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New trains are on the way for the Wairarapa and Manawatū rail lines

gobstopper
September 8, 2025
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Signing of contract today with Alstom for 18 battery electric multiple units. $803m investment.

Optical & Fixed Networks

EXA plans fibre backbone for Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary

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September 8, 2025
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EXA Infrastructure has announced plans to deploy a new fibre backbone connecting Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary to its network in Germany and Austria, which it claims will be the largest pan-European backbone fibre deployment in Central Europe i…

Trump Rebukes Reporter on Chicago Crime Crackdown

Helen Carrie
September 8, 2025
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker condemned the rhetoric as dictatorial, while supporters hailed Trump’s directness.

Optical & Fixed Networks

Red Sea cable breaks disrupt internet in Middle East, South Asia

Guest authors
September 8, 2025
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Internet services in multiple countries in the Middle East and South Asia have been disrupted since Saturday by yet another series of subsea cable breaks along the Red Sea route, which was plagued by similar incidents last year.

Why Might The World’s 1st Extra-Long-Range Narrowbody Aircraft Have Boeing Worried?

Guest authors
September 8, 2025
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Boeing doesn’t yet have an answer for the newest Airbus A321 model.

Passenger details reverse-escalator ‘travel hack’ at Sydney Airport

Guest authors
September 8, 2025
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The Australian traveller detailed his steps to gain access to Virgin’s Lounge at Sydney Airport in a post entitled ‘How to get free food and beers at Sydney Airport’.

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Alstom to supply new trains for Wellington, Wairarapa and Manawatu services

Guest authors
September 8, 2025
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The Government has signed a $800 million contract for 18 battery-electric multi-unit trains to travel the Wairarapa and Manawatū rail lines from Wellington. Mor

Illicit drugs allegedly hidden in luggage seized at Brisbane Airport

Guest authors
September 8, 2025
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Australian Border Force officers stopped a man aged 62 for a baggage examination after he arrived at Brisbane Airport on an international flight from Los Angeles on 5 September this year.

‘Good as Gold’ Chinook arrives at Australian War Memorial

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September 8, 2025
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CH-47D Chinook A15-202, also known as “Centaur” or “Good as Gold”, was one of the first two Australian Chinooks deployed to Afghanistan in 2006.

‘Good as Gold’ Chinook arrives at Australian War Memorial

Guest authors
September 8, 2025
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CH-47D Chinook A15-202, also known as “Centaur” or “Good as Gold”, was one of the first two Australian Chinooks deployed to Afghanistan in 2006.