Aerial inspection of the rail network: Aurizon, Australia’s biggest rail company, uses two UAV of the German microdrones GmbH to survey its entire transport infrastructure. The company from the German ...

Australia’s railways have been left scouring for scraps after the latest Federal Budget overwhelmingly prioritises road infrastructure. A total of $8.6bn has been set aside for transport, of which ...

Wabtec and ARTC (Australian Rail Track Corporation) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on digital technology for Australian rail system interoperability. Wabtec, whose I-ETMS-based Positive ...

The pressure to move Inland Rail forward increased after the Australian railway network received little financial backing in this year’s Federal Budget, with most funds directed to road infrastructure ...

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 ...

A group of dedicated volunteers say they have built "Australia's biggest" miniature railway in regional Victoria and after a ...

Progress Rail Services Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., said Tuesday, July 1, 2014 it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Pacific Rail Engineering's (PRE) track business ...

The Alishan Forestry Railway and Australia’s Zig Zag Railway yesterday signed a sisterhood pact to facilitate the maintenance ...

SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Australian rail haulage group Aurizon on Tuesday warned a smaller-than-expected government cap on revenue of A$4.02 billion ($3.50 billion) it can generate from its key ...

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 ...

Peter van Duyn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...