Rail Express is Australia's only indusrty-focused rail publication, delivering monthly news, views and analysis across key matters including infrastructure & investment, access & government policy, new rolling stock orders, and international developments. Rail Express comes as a part of your Lloyd's List DCN print subscriptions, or is available for subscription by clicking here.
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Western Australian railway rollingstock maintainer Gemco Rail will invest $5.75m in a new custom-built freight wagon maintenance facility in the...
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`Access and track issues have dragged on too long'
The Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) urged the Productivity Commission to improve interstate rail access when it gave evidence...
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Anderson's conditional rail funding tactics under fire
The federal government has been soundly criticised for failing to increase rail funding in the Budget this year and for...
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Sixty per cent of the Australia Southern Railroad's (ASR) direct Adelaide-Sydney service was booked before it began last month. ...
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Big turnout for two rail conferences
The combined AusRail 2001 and International Heavy Haul Conferences held in Brisbane this month were a roaring success, attracting more...
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RAIL Express is giving industry players a chance to hear expert opinions and discuss next month the future landscape of...
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NSW rail operator FreightCorp has made a major access coup in Western Australia. It has been named preferred tenderer...
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Funding initiatives for the rail industry are included in state and territory budgets handed down recently. Victoria plans to...
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Pony Express keeps rail work on a fast track
The Pony Express may now be relegated to the annals of history in the United States, but it is alive...
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Port Augusta giving faster run to Perth
TRAINS can travel faster through Port Augusta and Stirling North with the completion of a $3.5m track upgrading project. ...
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TIM Fischer may have cited a desire for less travel when he stepped down as deputy prime minister and planned...
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Rail shuttles key to port box growth
Shuttle trains will be the key to how Sydney Port copes with the projected growth in container trade in the...
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Record quick crossing of France on TGV
A French high-speed train has travelled the full length of the country – from Calais in the north to Marseilles...
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Rex-Lok gets a grip on extending sleeper life
New technology is making the costly and labour-intensive task of constructing rail infrastructure simpler and more profitable. An Australian...
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Savings identified with heavier axles
The savings in efficiency that rail operators gain from running heavier axle loads will outweigh the rise in track maintenance...
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Construction of rail turnouts requires a high level of expertise because train safety can be severely compromised if this...
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Train will soon link China to Singapore
Recently endorsed by ASEAN leaders, development of a proposed rail link from Singapore to Kunming has stepped up a gear,...
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US rail regulators this month made it more difficult for North America's remaining major rail lines to merge. New...
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Victoria hopes fast rail will prime regional revival
The Victorian government is seeking private sector partners in its regional fast rail project to link Melbourne to Geelong, Ballarat,...
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Victoria opens up amid fight over rules
Access to Victoria's rail freight network is set to open up on July 1, despite some last-minute manoeuvring from the...
Print Edition | June 2001
