SPECIAL REPORT

QR feels the heat from private sector coming on down the line

Despite current conditions, the race is on to win customers as new coal projects come into production and the infrastructure and rolling stock must be put into place to cope with it

Opponents train sights on route of ARTC’s inland rail vision

THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) first stage release of its Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Alignment Study has met with opposition from industry and local councils, with opponents labelling the proposed rail alignment a “cheap and nasty” option.