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Loop upgrades for North South and Hunter Valley
During July, Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) completed works on three major crossing loops as part of its North South...
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Improved wheel-rail contact assessment
A greater understanding of wheel-rail interaction will always enable railway engineers and track maintenance departments to improve their planning, management...
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Iron Boomerang project closer to reality?
The proponent of the Iron Boomerang project to link the coal producing areas of North Queensland with the iron ore...
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More trains to boost VLine capacity
The Victorian Government has placed an order with Bombardier for a further nine 3-car VLocity train sets as part of...
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ARA survey provides industry snap shot
The Australasian Railway Association's 2007 Rail Industry Survey is now available from the ARA website. This wide ranging report provides...
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Wimmera Container Line (WCL) operator of the regional intermodal terminal at Horsham in Victoria has signed a 12-month contract with...
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Proposed £4.5bn high-speed link for Heathrow
International consulting group Arup has put forward a proposal to the UK Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, for...
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PN secures Queensland coal and Manildra contracts
Asciano subsidiary Pacific National will commence the haulage of export coal by rail in Queensland from early 2010. Contracts...
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Interstate rail access undertaking approved
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted an undertaking from the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) for the...
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Swedish Green Train Project demonstrates future for High Speed travel
Banverket, the Swedish Railway Administration and Bombardier Transportation, together with other partners have jointly presented the results of their Gröna...
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BBI looks for 50% partner in WestNet Rail
In June 2008, Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) announced that it had initiated a Capital Management Review with the purpose...
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The Australasian Railway Association has come out strongly in criticising the Australian Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) proposal outlined...
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Interfleet appointed shadow operator for NW Metro
International rail consultancy Interfleet Technology has been appointed by the New South Wales Government to be the Shadow Operator for...
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Asciano rejects private equity offer; Announces full year results
The first week of August would have seen plenty of midnight oil being burnt at Asciano's Melbourne headquarters. The launching...
Print Edition | August 2008
