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June 22, 2022 | Main line

Queensland to spend $US 2.4bn on rail projects

Investment in main line upgrades, light rail and rolling stock.

February 28, 2022 | Infrastructure

Queensland pledges $A 1.12b to upgrade line ahead of 2032 Olympics

Flooding in the region has also caused services to be suspended.

December 9, 2021 | Australia/NZ

Australia’s big-spending rail construction boom

Australia is in the middle of an unprecedented rail infrastructure boom with major projects underway or planned in four of the country’s six capital cities as well as a major national project. Tony Duboudin breaks down the projects and considers the challenges they face.

November 3, 2021 | Fleet

Queensland to invest $A 7.1bn in new passenger fleet

The 65 six-car trains will be built at a new manufacturing plant at Torbanlea that will be owned by the state government.

August 13, 2021 | Commuter Rail

Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project celebrates tunnel breakthrough

The new railway is set to open in 2025.

March 13, 2021 | Light Rail

Big boost for Queensland passenger rail infrastructure

The Gold Coast light rail system will be extended from Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta at a cost of $A 2.5bn.

October 19, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Inland Rail: nation building project or white elephant?

The first stage of Australia’s Inland Rail project to accelerate freight trains between Melbourne and Brisbane opened on September 16. Regional Editor Tony Duboudin reports on this ambitious but controversial project.

August 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Brisbane Cross River Rail infrastructure package finalised

THE second major contract for Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project was finalised on August 25 with the signing of an alliance agreement between the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, Queensland Rail and the Unity consortium for the Rail Integration and Systems (RIS) package.

April 4, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Brisbane Cross River Rail contractors selected

THE government of the Australian state of Queensland announced on April 4 that it has selected three contractors to build and equip Brisbane’s $A 5.4bn ($US 3.8bn) Cross River Rail link.

April 4, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier to modify Queensland suburban trains

BOMBARDIER has been awarded a $A 361m ($US 255m) contract by the government of the Australian state of Queensland to modify the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) commuter EMUs currently being introduced on the South-East Queensland rail network.

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