Planning Approval for Sydney Metro Under the Harbour

Stage 2 of Sydney Metro starts at Chatswood and travels beneath Sydney Harbour, through the CBD to Sydenham and on to Bankstown. The approva…

KiwiRail to Terminate Electric Haulage of Freight Trains

KiwiRail will improve its reliability and efficiency for customers by employing an all-diesel fleet on the North Island Main Trunk line, Kiw…

Green Light for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project

The Environment Effects Statement (EES) assessment for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel was released today, paving the way for major construction …

NSW Announces 'More Trains, More Services' Investment Programme

More Trains, More Services is a $1.5 billion capital investment programme that will boost capacity through hundreds of extra services, bette…

Melbourne High Capacity Metro Trains Contract Signed

Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan recently announced that a consortium led by Downer Rail will build the 65 High Capacity Metro Tr…

Australia: Three New Stations and up to 3,000 Jobs On Mernda Rail

The Victorian Government will build three state-of-the-art stations at Marymede, Mernda and Hawkstowe as part of the Mernda Rail Extension P…

Australia: Replacement of 35 Year Old Rail Fleet Accelerated

Replacement of the 35 year old regional rail fleet, starting with new XPTs, will be accelerated with an extra $50 million funding.

Sydney Metro Track Laying Steams Ahead

Delivery of Sydney's world-class metro railway, Sydney Metro, is progressing rapidly. Almost 5km of track and 13,000 tonnes of rock ballast …

Tenders Called for Tunnelling Under Sydney Harbour

Sydney Metro construction is underway on the first station platform at Cudgegong Road and tenders called for tunnelling under Sydney Harbour

RailConnect Win Intercity Fleet Contract in NSW

Sydney Light Rail Construction Enters Next Phase

The progress of the Sydney light rail construction has entered the next phase, with the first sections of track being laid in Kensington on …

America and Australia sign Memorandum of Cooperation

America Australia Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by United States Transportation and Australian Minister of Transport and Infrastructu…

Siemens Join 100 Resilient Cities

Siemens join 100 Resilient Cities to make cities more resilient against rapid urbanisation, globalisation and climate change.

Auckland City Rail Link Works Begin at Britomart

The Auckland City Rail Link works will begin at Britomart Station. The City Rail Link is an underground rail link between Britomart and the …

NTT Data win myki Contract in Victoria

IT innovation company NTT Data have won a contract to operate and manage the Victoria myki ticketing system from 1 January 2017.

Bombardier Downer EDI JV Wins Perth Contract

Bombardier Downer EDI Joint Venture wins contract from Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority to supply an additional 10 three-car c…

Alstom ETCS Pilot in New South Wales

Alstom has delivered, installed and tested its Alstom ETCS Level 2 signalling system in New South Wales as part of a pilot trial.

PA Victoria Trial myki Contactless Payment

Public Transport Victoria have announced that they will roll out myki contactless payment devices across the Victoria transport network

UN Campaign Releases Details of Climate Action in Rail

The UN has launched a portal showing organisations and local and regional authorities commitments to take climate action rail, among other s…

Keolis to Operate Gold Coast Light Rail Extension

Keolis has been selected to operate and maintain Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail extension, extending the network north towards Brisban…

Melbourne Order Alstom X'Trapolis Trainsets

Alstom will supply a further five Alstom X'Trapolis trainsets to Public Transport Victoria to operate on Melbourne's suburban network.

CORE 2016 Railway Technical Conference Comes to Melbourne

CORE 2016 - Conference on Railway Excellence comes to Melbourne on 16–18 May. The railway technical conference theme is Transport for a Vita…

Perth: Forrestfield-Airport Link Contractor Announced

The Forrestfield-Airport link contractor has been announced as a joint venture between Salini Impregilo and NRW Pty Ltd (SINRW).

Australia: Newcastle LRT Shortlist Announced

New South Wales announces managing contractor of Newcastle LRT shortlist, following successful bids for the role of Managing Contractor