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Australia/NZ

July 3, 2020 | Main line

Victoria state government provides $A 9m to continue Overland services

THE Australian state government of Victoria has announced it will provide $A 3m ($US 2m) a year over three years to ensure the continued operation of The Overland passenger service between Melbourne and Adelaide.

July 2, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Fortescue selects contractor for Pilbara line

FORTESCUE Metals Group has awarded John Holland a $A 130m ($US 90m) contract to equip a new 143km railway connecting the Eliwana iron-ore mine to the existing 620km Hamersley line to Port Hedland, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The freight line is scheduled to open in December.

June 29, 2020 | Light Rail

Auckland light rail plans dropped

THE New Zealand government has dropped plans for a two-line light rail network in Auckland after the cabinet could not agree on how the project should be implemented.

May 26, 2020 | Infrastructure

NSW government awards $A 600m suburban network upgrade contracts

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has signed two construction contracts worth around $A 600m ($US 397.3m) to modernise and upgrade the suburban rail network around Sydney.

May 21, 2020 | Fleet

Wellington receives $NZ 5m to start procurement of new trains

GREATER Wellington and Horizons Regional Councils have received $NZ 5m ($US 3m) from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to produce a detailed business case and start the procurement of new regional trains.

May 14, 2020 | Financial

New Zealand allocates $NZ 1.2bn for rail development

THE New Zealand government has allocated in $NZ 1.2bn ($US 718m) to rail in its 2020 budget, which was released on May 14, as it looks to ease the effects of the deep recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Franchising back on the agenda in South Australia

INFRASTRUCTURE South Australia (ISA) recommends rail and tram franchising as part of its new 20-year infrastructure strategy.

April 29, 2020 | Main line

Arup and DB to advise on Victoria rail investment plan

RAIL Projects Victoria (RPV) has appointed Arup as rail operational planning adviser for the Australian state’s upcoming rail investment programme.

April 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Tunnelling completed for Perth rail link

TUNNELLING for the 8.5km Forrestfield - Airport rail link in Perth has been completed after TBM Sandy broke through at Bayswater Junction on April 20.

April 24, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Adani awards second contract for Queensland coal line

ADANI Australia, the developer of the controversial Carmichael coal mine in northern Queensland, has awarded a $A 220m ($US 140m) construction contract to Martinus Rail for its 200km 1067mm-gauge coal railway linking the mine to Abbott Point port.

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