Australasia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Australia and New Zealand, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Logan & Gold Coast Faster Rail project works underway
AUSTRALIA: The ActivUs consortium of Acciona, CPB Contractors, UGL, SMEC and WSP has begun the design and construction phase of the major works package for Queensland’s Logan & Gold Coast Faster Rail project.
Newcastle – Sydney high speed railway moves into development phase
AUSTRALIA: The High Speed Rail Authority has called tenders for consultants and technical advisers to assist with planning for the proposed Central Coast High Speed Rail project in New South Wales, following the government go-ahead for a two-year development phase.
Three shortlisted to provide Melbourne with ‘a world class operator for a world class network’
AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s Department of Transport & Planning has shortlisted three consortia for the next contract to operate and maintain Melbourne’s passenger rail network.
Fortescue commissions battery heavy haul locomotives
AUSTRALIA: Iron ore miner Fortescue has begun commissioning two Progress Rail battery locomotives which it says house the world’s largest land-mobile batteries each with a capacity of 14·5 MWh.
Replica composite columns installed on Tasmanian railway bridge
AUSTRALIA: Two 5·2 m tall ornamental columns have been installed on TasRail’s historic Longford bridge to replicate originals which were removed in the 1960s to increase clearances.
Sydney Metro West rolling stock, systems and station contracts awarded
AUSTRALIA: Four major contracts have been awarded for the Sydney Metro West project to build a 24 km underground line connecting the centres of Sydney and Parramatta with Westmead.
Data: AI can help railways ‘do boring better’
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Contract to fit out and operate Melbourne’s Suburban Loop awarded
Revizto targets rail sector with infrastructure collaboration software platform
Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens with a celebration and free travel
British Steel wins Turkish and Australian export orders
Australia: Untangling Sydney’s complex suburban network
Italian company to acquire Australian railway contractor
Australia: Melbourne’s Suburban Loop reaches lift-off
Diesel locomotive battery tender to be tested in Western Australia
KiwiRail welcomes Interislander train ferry replacement agreement
BHP battery locos delivered to the Pilbara
Australia: Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel poised to reshape city connectivity
Melbourne’s first G Class tram arrives at purpose-built depot
Perth’s modernised Armadale Line extended to Byford
Inter-city fleet renewal in New South Wales makes progress
Melbourne Suburban Loop rail systems preferred bidder confirmed
Australian university launches industry-supported rail engineering courses
