Category: Rail industry news (Australia, New Zealand)

Driving rail reform: The ARA’s advocacy priorities

Caroline Wilkie, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Railway Association. Image: ARA

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) advocates for policy and regulatory reforms to enhance rail’s role in a sustainable transport future. The ARA is actively working with industry and the National Transport Commission (NTC), Office of National Rail Industry Coordination (ONRIC), Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR), and state and federal governments to identify […]

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Monash Institute of Railway Technology celebrates 25th birthday

Professor Ravi Ravitharan has been a part of the institute since it joined Monash and understands its importance now and for the future of Australia’s rail network. Image: Monash University

Originally established in 1972 as BHP Melbourne Research Laboratories (MRL), the Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) is Australia’s leading track and vehicle railway research centre. The institute has an international reputation for excellence in translational railway research. Monash IRT is known for delivering projects that have reduced operating and capital costs, lowered greenhouse emissions and […]

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Building a skilled workforce for the future

The ARA is committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in the rail workforce. Image: Gemco Rail

Just over a year ago, the ARA released a significant report on the skills gaps and workforce shortages facing the Australian rail industry. The report, The Rail Workforce – An Analytical Overview, was prepared by the United Kingdom’s National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) on behalf of the ARA, to better understand the current skills […]

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The case for the Tennyson rail line

Queensland Rail has said it will monitor patronage numbers to identify if there is a need to bring the line back. Image: Gavin/stock.adobe.com

With South East Queensland in the midst of a number of rail works, calls have been made to reopen the Tennyson train line that was closed to passenger services more than 13 years ago. The Corinda–Yeerongpilly line (also known as the Tennyson line) was closed to passenger use and has been used only by freight trains […]

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Martinus: Getting Queensland ready for the future

Martinus machinery has been hard at work on a number of projects in Queensland. Image: Martinus

Queensland is in the middle of a rail transformation with the Cross River Rail nearing completion, direct Sunshine Coast Line out for tender and Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail all set to begin construction. Along for this journey has been full-service railway infrastructure company Martinus. Martinus crews have been hard at work installing new […]

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Aptella: How technology can provide better insight into track temperature

Aptella is the local distributor of Senceive technology across Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.
Aptella’s technology allows it to predict potential faults on the track long before they occur. Image: Aptella

While track temperature is a well known parameter when it comes to establishing the limits of a network, actually measuring it and reporting it can be anything but simple. It is something that has been monitored almost as long as track has existed. But is it being done right? Aptella is the local distributor of […]

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