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The rise of machines that have been described as “the world’s largest and longest robots” - trains used to carry iron ore in the Pilbara - has stepped up a gear, with Rio Tinto getting approval for its autonomous trains from the rail safety regulator.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
PERTH’s northern suburbs will be better connected with rail and road infrastructure under the 2018-19 State Budget.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Treasurer Ben Wyatt has rejected claims Labor's Metronet program is not fully funded, despite no further details in the 2018-19 WA budget on the State Government's share.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
A MAN has been taken to hospital after the car he was driving was struck by the Australind train in Waroona this morning.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
PERTH commuters will be the big winners from a Metronet funding deal between the State and the Commonwealth, with almost $2 billion in Federal funds to flow to WA’s rail network.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has hinted more federal funds for the West Australian government's flagship Metronet rail project may be on the cards.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
China’s biggest train manufacturer, CRRC Corporation, is expected to be a strong contender to build 246 new railcars over the next decade for the Western Australian government, with tenders to be released this week for the $1.6 billion infrastructure upgrade.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
THE State Government will release a tender this week to build 246 new railcars for Perth over the next decade as part of a $1.6 billion Metronet project.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
When the WA Labor Government of the early 2000s started building a passenger railway through large stretches of undeveloped land all the way from Perth to Mandurah, plenty of opponents questioned why.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
A PUSH to cut truck congestion has led to a 2.5 per cent increase in the amount of freight on rail, but the State opposition says it is too early to be labelling the initiative a success.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
As he swoops around his mining globe in his office in the sky, Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques doubtless keeps a weather eye on the delayed but still relentless progress on the release the most important bottleneck in his business.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
The McGowan government has started its development of a new freight strategy, with a focus on creating an up-to-date multi-modal system that can boost the productivity of Western Australia’s regional agricultural industry.
Posted 3 months ago by newsbot
Work has begun at Yarloop Station to upgrade the existing low-level platform to a raised platform fully compliant with Disability and Discrimination Act (DDA) standards.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
A driver who allegedly thought he could evade police by making a last minute bid to clear a level crossing as a train approached, has been arrested after he was clipped by the train and sent into a spin.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
WA police have released pictures of a man they believe jumped from a moving train into the Swan River last weekend, in what has been labelled a "gobsmacking" and "idiotic" stunt.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Labor’s five-day cash splash in WA continues this morning, with Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to announce funding for the $291 million extension of the Armadale train line to Byford.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
A man has come shockingly close to death after leaping from a moving train and narrowly missing a slab of concrete.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
CONSTRUCTION of the first stage of the Ellenbrook rail line will start next year with a multi-million-dollar overhaul of Bayswater station.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
In terms of watershed moments, the delivery of the $3 billion Perth rail project, Metronet, would be one such moment for Premier Mark McGowan and his Government.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Labor will make its first bid to win the marginal WA seat of Hasluck today, announcing $83 million for a new Midland train station and extending the rail line to Bellevue.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Both tunnelling machines working on the $1.9 billion Forrestfield Airport Rail Link are now idle following "ground disturbance issues", but the Transport Minister insists no workers have been stood down and other work on the project is continuing.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Traditional owners in the Pilbara have launched court action against West Australian Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt in an attempt to prevent Fortescue Metals Group building a railway through a valley containing 23,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage sites.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has admitted she knew one of two tunnel boring machines on the Perth Airport Link had been shut down due to "ground disturbances" just days before she toured the project to talk up its progress.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Cleveland-Cliffs will make the last shipment of iron ore from its Koolyanobbing operations near Southern Cross by the end of June with the potential loss of hundreds of jobs.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
Tired of jostling through crowds of commuters at your local train station? Then head on down to Seaforth where you'll likely find yourself the only person on the platform.
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