Australasia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Australia and New Zealand, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Digital signalling test centre to be built in Sydney
AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales has invited expressions of interest in a contract to build a testing facility for digital signalling technology.
Carmichael rail link contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: Indian mining group Adani has awarded an A$100m contract to Martinus Rail for tracklaying on the 200 km rail link to its future Carmichael mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
Gamuda buys into Australian rail market
AUSTRALIA: Malaysian civil engineering group Gamuda Bhd has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in Australian contractor Martinus Rail Pty Ltd, citing potential opportunities in the country’s pipeline of current and future railway projects.
KiwiRail selects polymer sleeper supplier
NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail has selected Lankhorst Engineered Products as the winner of a contract to supply polymer sleepers over at least three years.
Northland line renovation funded
NEW ZEALAND: The government has approved the first NZ$94·8m tranche of an expected NZ$300m from the Provincial Growth Fund to fund renovation and upgrading works on KiwiRail’s 181 km North Auckland Line between Swanson and Whangarei.
Victoria expands VLocity fleet
AUSTRALIA: The Victoria state government has ordered a further batch of VLocity diesel multiple-units from Bombardier Transportation, in order to meet growing demand on regional routes radiating from Melbourne.
Hamilton – Auckland commuter service funded
Alstom to supply 252 multiple-unit cars to Western Australia
MIRA and PGGM to acquire all of Genesee & Wyoming Australia
Loram to acquire Aurizon’s rail grinding business
Sunbury line upgrade package
World rail freight news round-up
Vossloh sales up as rationalisation progresses
Eyre grain lines are not closed, insists GWA
Auckland City Rail Link contract signed
Eliwana mine and railway project launched
Adelaide A-City fleet expansion
Genesee & Wyoming to be acquired in US$8·4bn deal
Perth’s final B-Series EMU delivered as C-Series procurement underway
Rail, metro and tram spending in New South Wales budget
Napier to Wairoa line reinstated
City Rail Link cost management consultant appointed
Ricardo acquires Australian consultancy under diversification strategy
Faster track stripping
