New underground metro line thanks to new Hitachi contract
Hitachi Rail has secured a contract to provide advanced technologies for a new underground metro line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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All aboard for a vintage express to a tramway museum
Transport Heritage NSW, in Sydney, New South Wales, is running The Vintage Tramway Festival Express on Sunday, 22nd February.
Alstom secures £1bn contract to build trains for new Australian suburban railway
Alstom has been awarded a €1 (1.8 billion Australian dollars) contract as part of a consortium to build a new railway line in Melbourne, Australia.
Increased police presence on railway network after Bondi Beach shooting
The British Transport Police say that passengers may notice an increased police presence across the railway network this weekend after the attack in Australia last…
Network Rail goes worldwide with Australian collaboration agreement
Network Rail is going worldwide in developing technology after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Transport for NSW in Australia.
Staffordshire train manufacturer to supply hybrid locomotives to Australia
Mackay Sugar, Australia’s second-largest sugar milling company, has ordered five hybrid locomotives and Brake Vans from Clayton Equipment.
New Arterio train named after Stuart Broad in London
South Western Railway invited RailAdvent to London Waterloo today (28th November) to see the new Arterio trains officially launched and one of the new…
Book Review: Australia’s Last Steam Railways: The South Maitland and Richmond Vale Railways by John Woodhams
This is an illustrated history of two railway systems in New South Wales, and the last in Australia other than heritage lines to use steam locomotives…
New €1bn Alstom deal to see new signalling for Australia
Western Australia's Public Transport Authority (PTA) has awarded a €1bn (AUD$1.6bn) contract to Alstom and DT Infrastructure, an Australian engineer…
First Alstom C-Series train enters passenger service for Western Australia Railcar Program
Alstom has delivered the first of its Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) C-Series train to the Western Australian Government’s METRONET Railcar Program.