The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) said it was forced to close the East West rail line because of “track washaways of up to 100 metres in some locations”.
Modelling from the CSIRO shows that Inland Rail has the potential to reduce national freight transport costs by close to $213 million each year across 22 million tonnes of freight.
Funded by the Australian Government, the $150 million Maroona to Portland Re-sleepering Project will strengthen the 173km stretch of railway in Victoria.
As demand for rail transport has grown, Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has turned to digitization to help maintain critical assets, and keep trains moving reliably and safely.
A proposed realignment of rail around Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit gold mine and the development of an intermodal transport facility has been mooted for decades.
Last evening trains were halted due to evacuations around Maroona (the fire did not get anywhere near the rail line) leaving several freight trains stranded on the line.
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