A suburban passenger train travelling from outer Sydney to the CBD was in danger of derailing or tipping over last Sunday when it crossed from one track to another at four times the speed limit.
Category: Rail News
Exploring the rail freight opportunity in Australia
Prological’s Peter Jones explains in this MHD op-ed the benefits of rail freight and how adopting aspects of the European model can help us decrease our reliance […]
Sydney Trains’ Future Secured as Final Rail Review Unveiled
The final Sydney Trains Review has been released, outlining key challenges and recommendations, including major system upgrades, fleet reliability and workforce gaps.
Where the tallest Suburban Rail Loop towers will be built
New maps provided to The Sunday Age by the state government offer the clearest picture yet of the vision for development and building heights around six train stations between Cheltenham and Box Hill in Melbourne’s east.
Melbourne’s new metro tunnel tests high-capacity signalling
METRO Trains Melbourne has successfully tested a High-Capacity Signalling system (HCS) in the new 9km Melbourne Metro Tunnel. The project is due to open in […]
British Labour Party unveils rail plan
BRITAIN’s Labour Party unveiled its plan for the country’s rail network on April 25. The party, which, according to opinion polls, is the front runner […]
European Parliament adopts revised TEN-T regulation
THE European Parliament (EP) formally adopted a revised regulation of the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) guidelines on April 24. New rules were approved in […]
Four-way Development Road MoU signed
A quadrilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the planned 1200km Development Road new rail link was signed on April 22. Iraq, Turkey, the United Arab […]
Union Pacific reports first quarter 2024 results
Union Pacific Corporation have reported 2024 first quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or $2.69 per diluted share. This compares to 2023 first quarter net […]
Major milestone reached for UK’s first ‘Beacon’ bridge at Garforth as bridge deck installed
Network Rail engineers have installed the first ‘Beacon’ bridge in the UK. Engineers craned in the deck of the bridge under cover of darkness to […]