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Print Edition | March 2005

• At 97 km/h tilt train wheels would have lifted off the track

  Queensland Rail's tilt train Spirit of Townsville was heading at a good clip to Gladstone over a high speed section...

• Benefits in push to use rail

  The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has called on the Commonwealth and state governments for a coordinated rail reform agenda to...

• Can Toll do any better, asks Queensland Rail

  Queensland Rail (QR) has rebuffed negative comments about its container freight service quality made by Pacific National co-owner Toll Holdings...

• Costa tossed aside for a fresh face

  John Watkins has been sworn in as the New South Wales transport minister, assuming the rail responsibilities held by his...

• Downer EDI rides along with growth

  Rail and infrastructure demand has helped EDI Downer to a first-half profit of $35.6m – an increase of 41.3% over...

• Drive to beat rail skills shortage

  The Australasian Railway Association has developed a strategic plan to tackle rail workforce and skills shortages. ARA chief executive...

• FCL gets behind FreightLink as Northline scales down

  FreightLink's Adelaide-Darwin rail service is still a “more cost-effective” option than road transport, FCL Interstate Transport Services said. FCL...

• It's steam trains one day, 400 km/h Maglev another

  They say that the cold can addle the brain, so you will have to excuse me if I start rambling...

• Move for freight network

  Development of a pan-European rail freight network linking major ports and the continent's main economic centres remains the core strategy...

• Next generation of communications technologies builds head of steam

  Progress on the next generation of rail communication and train control has started to inch forward in Australia as a...

• NSW budgets $250m for first stage of safety upgrades

  The New South Wales Government said it will spend $250m over three years implementing the first stage of safety changes...

• Ore expansion to drive growth

  The Australian Railroad Group has overcome diesel price increases and train driver shortages to post a 37.3% increase in net...

• Results of trial better than expected

  The UK's rail industry is investigating the use of satellite navigation technology to manage the traffic on its railways. ...

• Rival reacts to Corrigan slur on intermodal development

  There is no progress being made towards developing intermodal terminals to handle the switch of 40% of Sydney's box throughput...

• Sydney Ports re-launches Enfield intermodal plan

  Sydney Ports Corporation has re-launched its abortive plan for an intermodal terminal at Enfield in Sydney's west. As expected,...

• United Gonanin wins $30m share of China loco project

  Australia's United Goninan has won orders of more than $30m for the design and manufacture of 156 fabricated locomotive bogie...

• WA group to study rail competitiveness

  Western Australia's Planning and Transport Research Centre will undertake a two-year research project to see if competition in the rail...

• Work on kink in track blamed for derailment

  The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found that the failure to stress-test a section of curved track after tamping work...

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