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May 6, 2022 | Fleet

Victoria to purchase additional Alstom VLocity trains

The Victorian state government has committed to buy 12 additional locally-built VLocity trains from Alstom for the state’s regional network.

May 3, 2022 | Financial

Peter Reidy reappointed as KiwiRail CEO following four-year hiatus

Former KiwiRail CEO, Mr Peter Reidy, has been reappointed after nearly four years as CEO at Fletcher Construction.

May 3, 2022 | Infrastructure

ABB completes Melbourne energy storage system pilot project

ABB has announced the results of a pilot project to install a 1.5kV DC Enviline Energy Storage System (ESS) system on the Hurstbridge Line.

April 27, 2022 | Infrastructure

Murray Basin Rail improvements contract awarded

The alliance delivering the Murray Basin Rail improvements in the north west of the state has been awarded a contract for the next package of works.

April 21, 2022 | Light Rail

Victoria orders 100 LRVs from Alstom

The Department of Transport for the Australian state of Victoria has awarded Alstom a framework agreement to provide 100 Flexity LRVs.

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.

April 18, 2022 | Main line

Technical contract awarded for Geelong fast rail project

The AGP joint venture, comprised of GHD and Aecom, has been awarded a technical advisory services contract for the Geelong Fast Rail project.

April 13, 2022 | Metros

$A 538.5m Sydney Airport Metro contract awarded

A $A 538.5m ($US 399.9m) contract for surface and civil alignment works for the Sydney Metro-Western Sydney Airport project has been awarded.

April 5, 2022 | Light Rail

John Holland signs Gold Coast light rail stage 3 major works contract

John Holland has signed a contract to carry out major works on stage 3 of the Gold Coast light rail project, which will extend the line by 6.7km.

April 5, 2022 | Financial

Australian government commits billions to rail in annual budget

The Australian Government has committed billions of dollars to rail as part of an $A 17.9bn ($US 13.6bn) infrastructure package.

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