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March 27, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Aurizon orders 264 hopper wagons from CRRC

AUSTRALIAN rail freight operator Aurizon has awarded CRRC Yangtze a contract to supply 264 hopper wagons.

March 13, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Governments agree $A10bn funding for Melbourne Airport Rail Link

THE Australian federal and Victorian state governments have signed a heads of agreement which sets out the strategic objectives, governance arrangements and information sharing processes for a $A 10bn ($US 7bn) joint commitment to building the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.

March 11, 2019 | Australia/NZ

British and Australasian railway associations sign partnership MOU

BRITAIN’s Railway Industry Association (RIA) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) signed a partnership memorandum of understanding (MOU) on March 7 at a reception hosted by the British Consul-General in Australia.

March 4, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Transport for NSW extends New Intercity Fleet order

TRANSPORT for New South Wales (NSW) has exercised a $A130m ($US 92m) option with the RailConnect joint venture for 42 additional New Intercity Fleet EMU cars, which will be used on inter-city services from Sydney to Newcastle, the Central Coast, South Coast and the Blue Mountains.

February 18, 2019 | Light Rail

Newcastle light rail services start

REVENUE services on the 2.7km light rail line in the New South Wales city of Newcastle commenced operation on February 18 following a free community event held the previous day.

February 14, 2019 | Fleet

CAF consortium wins New South Wales regional fleet renewal contract

TRANSPORT for New South Wales (TfNSW) has awarded Momentum Trains, a consortium of CAF, Pacific Partnership and DIF Infrastructure V, a contract to design, build, finance and maintain a new generation of rolling stock to replace the NSW Trains regional fleet.

February 6, 2019 | Australia/NZ

More Waratah Series 2 EMUs for Sydney Trains

NEW South Wales minister for transport and tnfrastructure Mr Andrew Constance announced on February 6 that a further 17 Waratah Series 2 double-deck EMUs will be ordered to accommodate rising demand on the Sydney Trains suburban network.

January 21, 2019 | Passenger

Australian passenger rail reinvigorated

FOR many years, passenger rail in Australia has been the poor cousin when it comes to service and infrastructure upgrades, a situation not helped by the federal government’s generally negative attitude to public transport.

January 7, 2019 | Main line

19 rail projects to watch in 2019

IRJ Pro market analyst Oscar Sinclair picks out the projects set to make the headlines in the year ahead

December 31, 2018 | Freight

Rio Tinto completes automation of Pilbara rail network

RIO Tinto announced on December 28 that it has successfully completed its $US 940m AutoHaul project to automate the operation of its 1700km heavy-haul rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which it says is now the “world’s largest robot and first automated heavy-haul, long-distance rail network.”

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