Rail

The infrastructure we should be investing in: breaking down IA’s 2021 Priority List
Jess, , Freight & Logistics, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Ports, Projects, Rail, Regional, Renewables Energy, spotlight, Transport, 0It’s an exciting time for the sector as Infrastructure Australia releases its yearly Priority List – highlighting the projects...
Cross River Rail station sites take shape
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, Projects, QLD, Rail, spotlight, Transport, Tunnels, 0Cross River Rail progress is moving ahead with major tunneling works powering along beneath Roma Street, and detailed designs...
Two new contractors for the Port Rail Transformation Project
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, Ports, Projects, Rail, Transport, VIC, 0Two important contracts have been awarded for new rail infrastructure at the Port of Melbourne’s Port Rail Transformation Project...
$30 million Inland Rail signalling contract awarded
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Contracts awarded, News, NSW, Projects, QLD, Rail, spotlight, Transport, 0The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded a $30 million contract for the signalling and signalling civil design...
The 2021 Infrastructure Priority List has been released
Imogen Hartmann, , Airport, Civil Construction, COVID-19, Energy, Freight & Logistics, News, Planning, Ports, Projects, Rail, Regional, Roads, spotlight, Technology, Transport, Urban Development, 1Infrastructure Australia has released its 2021 Infrastructure Priority List which includes the addition of 44 new proposals and identifies...
Victoria’s autumn transport infrastructure blitz
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, Planning, Projects, Rail, Roads, spotlight, Transport, Tunnels, VIC, 0The first of three mini tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for Victoria’s North East Link have arrived on site, signalling...
$107 million Sydney Metro contract awarded
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, NSW, Projects, Rail, spotlight, Transport, 1A $107 million contract to upgrade the aging stations on the T3 Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown has...
Ratcheting performance of high strength rail steels
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Features, Rail, 0by Dr Jerome Pun, Senior Research Engineer, Monash Institute of Railway Technology Jerome Pun recently won the ARA’s Emerging...
70,000 sleepers installed in Murray Basin Freight Rail Network
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, Projects, Rail, Transport, VIC, 0Nearly 70,000 new sleepers are being installed between Korong Vale and Sea Lake, kicking off an extensive work package...
New signalling tech fitted along Sunshine Coast rail line
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, Projects, QLD, Rail, Signals, Technology, Transport, 0Work is underway to fit the Sunshine Coast rail line with new signalling technology as a part of a...
Finding the fast track for rail innovation
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Civil Construction, Features, Planning, Rail, 0by Caroline Wilkie, CEO, Australasian Railway Association As COVID-19 restrictions hit Australian supply chains, three quarters of rail businesses...
Faster regional rail investment is key to COVID recovery
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Freight & Logistics, Investment, News, NSW, QLD, Rail, Regional, Transport, VIC, 0An Australasian Railway Association (ARA) commissioned survey has found that as regional living becomes more attractive following the COVID-19...
Rail trespass prevention – detection and intervention
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Intelligent Transport Systems, Partner Solutions, Rail, Safety and Training, Signals, Smart Infrastructure, Telecommunications, 0by Garry Taylor, Operations Manager – Australia, Armitage Group In the moment of rail trespass, what technology exists to...
New Pakenham East Station site revealed
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, Planning, Projects, Rail, Transport, VIC, 0The location of the new station in Pakenham East, Victoria, has been revealed, paving the way for the removal...
$1.5 billion Country Regional Network operations contract awarded
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Contracts awarded, News, NSW, Projects, Rail, spotlight, Transport, 0The ten-year, $1.5 billion contract to operate and maintain NSW’s Country Regional Network has been awarded. UGL was awarded...
The Critical Infrastructure Summit is back in April 2021
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Cyber security, Disaster Management, Features, Investment, People, Planning, Policy, Projects, Rail, Roads, Safety and Training, Smart Cities, Technology, Telecommunications, Transport, 0After a huge inaugural event in 2020, the Critical Infrastructure Summit – Australia’s premier event for the whole infrastructure...
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