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October 16, 2020 | Technology

Australian start-up to develop acoustic maintenance monitor

A small Australian start-up is adapting acoustic listening devices used to monitor the health of wind turbines to detect faults in the axles of freight trains.

October 9, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Australian budget boost for rail

THREE major rail projects worth $A 630m ($US 450.9m) were included in the $A 7.5bn of infrastructure spending outlined in the delayed 2020-2021 Australian federal government budget.

October 8, 2020 | Light Rail

John Holland to build Gold Coast light rail extension

JOHN Holland has been selected as the preferred contractor to build the third stage of the Gold Coast Light Rail network in Queensland.

October 1, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Queensland commits additional $A 136m for station accessibility

QUEENSLAND state government, Australia, has committed another $A 136m ($US 97.8m) for accessibility upgrades to four stations - two in Brisbane suburbs and two in regional towns.

September 25, 2020 | Freight

Rail outlined as major component of new Perth port

RAIL will play a key role in the development of a new container port at Kwinana, 41km south of Perth, under a proposal from the independent Westport Taskforce designed to relieve pressure on Fremantle Inner Harbour.

September 23, 2020 | Metros

Preferred bidder for construction of Perth’s northeastern line announced

THE MELconnx consortium led by Laing O’Rourke has been named as the preferred bidder to construct Perth’s 21km Morley - Ellenbrook line.

September 21, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Adelaide commuter network operation contract awarded

THE Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) for the state of South Australia has awarded a $A 2.1bn ($US 1.5bn) eight-year contract to Keolis Downer for the operation of the 130km Adelaide Metro commuter rail network from February 2021.

September 17, 2020 | Financial

Australian rail spending dips

THE value of rail infrastructure contracts awarded in 2020 have shown a marked decline in absolute terms and as a proportion of the total infrastructure spend, according to figures produced by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA).

September 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

First section of Australia’s Inland Rail project completed

THE first section of Australia’s 1700km $A 10bn ($US 7.3bn) Melbourne - Brisbane Inland Rail project has been completed with the opening of the Parkes - Narromine section in New South Wales (NSW) on September 15. The milestone was marked with the hammering in of a gold clip in Parkes, where the project was launched in December 2018.

September 16, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Victoria orders a further 18 VLocity DMUs

THE Australian state of Victoria has exercised an option for a further 18 three-car VLocity DMUs from Bombardier Transportation worth $US 139m for use on regional lines.

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