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NewsQueensland coal railway terms agreed
AUSTRALIA: Aurizon and GVK Hancock have signed non-binding terms for the development of a 495 km standard gauge railway and associated port infrastructure capable of handling 60 mtpa which would enable the exploitation of coal reserves in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. Last year GVK Hancock received primary environmental approvals for the ...
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NewsSecond batch of KiwiRail locomotives roll out
NEW ZEALAND: The first of the second batch of CNR Dalian diesel locomotives ordered by KiwiRail was rolled out at the Chinese factory on March 13. KiwiRail ordered an initial 20 Class DL locomotives in September 2009, in CNR's first order to supply diesel locomotives to a western country. Powered ...
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NewsBrisbane EMU suppliers shortlisted
AUSTRALIA: The Queensland state government has shortlisted two consortia for a PPP concession to supply a fleet of at least 75 six-car EMUs to operate Brisbane suburban services, Transport & Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson confirmed on March 5. He added the New Generation Rolling Stock programme was Queensland’s ...
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NewsQube orders CSR Ziyang locomotives
AUSTRALIA: Qube Logistics has ordered six diesel locomotives from Chinese supplier CSR Ziyang. The contract was signed in Sydney on January 31, with advance payment received by the manufacturer in February and delivery expected by the end of this year. Qube has secured several new rail freight contracts, and expects ...
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NewsDowner awarded Gosford Passing Loops Project contract
AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales has awarded Downer EDI a A$90m contract to undertake infrastructure works for the Gosford Passing Loops Project, one of four work packages forming part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Program. Downer will be responsible for the design and construction of two passing loops ...
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NewsAustralia consolidates rail safety regulation
AUSTRALIA: A consolidation of safety regulation and accident investigation for the rail industry comes into force on January 20, when National Rail Safety Regulator Rob Andrews officially takes up his post and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau becomes the National Rail Safety Investigator. Replacing separate state and territory regulatory regimes ...
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NewsQR plans ETCS Level 2 for Brisbane suburban network
AUSTRALIA: Queensland Rail requested expressions of interest on May 9 for the supply of European Train Control System Level 2 lineside and onboard equipment for its South East Queensland electrified suburban network. According to the tender documents, QR is seeking ‘to improve operational safety, improve the capacity ...
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NewsAuckland EMU contract signed
NEW ZEALAND: Transport Minister Steven Joyce confirmed on October 6 that Auckland Transport had signed contracts with Spanish manufacturer CAF for the supply and maintenance of 57 three-car electric multiple-units to operate the Auckland suburban network. Speaking at Britomart station in the city centre, Joyce said ‘this ...
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A$56m funds model railway
WORK has started on an ambitious research programme to develop a national repository for computer modelling and simulation tools for the Australian rail industry. Funded by an A$56m partnership between the federal government, rail industry and universities, the Co-operative Research Centre for Railway Engineering & Technologies will be based at ...