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October 23, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Western Australia awards contract for Perth commuter line

THE State of Western Australia has awarded a contract to construct the $A 700m ($US 497.58m) 21km Morley - Ellenbrook commuter line in Perth to a joint venture of Laing O’Rourke, Australia, and Arup, Britain.

September 25, 2020 | Freight

Rail outlined as major component of new Perth port

RAIL will play a key role in the development of a new container port at Kwinana, 41km south of Perth, under a proposal from the independent Westport Taskforce designed to relieve pressure on Fremantle Inner Harbour.

September 23, 2020 | Metros

Preferred bidder for construction of Perth’s northeastern line announced

THE MELconnx consortium led by Laing O’Rourke has been named as the preferred bidder to construct Perth’s 21km Morley - Ellenbrook line.

August 25, 2020 | Technology

Arc Infrastructure develops washaway prediction tool

WESTERN Australian freight operator Arc Infrastructure, in partnership with Perth-based IT consultancy Interfuze, has developed a software tool that will allow it to predict track washaways caused by flooding.

July 2, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Fortescue selects contractor for Pilbara line

FORTESCUE Metals Group has awarded John Holland a $A 130m ($US 90m) contract to equip a new 143km railway connecting the Eliwana iron-ore mine to the existing 620km Hamersley line to Port Hedland, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The freight line is scheduled to open in December.

April 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Tunnelling completed for Perth rail link

TUNNELLING for the 8.5km Forrestfield - Airport rail link in Perth has been completed after TBM Sandy broke through at Bayswater Junction on April 20.

November 29, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Preferred bidder announced for Perth’s Metronet projects

THE NEWest Alliance has been named preferred bidder to construct both the Yanchep Rail Extension and Thornlie - Cockburn Link for Perth’s Metronet commuter rail network at an event to mark the start of early works on the Yanchep extension.

November 15, 2019 | Freight

Western Australian grain network access agreement reached

WESTERN Australian (WA) grain handler and marketer CBH Group has announced that it has reached an independently arbitrated agreement with track owner Arc Infrastructure (a subsidiary of Brookfield Rail) that will provide CBH with secure long-term track access to the state’s grain freight rail network.

August 19, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Alstom to build Perth Metronet EMUs

THE government of Western Australia announced on August 18 that Alstom Transport Australia has emerged as preferred bidder for a contract to supply and maintain 246 C Series EMU cars for the Perth Metronet suburban rail network.

August 31, 2018 | Australia/NZ

Three bidders shortlisted for Perth EMU contract

The state government of Western Australia has shortlisted three consortia for a $A 1.6bn project to build 246 new EMU cars required for the expanded Perth Metronet suburban rail network and to replace older trains on the existing Transperth network.

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