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location: rail Jobs In Australia 28th Dec

Robina-varsity Lakes Rail Extension State's Most Expensive

QUEENSLAND'S newest rail link, which has opened on the Gold Coast, is also the state's most expensive - costing a staggering $300 million for 4.1km of track.

The Robina to Varsity Lakes rail extension, which includes a new $25 million station, cost only $50 million less than the entire Brisbane-Gold Coast line which opened in 1998.

Opening the Varsity Lakes station yesterday, Premier Anna Bligh talked up...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 24th Dec

Theebine-kingaroy Rail Line Closed

THE Theebine–Kingaroy rail branch line has now closed.

Consultation between the Department of Transport and Main Roads, South Burnett and Gympie Regional councils has determined that costs associated with ongoing maintenance of the disused line were not good use of public funds.

Acting Main Roads Minister Rachel Nolan said greater benefits could be gained by diverting the projected $19 million needed to...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 21st Dec

Thieves Derail Train Services

SCRAP metal thieves stripping copper signalling wire from the Casino to Grafton railway line are crippling the network and creating havoc for rail authorities.

Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARC) chief executive David Marchant reported a spate of copper wire thefts in recent weeks and warned thieves the consequences could be far worse than hefty fines or jail sentences.

“There is no leniency when it...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 19th Dec

Fire Ban Derails Steam Train Trip

THE Southern Downs Steam Railway has been forced to cancel yet another train trip due to the extreme fire conditions.

The not-for-profit organisation has not run a train, its main source of income, since September.

However, treasurer and operations manager Adam Cole said the Christmas party would still go ahead in at the Warwick Railway precinct tomorrow as planned.

“We really do want to run train...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 18th Dec

Intercity Rail Line Closed By Fire

THE Sydney to Melbourne rail line has been closed due to bushfires in southern New South Wales.

New South Wales Police said the rail line was expected to remain closed until tomorrow morning.

A fire north of Albury is affecting areas around Gerogery and Gerogery West north of Albury, with several houses reportedly burning last night.

The Rural Fire Service says these outbreaks could get out of control...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 17th Dec

Ipswich Line Is On The Right Track

A REPORT card by lobby group Rail Back on Track has rated the Ipswich train line as the third best in Queensland Rail’s (QR) network – but said there was still room for improvement.

Group spokesman Robert Dow said an increase in peak-hour services had significantly improved the Ipswich line for commuters but added there was still scope for more services.

“The morning peak hour has improved...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 17th Dec

V-line Sorry For Train Breakdown

V-Line has offered "heartfelt apologies" and a free travel voucher to hundreds of commuters who were left stranded for more than two hours after a train broke down near Little River in Victoria's south-west.

Frustrated customers were forced to sit tight in their carriages for two-and-a-half hours yesterday after the 4.55pm train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong malfunctioned.

Unable to...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 16th Dec

Push For New Kingston Train Station

A new Canberra railway station should be built in the yet-to-be developed community of East Lake near Kingston, possibly comprising multiple storeys with housing on the upper levels, a new report has recommended.

The report also says the Australian Railway Historical Society and its museum and workshops should be relocated from its home of 30 years in Kingston to a battle-axe block in Fyshwick near Bunnings, with access from...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 16th Dec

Report Urges New Kingston Railway

A new report says Kingston railway station should be replaced with a more modern facility.

The new station would form part of a revamped Kingston-Eastlake precinct with residential and and commercial development.

The planning minister Andrew Barr says there will be public consultation on the plan.

"Whether it's in exactly the same location it is at the moment or a couple of hundred metres...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 15th Dec

City Tram Extension On Track

Trams should be running from the city’s west to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre by April, when the next stage of the city to coast light rail extension is completed.

Workers so far have laid 500m of the 2.8km track, and a new stop, one of four, has been installed at the intersection of West Tce and North Tce.

