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October 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Victoria unveils $A 243m plan to rescue Murray Basin freight project

THE government of Victoria, Australia, has released a new business plan to rescue the troubled Murray Basin project, which stalled last year after its entire $A 440m ($US 314.64m) budget was spent before completion.

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.

August 25, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Port of Melbourne Port - Dandenong rail connection approved

AUSTRALIA’s federal government and the state government of Victoria have announced plans for a $A 28m ($US 20.1m) direct freight line between the Port of Melbourne and Dandenong South.

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.

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.

August 1, 2019 | Australia/NZ

First breakthrough for Melbourne Metro Tunnel

THREE 118-tonne, 15m-long roadheader tunnelling machines have broken through at Melbourne’s State Library station, marking the first major milestone for the Australian state of Victoria’s metro project.

April 3, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Australian federal budget funds rail projects

AUSTRALIA’s federal government published its 2019-20 budget on April 2, focussing infrastructure spending on providing for a growing population and ease congestion on major corridors.

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.

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.

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.

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