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Why doesn’t Hobart use the old rail corridors?

Bardy Bigglesworth
July 23, 2024
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Why isn’t Hobart’s northern rail line being used to run a passenger train service?

Minister’s surprising call on possible Hobart light rail service

gobstopper
July 22, 2024
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His predecessor in the job effectively put a line through light rail on the Northern Suburbs Transit Corridor.

What happened to Hobart’s trams?

Bardy Bigglesworth
July 22, 2024
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Which was the first city in Australia to get an electric tram network up and running?

It’s been 45 years since Tasmania’s last passenger train service ran

Bardy Bigglesworth
July 22, 2024
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Tasmania, once considered an Australian leader in public transport, now ranks among the worst in the country, according to a report published earlier this year.

Stillwater shed was once Launceston’s miniature railway

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 15, 2024
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If you’ve ever walked from Launceston CBD to Cataract Gorge, you’ve probably noticed a small shed beneath Paterson Bridge.

Driver of ute hit by train in Devonport says he got stuck on track after swerving to avoid wallaby

gobstopper
May 18, 2024
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The driver of a ute that was hit by a freight train on the north-west coast says he became stuck on the track after swerving to avoid a wallaby.

Peak rail union says train drivers are becoming desensitised to near misses and crashes in Tasmania

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 15, 2024
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The number of near misses and incidents at level train crossings is so high Tasmanian train drivers are becoming ‘desensitised’ to it. What the union would like to see change.

What the federal budget means for Rail

Guest authors
May 15, 2024
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The Government has provided $9.5 billion over the forward estimates, and $16.5 billion over 10 years, for projects that improve productivity, liveability, and sustainability.

Abandoned Hobart rail corridor to get passenger trains again under Greens’ plan

gobstopper
May 1, 2024
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The Greens have unveiled plans to invest three-quarters of a million dollars in exploring options to restore Hobart’s abandoned northern suburbs rail corridor. Almost ten […]

LOGS SHIFT TO RAIL IN TASSIE

admin
January 15, 2024
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OVER the past decade, there has been a 10-fold increase in logs transported by rail in Tasmania, according to the state government.

From a base of a little more than 20,000 tonnes of logs hauled by rail in 2012-13, TasRail transported nearly 260,000 tonnes of logs in this past financial year.