Coles and Woolworths have hired extra trucks to keep WA supplied while repairs get underway following a train derailment in ...

MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton said it had suspended all its iron ore rail operations in Western Australia on Monday after a train ran away at high speed for nearly 100 kilometres before ...

Recovery works are underway after a freight train derailed near Mambray Creek, on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf, blocking a key rail route for several days.

The ARA found that Australia is often been than others at adopting major rail technologies in its passenger and freight networks. Credit: Adam.J.W.C. (via Wikimedia Commons). Australia boasts some of ...

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 ...

Alison Ribbon reported that the strike was apparently unplanned and dubbed a "wildcat strike" by the railway union. Safety issues surrounding Pacific National have been in the headlines recently, with ...

In 2010, Philip Laird completed a project for the CRC for Rail Innovation on High Speed Rail. This project was supported by a modest grant. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. The ...

Philip Laird owns shares in some transport companies and has received funding from the two rail-related CRCs as well as the ARC. He is affiliated, inter alia, with the Chartered Institute of Logistics ...

Crossing the harsh terrain of the Australian outback, the Ghan, a luxury train, and its 3,000 kms of track need constant and skilled maintenance. Epic Train Journeys is available to stream on pbs.org ...

Progress Rail has signed an agreement to acquire Downer EDI’s freight rail business, Downer Freight Rail, an Australian railcar company. Headquartered in North Ryde and with 15 maintenance facilities ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Alishan Forest Railway and Australia’s New South Wales Zig Zag Railway established sister ties on Tuesday at the Alishan Forest Railway’s Beimen Station. The partnership ...