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Mark Carter

June 18, 2019 | Metros

NSW government confirms $A 6.4bn commitment to Sydney Metro West

THE New South Wales state government has confirmed $A 6.4bn ($US 4.3bn) of funding over the next four years for the Sydney Metro West project as part of its 2019-20 budget, delivering on the government’s recent election promise to accelerate the line’s construction.

June 10, 2019 | Metros

Sydney’s first metro line a revolution for Australian transport

The opening of the first stage of the Sydney metro project on May 26 heralds a new era of passenger rail transport, not just for Sydney, but Australia as a whole, as Mark Carter explains.

May 28, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Sydney opens Australia’s first metro line

THE $A 8.3bn ($US 5.7bn) first stage of the Sydney Metro Northwest metro line between Tallawong and Chatswood opened on May 26, with around 140,000 people experiencing free travel for the day on the new service.

May 9, 2019 | Australia/NZ

New access terms agreed for Central Queensland Coal Network

AUSTRALIAN rail freight operator Aurizon has signed agreements with customers on proposals to revise access terms for the Central Queensland Coal Network (CQCN), which is owned and managed by its below-rail subsidiary Aurizon Network.

May 3, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Queensland reopens Mount Isa line after flood damage repairs

THE government of the Australian state of Queensland has announced the reopening, ahead of schedule, of the 1067mm-gauge Townsville - Mount Isa line, which suffered serious flood damage after tropical cyclone Oma hit the region in February.

April 23, 2019 | Light Rail

Canberra Metro light rail services up and running

REVENUE services on the 12km Canberra Metro light rail line in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) commenced on April 22, preceded by three days of free community events leading up to the official start of services. Around 25,000 people were carried during an eight-hour period on April 20.

April 8, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Expressions of interest called for Inland Rail PPP

AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) for a public-private partnership (PPP) to design, build, finance and maintain the Gowrie - Kagaru (Queensland) section of the Melbourne - Brisbane Inland Rail project.

April 4, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier to modify Queensland suburban trains

BOMBARDIER has been awarded a $A 361m ($US 255m) contract by the government of the Australian state of Queensland to modify the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) commuter EMUs currently being introduced on the South-East Queensland rail network.

April 3, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Australian federal budget funds rail projects

AUSTRALIA’s federal government published its 2019-20 budget on April 2, focussing infrastructure spending on providing for a growing population and ease congestion on major corridors.

March 13, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Governments agree $A10bn funding for Melbourne Airport Rail Link

THE Australian federal and Victorian state governments have signed a heads of agreement which sets out the strategic objectives, governance arrangements and information sharing processes for a $A 10bn ($US 7bn) joint commitment to building the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.

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