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Blaze blocks line before tunnel
ITALIAN firefighters put out this blaze on a truck being transported on a freight train. The blaze blocked the...
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ARG locks down Alcoa trade after tough talks
Graham Nowland, Fremantle The Australian Railroad Group (ARG) has secured its hold on the 14m tonnes a year rail...
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AuIron Energy has applied to the National Competition Council (NCC) to have rail services on the Wirrida-Tarcoola line declared. ...
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Kristen Connell, Canberra A preferred bidder for National Rail/FreightCorp is expected to be announced any day. The race...
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Three senior rail professionals have joined a national team assembled by GHD to meet the growing demand for rail consulting...
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ON holiday in the UK this month, I read a banner headline on the front page of London's Evening Standard...
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Lessons from Glenbrook at rail safety conference
LESSONS from two rail emergencies will be outlined at the Australasian Railway Association and Lloyd's List DCN Rail Safety Conference...
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Lubricant users have slipped up
Track lubrication has been utilised ineffectively in Australia for the past 100 years, a NSW Rail Infrastructure Corporation (RIC) study...
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Medicines in Victorian crackdown on drug use
Victorian rail safety workers face tough new drug and alcohol laws as the government's attempts to reduce the number of...
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Melbourne dumps airport rail link
The Victorian Government has scrapped plans to build an airport rail link because the system would not be commercially viable....
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NSW railways restructure aims for better safety
Restructure of the New South Wales rail industry to improve safety in the wake of the Glenbrook accident has been...
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A photo on page 5 of the November Rail Express was incorrectly captioned as an impression of Perth's southwest system,...
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People working in or interested in the rail industry can now undertake further study in this field. Queensland University...
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FreightCorp has put out to tender wagon repair services in the Sydney metropolitan, Newcastle and Port Kembla regions. A spokesman...
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Brian Hastings has been appointed regional manager for Interfleet Technology, replacing Michael Grace who is going back to the United...
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Tilt trains have to do their homework
Queensland's tilt train service is widely acknowledged as an Australian leader in public transport technology – but in the last...
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Some 80,000 City Rail passengers were stranded in Sydney last month, many underground, when signallers called a snap strike over...
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Three new appointments have been made to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) board. Executive consultant Marine Pop will...
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Trucking hits rail's friendly face
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) cites a new report to argue against any greater shift of transport dollars to rail....
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Undercover trap for Perth's free riders
Undercover transit guards will become a permanent feature on Perth's train system after a successful trial at the end of...
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Upgrade may be needed soon on busy Sunshine Coast corridor
An investigation has begun into whether the Caboolture- Landsborough rail line in Queensland needs to be upgraded. Queensland Transport...
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Vic full speed ahead after track upgrade
Trains travelling on the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) interstate network no longer have to worry about slowing down or...
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ACCC backs one-stop shop for interstate access
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and other interested parties have until today to respond to the Australian Competition and...
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Some 80,000 City Rail passengers were stranded in Sydney last month, many underground, when signallers called a snap strike over...
Print Edition | February 2002
