Queensland Rail is continuing to expand the capacity of its coal rail network with the completion of initial works for the second rail balloon loop at the Abbot Point Coal Terminal in Central Queensland.
Work has begun on the Wodonga Rail Bypass, the first step in the AUD501.3 million project to revitalise Victoria’s north-east rail corridor by creating an interstate rail freight super-highway.
The Rudd Government’s first budget must focus on fixing our freight supply chains says Ivan Backman, Chairman of the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) on behalf of our Transport and Logistics Industry.
Toll Holdings has sold its New Zealand rail and ferry operations to the New Zealand government.
While rail can be competitive with road on long-haul trips using double stacking on long trains, shuttle trains operating over short distances are generally not competitive argues Meyrick and Associates.
P&O Trans Australia, the Kaplan/DP World joint venture and QR have announced a logistics partnership resulting in the creation of a combined domestic and international rail hub at Yennora in western Sydney.
QR will partner with Stockland and Kaplan Funds Management (KFM) to create a new intermodal facility at Moorebank.
QR’s rail network business Network Access has more than tripled investment in infrastructure in three years and plans to deliver over $8 billion worth of new infrastructure across Queensland.
Rail operators will be able to validate the condition and future-life of aging rolling stock with Rail CRC’s development of a new fatigue analysis tool, currently in its development stages.