Australasia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Australia and New Zealand, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Smart Stations: Modular approach reshapes fit-out process
London’s Elizabeth Line and Brisbane’s Cross-River Rail Link are two major schemes where station design and fit-out is being influenced by trends towards modularity, repeatability and off-site production, as Julian Maynard of Maynard Design Group explains to Nick Kingsley.
Melbourne Airport Rail contract preferred bidder selected
AUSTRALIA: The Sunshine Systems Alliance consortium has been selected as preferred bidder to undertake works around Sunshine and Albion stations as part of the Melbourne Airport Rail scheme.
Auckland light rail development contract awards
NEW ZEALAND: Contracts are being awarded for further planning and development of the proposed Auckland light rail project.
FirstClass opportunity to target the global market at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: FirstClass Safety & Control is at InnoTrans for the first time as part of what director Mark Meyrick says is its strategy ‘to become the world leader in rail depot safety control systems’.
Investors acquire Australian rolling stock leasing company
AUSTRALIA: A 50:50 consortium of DIF Capital Partners and Amber Infrastructure Group has agreed to acquire locomotive and wagon leasing and maintenance company Rail First from Anchorage Capital Partners.
KiwiRail awards national traffic management system contract
NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail has awarded Alstom a ‘once-in-a-generation’ contract to deploy an integrated traffic management system for the national rail network.
Victoria orders more DMUs
Three consortia shortlisted to build Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop
First students complete Inland Rail Skills Academy Foundation Course
Driverless heavy haul railway expanded to serve automated iron ore mine
Canberra battery tram order
Solar powered signalling installed
Queensland unveils Brisbane rail expansion strategy
Parramatta tram collision warning system
Aurizon completes ‘transformative’ acquisition of One Rail Australia
Solar panels installed on Yarra Trams depot
Aurizon cleared to acquire One Rail
Light rail plan to get Wellington moving
Adelaide – Gawler electrification finally inaugurated
State-wide contactless ticketing deployment gets underway in Queensland
NSW commits to Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2
US locomotives rebuilt for Australia
Auckland Light Rail board appointed
Aurizon bulk freight locos enter service
