Latest Australia News
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Zonegreen Celebrates Second Australian Install
The rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, installed it's DPPS technology at a second train maintenance facility in Australia.
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Joondalup Extension Works to Yanchep Commence
Early works have now commenced on the Yanchep extension of teh Joondalup Railway Line. It is estimated works will be complete in 2021.
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The Key Successes and Challenges for Rail in Australia
The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development on the key successes and challenges for rail.
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Bombardier: "Rail Will Play an Important Role in Solving Australia's Mobility Needs"
Bombardier is one of the event sponsors of AusRAIL PLUS 2019 the biggest rail show in Australia, which takes place in Sydney 3–5 December.
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Looking Back and Moving Forward
JSG Industrial Systems, SKF’s distributor of lubrication systems in Australia, has a long and storied history in the industrial development …
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METRONET Railcar Depot Tender Announced
Metronet has made public a tender for the construction of an assembly and maintenance depot for railcars in Bellevue, Western Australia.
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New Infrared Technology to Reduce Dwell Times in Sydney
Downer installs Dwell Track system at Wynyard Station in Sydney to optimise passenger flow and safety on platforms.
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Unipart Joint Venture Wins Five-Year Contract Extension
UGL Unipart Rail Services Pty Ltd, a joint venture between UGL, and Unipart have secured a five-year contract extension with Sydney Trains.
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Sydney Metro City & Southwest Design Contract Awarded
An Arcadis-Mott MacDonald joint venture has been awarded a design contract for a section of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line.
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Last of 30 B-Series Trains for Transperth Delivered
Bombardier-EDI Downer JV deliver last of the B-series electric multiple units for Transperth. The contract began in 2004.
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Critical Communications for Australian Railways
Anton Abrahams, Chairman of the Critical Communications World (CCW), discusses critical communications for Australia's railways.
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Industry Insider Week 22 – 10 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 22: Alstom delivers the first MP16 metro train and begins production of locomotives in Kazakhstan.
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Sydney Metro North West Enters Commercial Service
The Sydney Metro enters commercial service: on Sunday 26 May, the new Alstom Metropolis trainsets began operating on the 36km line.
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Industry Insider Week 14 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
Global railway news summary: our Industry Insider week 14, with rail news from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.
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Bombardier to Upgrade New Generation Rollingstock | Railway-News
Queensland: Bombardier wins contract to upgrade and modify New Generation Rollingstock trains. The NGR trains will have better accessibility…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider Week 13
In the Industry Insider Week 13: Deutsche Bahn considers sale options for DB Arriva and Stadler wins its biggest vehicle order to date.
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CRRC and Aurizon Sign Contract for 264 Narrow Gauge Coal Hopper Cars
CRRC and Australian company Aurizon have signed a contract for 264 narrow-gauge hopper cars. The first batch has already been dispatched.
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 10
In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using ra…
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Penultimate Transperth B-series Train Travels from Queensland to Perth
Penultimate Transperth B-series train embarks on 4,000km journey from Queensland to Western Australia, ready to enter service in Perth.
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Australian and UK Railway Associations Deepen Collaboration
The Australasian Railway Association has a memorandum of understanding with the Railway Industry Association (UK) to develop better working …
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 9
Our Railway-News Industry Insider for 25 Feb–1 Mar 2019 featuring all the important news of the week in the rail sector from rolling stock t…
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CRRC and Downer to Supply Additional Double-Decker Trains to Sydney
CRRC and Downer have received a further order for 17 double-decker Waratah trains for Sydney. The contract also includes maintenance service…
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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First Ever Track Possession in Milestone for Inland Rail Project
The Australian rail freight infrastructure project Inland Rail has had a major milestone, taking track possession for the first time on 19 F…