Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Students and academics at the University of New South Wales have mounted a major exhibition outlining a proposal for a radical redirection of the WestConnex tollway project from road to rail.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces a new underground concourse for Sydney's Central station as part of the Government's plan to upgrade the precinct.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
TAKING in the mountainous back drop of Queenstown on her bike, Ballina MP Tamara Smith has begun her cycle trip to explore the rail trails of New Zealand in a bid to inspire progress on rail trail construction on the North Coast.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
THE Rail, Tram and Bus Union has accused the Berejiklian government of “showing disregard for 71 people and their livelihoods” after the state’s transport authority announced it was considering closing a Newcastle call centre.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
If the people who want to rip up the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line are so convinced there’s no community support for a regular commuter train service from Casino to Coolangatta Airport, to service eight out of ten of the north coast population centres and two million tourists, they wouldn’t need to spend so much time writing desperate letters full of misinformation.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
The NSW government is pushing forward with its plans to build the long-awaited Albion Park Rail bypass.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Thousands of visitors flooded into Junee for a taste of the town’s unique railway history and musical flavour at the Rhythm n Rail Festival over the weekend.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Plans for a major national freight hub in central-west NSW are gaining momentum, but there are calls for the planned Inland Rail project to be sped up.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
The Australian Rail Track Corporation has welcomed the opening of a 3.5-kilometre section of rail line to the Broadbent Grain facility in Moree.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
Sydney Trains has exercised a A$225m option to extend Downer EDI’s maintenance contract for its fleet of Millennium electric multiple-units for a further 10 years from June 2017.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
The state government's plans to create new high-density suburbs out of the bones of Sydney's former Olympic precinct were always going to prompt concerns about transport access and a lack of affordable housing.
But those plans also have bureaucrats wondering what all the new residents will be able to drink.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
A consortium led by SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit and including Aquenta, Architectus, Norman Disney & Young, SMEC and Stacey Agnew has been selected to undertake the Rail Feasibility Design study which will provide detailed costings and timescales for the proposed rail link to the future Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
The NSW Government has begun ‘market sounding’ for the new contract to deliver locally-assembled trains for the state’s regional railway, and intends to launch a formal tender process later this year.
Posted 2 months ago by DesL
The very first train was loaded at Moree’s Broadbent Grain on Friday, marking an historic day for the grain receival company as well as the region’s rural economy.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
INTER-STATE transport agencies will meet in Ballina this afternoon to progress transport and infrastructure projects to better connect South-East Queensland and Northern NSW.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
The Maldon-Dombarton rail line has received a big setback, after Infrastructure Australia recommended it not receive federal funding.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance says a final decision on a rail link to Sydney's planned new airport at Badgerys Creek is "many years off", and urged the federal government to consider the large cost of such transport infrastructure.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
AS DISCUSSIONS wage around the possibility of a rail line being re-established on the Northern Rivers, it's worth taking a look into its history.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
LEPPINGTON commuters can soon travel directly to Parramatta and Blacktown as rail services expand later this year.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
A new campaign is underway to recruit more women to become train drivers, with the New South Wales Government saying there is no reason it should be a male-dominated field.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Customers will get more trains, faster travel times and easier access to stations when the Bankstown Line is upgraded to Sydney Metro standards.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Rob Mason, Chief Executive of NSW Trains, will step down from the organisation after a long career in the rail sector, including the last three-and-a-half years as the first CEO of NSW Trains.
Posted 3 months ago by x31
Investing in high speed rail would “turbocharge” regional Australia, according to Federal Labor MP Anthony Albanese.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
It's equity owners, lenders, the NSW government and bankers at 10 paces as a $2 billion refinance for the once-troubled Reliance Rail heats up.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Randwick Council will become just the fourth local government in Sydney able to levy developers for affordable housing contributions across the council area.
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