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Mark Carter

December 21, 2022 | Fleet

Qube orders locomotives from Progress Rail

The standard-gauge EMD locomotives will be manufactured in the United States.

December 16, 2022 | Financial

Aurizon announces $A 425m East Coast Rail sale

Competition commission approval still required for purchase by Magnetic Rail Group.

November 24, 2022 | Freight

What next for Aurizon?

Mark Carter considers the future of freight operator Aurizon following its purchase of One Rail Australia earlier this year.

November 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

Australia’s East-West corridor disrupted again

Heavy flooding has washed away the railway in New South Wales.

October 12, 2022 | Freight

New Australian government announces review of Inland Rail

The review will be completed in early 2023 and will assess the project’s scope, schedule and costs.

July 15, 2022 | Financial

Aurizon cleared to acquire One Rail

Competition commission gives green light.

June 13, 2022 | Commuter Rail

South Australia’s troubled Gawler Line electrification project finally completed

The project is estimated to have cost $A 842m.

June 9, 2022 | Financial

Further delay to $US 1.69bn sale of One Rail Australia

Aurizon signed an agreement with Macquarie Asset Management to acquire ORA in October 2021.

April 20, 2022 | Infrastructure

Heavy rainfall disrupts rail services in New South Wales

Landslides and flooding following heavy rain in March and April has severely disrupted rail services in eastern Australia.

February 24, 2022 | Freight

Aurizon shifting focus away from coal

Company aims to double the size of its bulk business by the end of the decade.

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