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Major works underway at Melton

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

Piling is underway in Melton, Victoria to form foundations for two rail bridges that will permanently separate trains and vehicles. The rail line is being raised at Coburns Road and Exford Road, with a new accessible Melton Station with four platforms being built as part of the project. The new platforms will accommodate trains starting and terminating at Melton as well as Ballarat services.
Women in Rail - from the boardroom to the tracks

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

Women make up just 24 per cent of the Australian rail industry workforce, according to the latest figures from the Australasian Railway Association (ARA Gender Diversity Report Survey, 2022). While this is an improvement on the 17 per cent reported back in 2014, there is still a long way to go until gender equality is achieved in the sector.
Contract awarded for Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

The design and pre-construction contract for the main works package on the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project has been awarded to MIC Group’s CPB Contractors and UGL, as part of the ActivUs Alliance. CPB Contractors and UGL, alongside ACCIONA, SMEC and WSP, will work in partnership with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Rail to progress design and project planning activities.
New bridge opens to traffic after Inland Rail completes works

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

The new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge in Victoria is open to traffic, following the completion of works by Inland Rail. The previous bridge across the rail corridor was replaced to allow the passage of double stacked freight trains. The new structure is 35 metres long and stands 3.2 metres higher than the old bridge, and the approach embankments were created using 170,000 tonnes of locally sourced soil.
Byford Rail Extension project thinking outside the box

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

Rail travel is one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport – with only 2.6 per cent of Australia’s transport greenhouse gas emissions attributable to passenger and freight rail. Greenhouse gas emissions per passenger kilometre for rail transport is up to five times less than that of car transport, according to the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), and moving freight on rail produces 16 times less carbon pollution compared to trucks.
Transdiagnostics: Pioneering the future of freight rail

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

The transportation sector, including aviation, automotive, mining and shipping, has long embraced digital transformation, integrating real-time monitoring, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance safety and operational efficiency. Aviation, though a much younger industry than rail, has used real-time diagnostics for years, enabling airlines to track aircraft systems and predict failures before they occur.
Queensland track closures to allow "huge amount" of works to take place

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

Queensland Rail customers are advised to plan ahead over the Easter long weekend, with a four-day track closure in place on the Beenleigh/Gold Coast line. The closure from Good Friday (April 18) to Easter Monday (April 21) will allow various works to be carried out in the rail corridor. The train network will be closed between Boggo Road/Park Road station and Varsity Lakes station during this period, with both all-stops and express rail replacement buses running.
Designs revealed for six new Airport metro stations

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

Designs for six new metro stations for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport have been finalised. Transport for New South Wales said each new transport hub – St Marys, Orchard Hills, Luddenham, Airport Business Park, Airport Terminal and Bradfield – “will complement the qualities of the Cumberland Plain landscape and aim to establish a sense of connection to place, people and communities of Western Sydney”.
Metro Tunnel Project marks major handover

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

The first three completed stations on the Metro Tunnel Project – Arden, Parkville and Anzac – have officially been handed over to Metro Trains in preparation for the tunnel opening later this year. The handover, which means Victoria’s rail workers can start operating and managing the stations’ assets and systems, was announced by Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Gabrielle Williams during a recent visit to Parkville Station.
Siemens Mobility: Revitalising Paris Metro

1 week ago | railexpress.com.au | Kayla Walsh

The Paris Metro Line 14 has been successfully modernised and extended thanks to a collaboration between Siemens Mobility and RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens). This significant project has resulted in enhanced efficiency, reliability, and increased capacity for passengers across Paris. It also marks the first migration of an automated driverless (GoA4 – Grade of Automation) metro line to the latest generation GoA4 system, ‘Trainguard MT CBTC’.