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Mark Carter

November 29, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Regional intermodal revival takes hold

A modest and quiet revolution is taking place in Australian rail freight with numerous new intermodal traffic flows from regional areas being attracted to rail. Mark Carter looks at some recent developments and key players.

November 21, 2019 | Infrastructure

$A 1.9bn Queensland infrastructure package approved

AUSTRALIA’s federal government and the state of Queensland have reached agreement on a $A 1.9bn ($US 1.29bn) infrastructure package for Queensland rail and road schemes including the Inland Rail project.

November 18, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Perth presses ahead with suburban rail expansion

To combat a swelling population, Perth is pursuing the construction of four new suburban rail lines, which will add 72km to the network. Mark Carter reviews progress so far.

November 15, 2019 | Freight

Western Australian grain network access agreement reached

WESTERN Australian (WA) grain handler and marketer CBH Group has announced that it has reached an independently arbitrated agreement with track owner Arc Infrastructure (a subsidiary of Brookfield Rail) that will provide CBH with secure long-term track access to the state’s grain freight rail network.

November 7, 2019 | News

Pacific National opens inland hub at Parkes

AUSTRALIAN freight operator Pacific National (PN) has opened the $A 35m ($US 24.1m) first stage of its intermodal hub at Parkes in New South Wales (NSW), strategically located where the main east west transcontinental rail corridor will eventually intersect with the under-construction north-south Inland Rail project.

October 21, 2019 | Metros

Western Sydney Metro line construction to start in 2020

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has confirmed construction of the 25km-long Western Sydney Metro line, linking the major commercial centre of Parramatta with Sydney city centre, will commence in 2020. The announcement was made during the reveal of the locations of seven main station locations along the route.

October 15, 2019 | Australia/NZ

ARTC invites EOIs for 171km Inland Rail section

AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has called for separate expressions of interest for construction works on the 171km Narrabri - North Star section of the Inland Rail project and the supply of 1.44 million sleepers for use in upgrades across the wider project.

September 30, 2019 | Fleet

NSW chooses bi-mode option for regional train replacement

IN a surprise announcement, the New South Wales (NSW) state government says that the new rolling stock ordered to replace the NSW Trains regional passenger fleet will be now delivered with bi-mode capability.

September 17, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Aurizon launches legal challenge to Genesee & Wyoming Australia sale

AUSTRALIAN rail freight operator Aurizon has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales seeking damages and declarations that Genesee & Wyoming (GWI) has breached long-standing contractual rights held by Aurizon concerning GWI’s Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) subsidiary.

August 16, 2019 | Freight

Australian mines turn to rail to top up drought-ridden dams

AUSTRALIAN mine owner Centennial Coal is using a daily rail service to move water between two of its mines in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales (NSW), in order to ensure production continues at its Airly coal mine.

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