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The final piece of track has been laid for the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line.
This marks a major milestone in Australia’s largest public transport project.
The construction work to extend the Sydney Metro tracks through the 15.5-kilometre tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham took 18 months and more than 500 workers to complete.
Throughout the project, more than 40,000 cubic metres of concrete was used to embed approximately 45,000 sleepers, which are supporting 62 kilometres of Australian steel rails.
Now that track laying is complete, the construction workers are using railway wagons with large cable drums to roll out hundreds of kilometres of high voltage power cables that will energise the driverless metro trains.
Connection of the new Sydney Metro City & Southwest line with the existing Metro North West line is scheduled for later this year. Train testing will then start in 2023 ahead of passenger services in 2024.
This major project will provide metro services below Sydney Harbour and under the Sydney CBD for the first time.
Alstom’s first C-series railcar for Metronet is on its way to the Nowergup depot to begin dynamic testing in mid-September.
With testing and commissioning of Perth’s Forrestfield-Airport Link entering its final stages, operations will begin in October.
The world's first fully automated heavy-rail system AutoHaul has been increased by 166km to connect Rio Tinto's new Gudai-Darri iron ore mine.
Hitachi Rail has been chosen to install ATO over ETCS Level 2 technology across Queensland’s New Generation Rollingstock fleet.
ABB’s Enviline Energy Storage System is being used by Metro Trains Melbourne to capture, store and reuse energy created by braking trains.
Alstom has signed a framework contract with the Department of Transport Victoria, Australia, for 100 Flexity low-floor next generation trams.
Australia’s top built environment experts will meet with industry businesses and vendors at the annual Sydney Build Expo 2022.
The ARTC has chosen Martinus as the preferred contractor for delivery of the Inland Rail sections of its Rail Corridor Programme.
Melbourne’s tram network is receiving a boost to its capacity as new E-class trams enter passenger service on Route 58 this month.
Alstom has delivered its 100th and final Flexity light rail vehicle (LRV) to the Department of Transport in Victoria.
Alstom has signed a €300m contract with to supply 25 X’trapolis trains for Melbourne’s suburban rail network.
Alstom has been awarded contracts to design, deliver and provide long-term service support for ETCS Level 2 trackside signalling technology.
A SYSTRA and KBR joint venture has been awarded an independent certification services contract for the Sydney Metro West project.
CAF has secured tram supply extension contracts in Belgium and Australia, in addition to a signalling installation contract in Turkey.
Alstom has begun operations at METRONET’s brand new train manufacturing facility in Perth, Western Australia.
Four tunnel boring machines have finished 20 months of digging under Melbourne to create two 9km rail tunnels for the Metro Tunnel Project.
The Sydney Metro West project has announced two new stations – Pyrmont, and Hunter Street in the city's central business district.
Melbourne Metro Tunnel's 9km tunnels have moved closer to completion, switching the project’s focus on to its five new underground stations.
Two companies have been shortlisted to construct more than 10km of viaducts, bridges and embankments for the Sydney Airport Metro.
Siemens Mobility has been awarded two contracts by the New South Wales Government to upgrade the signalling technology on the Sydney metro.
The Sydney Metro West project has received two major planning approvals in readiness for the TBMs to start working by the end of 2022.
Transport for New South Wales has extended Network Rail Consulting's digital systems integration contract until 2024.
ARCT has awarded a 30 million AUD signalling contract to Arcadis for the Inland Rail freight project that will connect Melbourne to Brisbane.
Downer EDI has won the contract to upgrade stations on the Bankstown Line, which will become part of the Sydney Metro network.
9 new VLocity trains have entered service on Victoria's regional rail network. In total Victoria has ordered 18 new three-car VLocity trains.
The Australian federal budget includes more than half a billion dollars in funding for rail infrastructure projects in the state of Victoria.
The Warrnambool Line Upgrade, which will see signalling upgrades and a new crossing loop, is now underway. Completion is expected for 2021.
Keolis has won a 1.32 billion euro contract to operate and maintain Adelaide's commuter rail network for a period of eight years.
The Australian state of Victoria will receive an additional 18 three-car Bombardier VLocity trains, in a mix of broad and standad gauge.
The NSW government has approved plans for 2 rail freight projects that will increase capacity on the tracks serving freigh trains in Sydney.
Construction on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line has entered a new phase, following completion of the tunnels in March 2020.
Tracklaying has begun on the 8.5km Forrestfield-Airport Link that will connect Perth's CBD with the city's airport in the east.
Early works have now commenced on the Yanchep extension of teh Joondalup Railway Line. It is estimated works will be complete in 2021.
The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development on the key successes and challenges for rail.
Bombardier is one of the event sponsors of AusRAIL PLUS 2019 the biggest rail show in Australia, which takes place in Sydney 3–5 December.
Metronet has made public a tender for the construction of an assembly and maintenance depot for railcars in Bellevue, Western Australia.
Downer installs Dwell Track system at Wynyard Station in Sydney to optimise passenger flow and safety on platforms.
An Arcadis-Mott MacDonald joint venture has been awarded a design contract for a section of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line.
Bombardier-EDI Downer JV deliver last of the B-series electric multiple units for Transperth. The contract began in 2004.
Anton Abrahams, Chairman of the Critical Communications World (CCW), discusses critical communications for Australia's railways.
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 22: Alstom delivers the first MP16 metro train and begins production of locomotives in Kazakhstan.
