Railway stories
Integrated security provider, Certis Australia, has announced a new strategic partnership with the Gold Coast Light Rail, also known as G:link.
Pacific National safeguards critical infrastructure in Australia while boosting secure network access for reliable operations with Fortinet and Ip.Glass.
A key challenge for the DFC was the need to integrate modern technology and systems to ensure seamless and efficient operations.
Team 17's Sweet Transit invites players to build a thriving colony in a world whereby trains are the only form of transport.
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) teams up with Mavin Powercube to incorporate a customised Powercube into their South Wales rail innovation site.
Purple Transform secures funding from Innovate UK to develop AI models that identify individuals at risk of suicide on railways.
Passenger rail could cut emissions and widen access, but chronic underinvestment and patchy national coordination still hold New Zealand back.
Budget 2022 will fund ageing locomotives and tracks, but critics say it largely brings New Zealand rail up to where it should already be.
Funding will still fall short of fixing decades of underinvestment, with experts warning roads and rail need more to meet safety and climate goals.
Transport industry groups say decades of stop-start planning could end if National’s $31 billion road and rail programme goes ahead.
The site could draw USD $2 billion to USD $4 billion in logistics investment and ease freight congestion around Palmerston North.
Better freight services and more reliable trains are set to follow, as the funding also covers new ferries and ageing locomotives.
Long-term upgrades to tracks, trains and ferries could finally be unlocked as the government shifts rail funding away from annual budget battles.
Contractors still need project-by-project details, with major transport work due to wind down within 18 months and risking industry capacity gaps.
Auckland could gain valuable waterfront land and Northland secure a major jobs boost if the freight port is shifted, but the bill is likely to run to billions.
Reopening of the Main North Line helped lift KiwiRail's half-year revenue 12% to GBP £328.8 million and surplus to GBP £16.3 million.
Auckland commuters are closer to a faster rail link as backfilling begins above a 3.45km tunnel set to ease city-centre travel.
Around 110 rail services a week rely on the 315m South Rangitikei Viaduct, which has won a national concrete award for durability.
Auckland travellers may face years of uncertainty as officials weigh whether light rail or heavy rail best serves the airport link.
The project’s funding gap has been narrowed after a consortium offered to match the governments’ combined AUD $10 billion commitment.