Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed $1.6 billion in new spending on WA road and rail projects ahead of next week's budget and a federal election which will likely be called within weeks.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Automated vehicles are a major trend in transportation. While autonomous cars are still a rather juvenile technology, automatic operation of trains just celebrated its 50-year anniversary.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Rio Tinto said it has suspended some iron-ore mining and rail operations in northwest Australia as a tropical cyclone batters the country’s coastline.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Watching grass grow may be the definition of boredom, but it was a real problem when Rio Tinto automated its iron ore rail network. Greenery grew so fast after big downpours that sensors for obstructions at level crossings were triggered.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
High school students at a Pilbara school are now being included in rail training and certificate opportunities.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The WA Government pushes ahead with a $200 million deal which will see Huawei build a digital radio system for Perth's rail network, saying it has received assurances from the Chinese telecommunications company.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The WA Government pushes ahead with its contract with Chinese telecommunications company Huawei to build a new digital radio system for Perth's trains, saying it has received assurances from the company.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau report finds a maintenance gang applied brakes to the wrong train in the moments before another one took off without its driver in WA's Pilbara, ending up a twisted wreck 90 kilometres away.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
BHP rail crews locked down the wrong train ahead of its $300 million runaway ore-car disaster last year, according to a preliminary report into the incident by rail safety investigators.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
A convoy of trucks from Western Australia's Pilbara region is making its way east to help farming communities devastated by recent flooding in Queensland.
Truck driver Michael King decided to act when he heard how dire the situation was.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
BHP reaches an undisclosed settlement with the driver who was outside the cabin when his fully-laden iron ore train took off unmanned and was deliberately derailed 120 kilometres south of Port Hedland.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Two years of collaboration with the Shire of Manjimup has resulted in a successful partnership between Arc Infrastructure and the Shire to facilitate the town’s $30 million Centre Revitalisation Project.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Over the next month Arc Infrastructure will be undertaking essential works on its South West Mainline railway near Burekup, adjacent to the South West Highway.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
Roy Hill has opened a $18.66 million single span bridge, which carries the Great Northern Highway over its rail line towards Port Hedland in Western Australia, six months after construction launched.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
THE Morley-Ellenbrook rail line has been listed as a longer term priority in the Infrastructure Australia’s 2019 Priority Projects List for the first time, but the State Government wants the timeframe to be fast-tracked.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
Fortescue Metals Group has officially awarded NRW Holdings a rail project contract first announced at the end of last year.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
Perth train users travel in comfort, endure few delays and enjoy the cleanest train stations in the country - but overtly rude and aggressive commuters remain a problem, a recent survey shows.
Posted 4 months ago by newsbot
The trouble-plagued $1.8 billion Forrestfield-Airport rail link project has hit another buffer.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
The forced derailment of a fully-laden runaway iron ore train inflicts a heavy financial blow on BHP, with the incident a major contributor to a $US600 million hit to the miner's iron ore production.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
When China wants to learn how to keep the biggest and fastest growing rail network in the world in tip-top shape, it turns to WA for expertise.
Posted 4 months ago by newsbot
WA’s transport minister insists security at Perth’s train stations is adequate, despite a shocking assault filmed in Northbridge.
Posted 4 months ago by newsbot
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti will review the zone payment structure for Perth’s train system, as the McGowan Government launches a major advertising blitz to encourage people to use public transport.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
It took just one newspaper headline for all hell to break loose.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
The Chinese tech giant is under fire amid the US-China trade war and WA has become involved thanks to a public transport contract which is now being reviewed amid security concerns.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
The Chinese tech giant is under fire amid the US-China trade war and WA has become involved thanks to a public transport contract which is now being reviewed amid security concerns.
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