Transport minister Catherine King will pledge $230m for planning work for the first phase of a bullet train on Australia’s east coast ...

Australia’s railways have been left scouring for scraps after the latest Federal Budget overwhelmingly prioritises road infrastructure. A total of $8.6bn has been set aside for transport, of which ...

Aerial inspection of the rail network: Aurizon, Australia’s biggest rail company, uses two UAV of the German microdrones GmbH to survey its entire transport infrastructure. The company from the German ...

Wabtec and ARTC (Australian Rail Track Corporation) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on digital technology for Australian rail system interoperability. Wabtec, whose I-ETMS-based Positive ...

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, has begun constructing the BEL, a battery-electric EMD® Joule prototype locomotive for Aurizon, Australia’s largest freight railroad. A rebuild of an existing, ...

The pressure to move Inland Rail forward increased after the Australian railway network received little financial backing in this year’s Federal Budget, with most funds directed to road infrastructure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A derailed train near Gympie in Queensland after flooding in February 2022. Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images Other states are faring ...

The initial 170km section of Australia’s first high-speed rail project, between Sydney and Newcastle, has moved into the development phase.

The foundation will focus on four Key Areas: railway level crossing safety, trespass, suicide on the rail network, and the resultant trauma of these three factors on rail industry staff. trackSAFE ...

What was set to be a record-breaking dry summer across swaths of inland Australia has ended in dramatic fashion, with a ...