australia is the enemy, the Northern Territory's deputy chief minister says, calling on Defence to play a part in developing a rail network for the vast, sparsely-populated region.
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