The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...
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File photo courtesy of ARTC. Relevant industries are now assessing their capacity to build the Inland Rail freight project, connecting Brisbane to Melbourne via regional south east Queensland, inland New South Wales and rural Victoria. ...
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Major freight logistics operators Asciano and Aurizon, along with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), are calling on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to commit to ...
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In the interests of transparency, would you re-consider your decision not to disclose the container-carrying capacity of the Port Botany rail line? As you are aware, the Australian Rail Track Corporation, the line's operator, declines to ...
National freight productivity will be boosted through the injection of $125 million to start the roll-out of the Advanced Train Management System across the national rail network and the next stage of the Port Botany Rail Line Upgrade, ...
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The Australian Rail Track Corporation(ARTC)has welcomed its first service into its new Enfield Staging Facility,a port shuttle travelling between Minto and Port Botany. ARTC CEO John Fullerton said the staging facility will provide ...
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The Ettamogah Rail Hub is set to expand its services to Brisbane after being awarded one of the largest regional freight contracts in the country. The rail hub has announced a new twice-weekly service from Albury to Brisbane after ...
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The Moorebank Intermodal Terminal is being taken to the market with the Federal Government calling for private companies to register their interest in developing and operating the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal. Federal Transport and ...
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While the rail industry did not find the budget entirely positive, there are many good points for rail in the Budget. ARA: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown The 2013 Federal Budget has delivered largely positive outcomes for commuters, ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a decision allowing the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to include the Southern Sydney Freight Line in its Interstate Access Undertaking. This means that negotiations ...
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Construction of Sydney Ports’ Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) at Enfield is progressing, with part of the site almost ready for handover to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). Works including a 200-metre bridge, ...
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Originally budgeted for $319m and promised to open in 2009, the Southern Sydney Freight Line is finally open at a cost of $1b, allowing container trains 24-hour access to Port Botany and unhindered passage for Brisbane-Melbourne freight ...
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Coal shipments from Australia's Newcastle port surged 55% to 2.79 million in the seven days to Monday despite a train derailment on a connecting rail line, data released by Newcastle Port Corp. showed Tuesday. Maintenance on the same ...
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