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 ...

Fortescue, the Australian iron ore mining giant, recently welcomed electric locomotives powered by the world’s largest land-mobile batteries, the company said in a social media post. The locomotives ...

Alstom has secured a €1bn ($1.17bn) share of a contract for the Suburban Rail Loop East project in Melbourne, Australia.

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 ...

Last week’s torrential rain disrupted several Sydney train lines, in what is becoming a familiar story for commuters. Almost one in five trains in New South Wales ran late over the past year, and ...

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 ...

A global 4.9 billion euro contract (8.8 billion Australian dollars) awarded by the Suburban Rail Loop Authority to the TransitLinX Alliance consisting of Alstom, John Holland, KBR, WSP and RATP ...

Investing.com -- French train manufacturer Alstom has won a €4.9 billion ($5.75 billion) contract for Australia’s Suburban Rail Loop as part of the TransitLinX Alliance.

GWA will enter into a 20-year rail haulage contract with Glencore Coal (GC) to exclusively haul all coal produced at GC’s existing mines in the Hunter Valley to the Port of Newcastle. Initial volumes ...

And a glimmer of high-speed hope. By Natasha Frost The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a ...

A group of dedicated volunteers say they have built "Australia's biggest" miniature railway in regional Victoria and after a decade of hard work it's finally open to the public.