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ARA slams NTC Rego Charge rejection
The decision by most transport ministers to reject the National Transport Commission's (NTC) Third Determination on charges for heavy road...
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Former New South Wales Government Railway's 3801 is back on track after a $100,000 overhaul which included the fitting of...
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The future of the country's largest private rail operator, Pacific National, continues as a bit-part in the wider takeover tussle...
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ARTC Hunter Valley Developments
Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC) has released an updated Hunter Valley Coal Network Capacity Improvement Strategy which outlines its...
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If a Canadian National train derails, do they have to reboot the entire system...?
This may well be the question asked in North American railway circles after it was revealed that Microsoft chairman and...
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QRNational will benefit from a decision by Australia Meat Holdings and Teys Bros not to renew their contracts with C&S...
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With many grain lines in NSW facing uncertainty over their future, the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) decided to...
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United Group's wins $125m rail contracts
United Group Rail has announced that it has secured contracts totalling $125 million for new locomotives and rolling stock. The...
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Adelaide's famous H class trams (see front cover) are seen by many as an enduring South Australian icon. Originally introduced...
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QR Loco Fleet Boosted to Meet Coal Boom
Siemens will be a major beneficiary of Queensland's booming coal mining industry with recent contracts to rebuild and upgrade 60...
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Australian company wins UK Rail Sim contract
Adelaide based technology company Sydac has won a $2 million contract to provide two train driving simulators to First ScotRail...
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The 2006 Conference on Railway Engineering (CORE2006) will be held at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne from 30 April to 3...
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Twice the Task – Twice the trucks?
The recent rejection of the NTC's Third Determination charges for heavy vehicles is all the more salient in the context...
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Container Owners meet in Melbourne
The Australasian chapter of the Container Owners Association will be calling on its parent body to change its statutes to...
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Blurred Vision on Road Charging
Nothing would please me more than to be able to use this column to articulate on issues other than the...
Print Edition | April 2006
