Port of Melbourne rail upgrade is one step closer to reality
The port of Melbourne, in southeastern Australia, is undergoing a major infrastructural upgrade to boost rail freight transportation. The latest development was the opening of the so-called Intermodal Way. This is a new road infrastructure,...Read more
‘Pay for railway network revamp yourselves’, says Australian MP to Aurizon and Viterra
The joint request of Australian rail freight operator Aurizon and agricultural company Viterra to upgrade and reopen a railway network in South Australia has received backlash. Rowan Ramsey, MP for the region of Grey where...Read more
Aurizon and Viterra want to reopen a railway network in South Australia
Australian rail freight company Aurizon and Viterra, an agricultural group, have asked the country’s federal government to upgrade and reopen a railway network in South Australia. Reopening the network, according to the companies, would benefit...Read more
Australia: Aurizon signs historic deal to expand its rail network
Aurizon, one of Australia’s largest rail freight companies signed a massive deal with logistics provider Team Global Express (TGE) for almost 1,7 billion euros. The deal aims at significantly expanding Aurizon’s network along the Australian...Read more
Derailment in Australia leads to five days of line closure
Accident updateRepairs after a mastodontic accident in Queensland, Australia, could keep the line between Rockhampton and Gladstone closed for up to five days. This is what Aurizon, the company operating the line, was reported saying by...Read moreAustralian coal rail corridor closed after train derailment
Two freight trains collided in Queensland, Australia, on 29 January, causing an indefinite closure of the railway line between Rockhampton and Gladstone. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said that a freight train derailed and...Read more
It’s strike season in the rail industry
Rail workers all over the world have organised and are organising multiple strikes to grab the industry’s attention on the issues they deem more important. The rail sector, and therefore rail freight, is in fact...Read more
Australia: Pacific National put over 800 employees on lockout
Pacific National (PN), one of the largest rail freight companies in Australia, has been keeping over 800 employees in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, on lockout since 23 November. The lockout may cause major...Read more
No coals from Newcastle as 20 trains are blocked by protestors
Australia is often held up as an example of just what can be achieved with bulk transport by rail freight. However, as COP26 finally moved to an agreement on ‘phasing down’ fossil fuels, moving forty-thousand...Read more
Inland Rail to transform Australian rail freight and economy
Work is underway on a project that has been the talk of Australia since the nineteenth century. Inland Rail is a 1700-kilometre project to provide a freight corridor between Brisbane in the north and Melbourne...Read more