GLOBAL mining conglomerate Glencore is looking to sell its New South Wales Hunter Valley 'above-rail' coal haulage rail business later this year, with an anticipated price tag of between $A 800m-1bn ($US 610-763m), according to a report in Australia's Financial Review newspaper.

GREATER Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) has confirmed the appointment of Transdev Wellington as the new operator of the Metlink suburban network in New Zealand's second-largest city.

NEW Zealand's national rail operator, KiwiRail, has posted a net loss of $NZ 16.2m ($US 10.94m) for the six months to December 31 2015. This is an increase of $NZ 9.4m compared with the same period in 2014.

THE state government of New South Wales (NSW) has announced a $A 275m ($US 203.5m) investment in the Sydney Trains Operations Centre, a centralised train control centre for the Sydney Trains suburban rail network.

DESPITE uncertainty over a possible takeover, revenue and profit at transport and logistics group Asciano, parent company of Australian rail freight operator Pacific National (PN), remained relatively stable for the half year to December 31 2015.

The Melbourne Metro Rail project to build a new 9km suburban rail tunnel through the heart of the city is set to provide a huge boost to public transport capacity in the Victorian state capital, as Melbourne Metro Rail Authority CEO Evan Tattersall reveals in an interview with Kevin Smith.