Rail freight company Aurizon has partnered with Mackay Regional Council to deliver a native revegetation project on 118-hectares of former grazing land at Koumala.
The project has included the planting
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Melbourne-Sydney rail line closing for track works
The main rail line between Melbourne and Sydney is going to be closed for 60 hours this weekend, as essential maintenance and improvement works set to be undertaken to improve safety and reliability.
Key
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Transport ministers praise WA rail freight promise
Western Australia’s long-term target of moving 30 per cent of the state’s freight via rail has taken a huge leap forward with the construction of the new Kenwick Intermodal Freight Terminal, says WA
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New Kenwick freight terminal to take trucks off the road
A new freight terminal in the Perth suburb of Kenwick is set to cut the number of truck journeys on the city’s roads, with an estimated 135,000 truck journeys per year set to be cut thanks to the facility.
The
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Rail to gain 30 per cent share of Victorian freight?
The Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) submission to the Victorian Freight Policy Reform has called for an increase of rail’s share of the state’s freight to 30 per cent and has cited road
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KiwiRail claims a quarter-million CO2 tonnes saved
New Zealand’s state-owned rail enterprise KiwiRail has released its FY24 reports, and says the decision for businesses and freight companies to utilise the country’s rail network saved almost 230,000
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Safety advisory notice issued to rolling stock operators
The results of an investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) into a 2022 rail collision has seen the regulator recommend a review of rail safety worker competency assessments.
On January
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ARA celebrates successful leadership summit
Over 100 industry and government leaders gathered for the Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) Sustainability Leaders’ Summit in Melbourne to discuss critical measures to accelerate Australia’s
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Aussie rail company acquired by UK logistics conglomerate
A New South Wales-based railway bearing reconditioning company operating since 1991 has been acquired by English logistics and transportation company Unipart.
Schaeffler Rail Bearings was founded in in
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New cameras part of Queensland level crossing safety plan
The Queensland government released its Level Crossing Safety Strategy 2024-2033 and Level Crossing Safety Action Plan 2024-2026 to close out this year’s Rail Safety Week.
Between January 1, 2018, and
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