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FreightLink bulks up on extra services and drivers
FreightLink will add another four services and recruit 10 more drivers after securing the first contract for the railway's promising...
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Siemens snares Pilbara rail technology work
Siemens has won a BHP Billiton contract to design and install a rail technology system to optimise iron ore freight...
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ARTC to spend extra $137m on Hunter Valley upgrades
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) will nearly double its investment in the Hunter Valley to lift coal carrying capacity...
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QR is set to help modernise the Vietnamese railway system, the organisation said. QR has signed a memorandum of...
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What's in a name? Lots, says Peter Beattie
QR's freight business has rebranded itself QRNational as part of its drive for rail freight haulage past Queensland's borders. ...
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ARG ploughs $40m in track and rollingstock
The Australian Railroad Group (ARG) will invest more than $40m in track and rollingstock to help sustain its record profits...
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Beattie highlights rail priorities for southeast QLD
Expanded rail capacity at the Acacia Ridge freight terminal and to port of Brisbane will be priorities under the South...
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Industry views sought on Vic rail access regime
The rail industry has a final chance to contribute views on the Victorian Government's new rail access regime before pricing...
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Same again please – Railcorp extends United Goninan OSCAR contract
United Goninan has won a $262m contract to build another 81 Outer Suburban Carriages (OSCARs) for New South Wales RailCorp's...
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Brisbane Airtrain soars on rising passenger numbers
Brisbane's airport rail link Airtrain looks to be in the clear thanks to rising passenger numbers and a capital base...
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RailCorp battles Sydney's passenger rail woes
The overhaul of Sydney's much-scrutinised passenger rail network continues to gather momentum as preparations are made for the introduction of...
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Batchelor lauds Vic passenger rail Renaissance
The return of rail passenger services to Bairnsdale as been a “huge success”, Victorian transport minister Peter Batchelor said. ...
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Spencer Street gets stickybeak at new Siemens set
Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply a further batch of 10 carriages to add to its recently completed...
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Inland rail dream won't run on NSW cash: Carr
New South Wales will not pump funds into a proposed inland rail route to link Melbourne and Brisbane via rural...
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Hamburg hails Lübeck railway upgrade decision
INDUSTRY association Hafen Hamburg has welcomed the decision by the German government to electrify the railway between Hamburg and Lübeck...
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UK rail freight more reliable than road haulage claims Kuehne + Nagel
UK rail freight to and from the major ports is finally proving more reliable than the truck, says European logistics...
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Last month's column concluded with comments Toll managing director Paul Little made that rail growth will not necessarily be confined...
Print Edition | May 2005
