Australasia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Australia and New Zealand, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Cross River Rail TBMs arrive in Brisbane
AUSTRALIA: The two tunnel boring machines to excavate the cross-city rail tunnels under central Brisbane have arrived in Queensland, state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on August 4.
Gold Coast going contactless
AUSTRALIA: Cubic Transportation Systems has begun the installation of contactless payment equipment on the Gold Coast light rail line in Queensland under a A$371m smart ticketing contract awarded by regional transport agency TransLink.
Rail export opportunities in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
INTERNATIONAL: Business opportunities in Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be discussed in the next two in the series of webinars which the UK Department for International Trade and the Railway Industry Association are running to assist British railway suppliers looking to win export orders.
Western Australia rail investment targets agriculture sector
AUSTRALIA: A package of infrastructure enhancements has been put forward by the Western Australia state government in a bid to attract more agricultural traffic onto rail.
Melbourne – Adelaide Overland to return
AUSTRALIA: The Victoria state government has agreed to provide A$3·8m/year to ensure the continued operation of The Overland passenger train between Melbourne and Adelaide for the next three years.
Perth level crossings to go
AUSTRALIA: As part of the Metronet suburban rail expansion programme, Western Australia’s Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has announced plans to remove six more level crossings on Transperth’s Armadale Line, southeast of the city centre.
Immersive tram simulators
Jeantet ousted from Keolis over ‘strategic differences’
KiwiRail to order two train ferries
Sydney capacity enhancement contracts awarded
Wellington regional train study funded
KiwiRail orders lifting jacks
Industry calls for improvements to Australian rail tendering processes
Australian industry group will prepare for Advanced Train Management System roll-out
NSW tenders faster rail studies
Campbell to head ARTC as Fullerton steps down
Coronavirus leads to new ways of working at KiwiRail
UIC shares ways to restore confidence in rail travel
Carmichael civil works contract awarded
Australian railway radio contract stopped by US trade restrictions
Bayswater rebuilding contract awarded
NSW tenders Sydney Metro West tunnelling
Sydney light rail Kingsford branch opens
Coronavirus pushes switch from cash to card payment