Project director Manuel Delgado said construction on the $100 million project was reaching its...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 14th Dec

Consultants Believe Rail Line Should Be Re-opene

Consultants developing a review of freight prospects for the Blayney – Cowra – Demondrille rail line are confident there is enough interest to warrant the reopening of the full length of the line.

The councils of Blayney, Cowra, Young, Harden and Weddin Shires are currently reviewing the draft report and plan to formally present it to the NSW Minister for Transport once it is accepted.

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 12th Dec

Causeway Delays All This Week

MOTORISTS be warned — the Lincoln Causeway won’t be a smooth run next week as the $181 million rail bypass project marks a major milestone.

Delays up to 30 minutes on the route between Albury and Wodonga can be expected from today as the first of 16 giant beams, that will carry the two standard-gauge tracks 5m above the roadway, are delivered to the project’s most visible bridge crossing.

The...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 11th Dec

Rail Feasibility Study On Track

The Victorian Government is starting a feasibility study that will decide whether passenger rail is returned to a large area of north-west Victoria.

It has been 15 years since there was a passenger train on the Mildura line and the Government promised to restore it when it was elected in 1999.

Transport Minister Lynn Kosky says a feasibility study is now getting underway and it will hold consultation sessions in...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 11th Dec

Govt Snubs Rail Upgrade Bid

The New South Wales Government has rejected calls to fund an upgrade of the rail branch line between Armatree and Coonamble.

Representatives from the Coonamble Shire Council recently met the Transport Minister to discuss concerns about the track's condition.

General manager John Griffiths says David Campbell appeared to understand the issues but told council there is no money available for branch lines.

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 10th Dec

New Rail Service For Ipswich

PREMIER Anna Bligh has announced a permanent new Ipswich rail service while inspecting progress on stage one of the $800 million Darra to Springfield Transport Corridor.

Ms Bligh said a temporary 4.42pm weekday train service from Central Station to Redbank, which started in November to offset Coronation Drive roadwork delays, would now be made permanent.

“This service has proven a real winner, carrying 300...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 10th Dec

Qld Rail Workers Walk Off Job

QUEENSLAND Rail boss Lance Hockridge flew into Rockhampton yesterday to assure disgruntled workers their future looked bright.

While he’s got a far way to go to allay concerns, he said, rather than creating job losses, the move to publicly list QR’s coal and freight sections meant more jobs.

He met a large number of QR’s 1000 Rockhampton staff during morning meetings at the Bolsover Street depot...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 10th Dec

Chance For Improved Qr Service

IPSWICH commuters could face less disruptions and delays after privatisation splits QR in two, according to train lobby group Rail Back on Track.

Spokesman Robert Dow said privatisation issues aside, QR Passenger only controlled trains, not the tracks and above ground infrastructure – which is operated by QR Network, a separate entity.

Under privatisation, QR Passenger would change its name simply to QR and...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 9th Dec

Queensland Rail Welcomes Privatization Decision

Queensland Rail’s CEO, John Prescott, has welcomed a Government decision on the partial privatization of the state-owned transport company.

Premier Anna Bligh has announced that the state will retain ownership of the passenger service business and assets, including the metropolitan rail networks.

But all of QR’s commercial shipping operations – including coal, freight, services and parts of the...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 9th Dec

Queensland Rail In $7bn Mega-float

THE Queensland Government will offload some of its rail assets in potentially the biggest float in Australian history.

The estimated $7 billion float will go ahead in the second half of 2010 with priority given to Queensland residents.

QR coal and freight workers will get $1000 worth of shares and will have the option of buying an additional $4000 of shares at a discounted price.

The workers' jobs...

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location: rail Jobs In Australia 8th Dec

Light Rail For Hobart Proposal

The possibility of a light rail service for Hobart would become increasingly attractive as the city deals with the interlinked issues of climate change and urban transport, Minister Assisting the Premier on Climate Change Lisa Singh said today.

“The Government study on urban public transport is already looking at the issue of light rail using the existing rail corridor from Granton to the centre of Hobart.

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