The Sydney Metro enters commercial service: on Sunday 26 May, the new Alstom Metropolis trainsets began operating on the 36km line.
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Queensland: Bombardier wins contract to upgrade and modify New Generation Rollingstock trains. The NGR trains will have better accessibility.
In the Industry Insider Week 13: Deutsche Bahn considers sale options for DB Arriva and Stadler wins its biggest vehicle order to date.
CRRC and Australian company Aurizon have signed a contract for 264 narrow-gauge hopper cars. The first batch has already been dispatched.
In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using rail network.
Penultimate Transperth B-series train embarks on 4,000km journey from Queensland to Western Australia, ready to enter service in Perth.
The Australasian Railway Association has a memorandum of understanding with the Railway Industry Association (UK) to develop better working relationships.
Our Railway-News Industry Insider for 25 Feb–1 Mar 2019 featuring all the important news of the week in the rail sector from rolling stock to business news.
CRRC and Downer have received a further order for 17 double-decker Waratah trains for Sydney. The contract also includes maintenance services.
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomotives for Poland.
The Australian rail freight infrastructure project Inland Rail has had a major milestone, taking track possession for the first time on 19 February.
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 28 January–1 February 2019.
Bombardier appoints Wendy McMillan its new Head of Australia & South East Asia. She is also to become Managing Director Bombardier Transportation Australia.
A Transdev consortium has won the Parramatta Light Rail contract in Australia. The consortium will supply, operate and maintain the light rail service.
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 49: all the important railway news from the week 3–7 December 2018, covering rolling stock, infrastructure and opinion ...
The Inland Rail link between Melbourne and Brisbane is currently under construction. In this article Richard Wankmuller, Chief Executive Officer of Inland Rail,...
The second of five tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has begun working. Tunnel boring machine Mum Shirl will now help the first TBM put to work, Nancy, in creating...
Sydney Metro has announced that tunnelling works have begun in the city. The Sydney Metro TBMs have been designed specifically to deal with the local geology, w...
The federal government of Australia has solicited Expressions of Interest for a multi-million-dollar contract to design and build important aspects of the proje...
Inland Rail has received planning approval for construction of the Parkes to Narromine section of the line. Approval for the section was granted after two years...
The Australian Rail Track Corporation is soliciting suppliers for construction on the Parkes to Narromine section of the Inland Rail project. Services required ...
Bombardier Transportation has appointed Paul Brown as its new managing director for operations in Australia. His principle objective will be improving the compe...
The new train for the Sydney Metro, which is due to enter operation in 2019, successfully passed 100km/h during its high-speed testing. The test was designed to...
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is co-producing a Smart Rail Route Map for the country's rail industry. The map will present a long term vision for t...
The 2018 Australasian Railway Association Future Leaders Program has commenced in Melbourne. The programme, which brings together young talent from across the i...
The government of Australia announced $7.9 billion for rail in the 2018-19 federal budget handed down by Treasurer Scott Morrison on 8th of May. The funds are e...
The Government of Victoria, Australia has announced that it is making good progress on its Regional Rail Connectivity Project and has fitted a quarter of its V/...
380 Australasian rail industry representatives attended the Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) Women in Rail Lunch in Melbourne to celebrate the contrib...
Andrew Meier, the Executive Director and CEO of the Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI) tells Railway-News what research and rail conducted...
The replacement of the entire NSW regional train fleet has hit another milestone, with three shortlisted applicants chosen to put their best plans forward.
The Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) AusRAIL PLUS 2017 is the rail industry’s pre-eminent conference and exhibition that will be held in Brisbane...
The new automatic train control system will revolutionise the way the Transperth rail network operates, gradually replacing the ageing signalling network...
The Sydney Light Rail tunnel is one step closer to completion, with the breakthrough site at Moore Park marking the start of construction for a key...
Alstom has delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia, as part of...
Stage 2 of Sydney Metro starts at Chatswood and travels beneath Sydney Harbour, through the CBD to Sydenham and on to Bankstown. The approval is for the...
Sydney Metro construction is underway on the first station platform at Cudgegong Road and tenders called for tunnelling under Sydney Harbour
America Australia Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by United States Transportation and Australian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure.
IT innovation company NTT Data have won a contract to operate and manage the Victoria myki ticketing system from 1 January 2017.
Bombardier Downer EDI Joint Venture wins contract from Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority to supply an additional 10 three-car commuter train
Image courtesy of Transport for London The New South Wales Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Andrew Constance has announced that an open payments ...
Image courtesy of Frauscher Sensor Technology On 11 February 2016, Frauscher Sensor Technology welcomed a delegation of high ranking representatives of the ...
Image courtesy of Mitsubishi Deutsche Bahn's engineering and consulting subsidiary DB International has been awarded the tender as part of a consortium for ...
Image courtesy of Public Transport Authority of Western Australia The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia has announced the preferred respondent...
Image courtesy of YouTube The Victoria State Government have unveiled its AUS$1.6billion plans for the Melbourne Suburban Railway, elevating 8.2km of track ...
The AusRAIL convention will be taking place this week from 24 to 26 November, 2015 at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Melbourne.
Image Courtesy of ATRC The Australian Rail Track Corporation, together with Lockheed Martin, have begun shadow trials of a digital signalling system for Aus...
Image Courtesy of ARA Asciano's rail division Pacific National have launched two new $30 million Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes at the Chullora Sydney Freight T...
Image Courtesy of ARA The Australasian Rail Industry is gearing up to celebrate the great achievements taking place in rail at the inaugural Australasian R...
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