Is the Very Fast Train back on the Federal agenda?
Outgoing Andrew Robb revives huge project push.
29 February, 2016
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Victoria spends $1.3bn on new passenger trains
37 new High Capacity Metro Train units.
2 July, 2015
Fresh probe considers shunting Queensland Rail onto national tracks
Queensland’s extensive system of freight lines could soon be integrated with the existing national network if an investigation by the federal rail operator can prove it’s a viable move.
27 February, 2014
Queensland transport minister tries to sell second-hand train toilets
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Queensland’s Minister for Transport Scott Emerson has left little to the imagination on what he thinks about the state’s previous train procurement efforts after he announced that “the Newman Government will sell 50 toilets to finally wipe clean Labor’s failed attempts to deliver regional train travel.” It’s still a […]
6 December, 2013
Truss leaves High Speed Rail door open
By Julian Bajkowski The prospect of Australia finally building a high speed passenger rail line along the East Coast of the continent has been softly revived by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, during a key speech to the influential Australasian Rail Association’s AusRail Plus conference in Sydney. Following […]
29 November, 2013
Queensland taps Bombardier to replace ageing train fleet
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The Queensland government has tapped the Bombardier NGR Consortium as the selected tenderer to supply a new fleet of 75 six-car passenger trains in a major overhaul of the state’s public transport system. The big win for the Bombardier-led bid puts it at the front of the New Generation […]
21 November, 2013
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