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October 12, 2018 | Australia/NZ

Aurizon sells Queensland intermodal freight business

AUSTRALIAN rail freight operator Aurizon has reached an agreement to sell its Queensland intermodal business to freight and logistics operator Linfox for $A 7.3m ($US 5.2m).

October 8, 2018 | Locomotives

GE delivers new pink locomotives to Roy Hill

IRON-ore mine and heavy-haul line operator Roy Hill, Australian mining company Hancock Prospecting and GE celebrated the arrival of two new locomotives at an event held at Roy Hill’s Port Hedland rail terminal yard on October 4.

October 4, 2018 | Freight

Registrations of Interest sought for Inland Rail PPP

AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has announced a registration of interest (ROI) process for a public-private partnership (PPP) to build a 125km section of the Inland Rail project in the state of Queensland, between Gowrie, near Toowoomba, and Kagaru, near Brisbane.

September 24, 2018 | Metros

Consortium proposes $A 15bn Melbourne Airport rail link PPP

AN Australian consortium has announced plans for a long-awaited $A 15bn ($US 10.9bn) rail link to Melbourne Airport, promising fast travel times, a premium around-the-clock service and enhanced access to existing suburban and regional networks in Victoria.

September 19, 2018 | Australia/NZ

More Bombardier E class trams for Melbourne

The government of the Australian state of Victoria has announced a $A 83m ($US 60m) order for 10 more E class trams for the Melbourne tram network in addition to 80 already delivered or currently on order from Bombardier.

September 17, 2018 | Metros

NSW government awards Martin Place station re-development

THE state government of New South Wales (NSW) has awarded Macquarie Group a $A 378.6m ($US 271.6m) construction contract to design and build the largely underground station component of the new Martin Place Metro station in the centre of Sydney - including new underground pedestrian connections and improvements to public spaces.

September 14, 2018 | Freight

Adani rethinks Queensland coal line project

INDIAN industrial conglomerate Adani has scaled back the designs for a planned line linking its Carmichael coal mine project in the Australian state of Queensland’s Galilee Basin to the coal export port at Abbott Point.

September 14, 2018 | Rolling stock

First Waratah Series 2 EMU enters service in New South Wales

THE first of 24 eight-car Sydney Growth Trains (SGT), now also known as Waratah Series 2, entered passenger service on September 7. The SGT trains are being delivered by Downer as part of the New South Wales government’s $A 1.5bn ($US 1bn) ‘More Trains, More Services’ programme.

September 7, 2018 | Australia/NZ

Planning consent granted for Inland Rail Parkes - Narromine section

AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) confirmed on September 6 that planning approval has been granted for the 104km Parkes - Narromine (New South Wales) section of the Inland Rail project, which will provide a faster route for freight between Brisbane and Melbourne.

September 6, 2018 | Australia/NZ

Australia raises concerns over Siemens-Alstom merger

THE merger of Alstom and Siemens Mobility could have a potentially negative impact on competition in the signalling market in Australia, according to a statement of issues published by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on September 6.

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