Australasia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Australia and New Zealand, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
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’
4AI Systems founder Derel Wust explains to Nick Kingsley how AI holds the key to determining train location, offering potential for a data-led approach to minimising the risk of overspeed and signal passed at danger incidents.
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Australia’s unique GSM-R specification and a sector-wide push to deploy ETCS across a diverse set of rail networks is spurring interest in rapid adoption of FRMCS. Nick Kingsley reports.
Contract to fit out and operate Melbourne’s Suburban Loop awarded
AUSTRALIA: Project promoter Suburban Rail Loop Authority has awarded a A$6·7bn Linewide contract package to supply rolling stock, fit out and then operate the Suburban Rail Loop East in Melbourne.
Revizto targets rail sector with infrastructure collaboration software platform
INTERNATIONAL: The Revizto collaboration platform used in the architecture, engineering and construction industries has been expanded for use on complex long-distance linear projects such as railways.
Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens with a celebration and free travel
AUSTRALIA: Limited revenue services started through Melbourne’s 9 km Metro Tunnel with a ceremony on November 30, attended by Premier of the Sate of Victoria Jacinta Allan and state Minister for Transport Infrastructure Gabrielle Williams.
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
World Tram Driver Championship to join Melbourne’s sporting highlights
State government takes over Adelaide tram operations
Next Melbourne train operating contract is ‘an opportunity to raise the bar’
Alstom to supply Tūhono battery-electric trains to provide better connections in Wellington
Gold Coast light rail Stage 4 cancelled
