Campaign to reinstate South Australia’s regional rail network to help boost employment and create economic benefits for towns

By Erin Jones, Regional Reporter, Sunday Mail, The Advertiser; November 18, 2017 FIRST came the unmistakeable vibrations, then the rumble,…

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Australia: Internal documents show makeover of Sydney’s Central Station to top $3 billion

By Matt O’Sullivan, The Sydney Morning Herald; November 12, 2017 The cost of transforming Sydney’s Central Station into a gateway…

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Australia: Queensland Rail trains on track for legal disaster

By Kelmeny Fraser, The Courier-Mail; November 13, 2017 QUEENSLAND Rail was warned by its lawyers that its troubled $4.4 billion…

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Today’s history note: How Aussies Beat the Odds To Build The Trans-Australian Railway

By Jess Zavolokin, National Geographic Magazine; October 17, 2017 The railway project that took 2.5 million hardwood sleepers and 140,000…

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Australia: Bad behaviours driving Brisbane train passengers nuts on peak-hour commutes

By Patrick Williams, ABC.net; October 16, 2017 Feet on the seat is the number one train etiquette gripe bugging Brisbane…

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Australia: Queensland Rail bosses say goodbye to bonus pay thanks to Transport Minister Jackie Trad

By Kelmeny Fraser, The Courier-Mail; October 7, 2017 TRANSPORT Minister Jackie Trad has stepped in to end the gravy train…

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