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Southern Shorthaul Railroad is a rail freight operator in New South Wales and Victoria. Image: SSR

The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) has made the decision to partially lift the suspension placed on Holdco Holdings, trading as Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR).   

The freight operator’s accreditation was s...


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The first Tangara train is being refurbished at Newcastle’s Cardiff Maintenance Centre. Image: NSW Government

Work has begun on the first of 18 Tangara trains to be refurbished at the Cardiff Maintenance Centre in Newcastle.  

The refurbishment program is intended to extend the life of the trains by 10 to 15 years.  

In total, 100...


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V/Line services are currently suspended due to the Telstra outage. Image: V/Line

Some train services across Australia continue to be affected by the national Telstra communications outage that occurred yesterday. 

V/Line has suspended all services today, encouraging passengers to “defer any non-essential V/Line travel where possible”. 

The regio...


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The NSW Government wants to bring train manufacturing back to the Hunter. Image: Elias Bitar/stock.adobe.com

The New South Wales Government has announced it is investing $12 billion to deliver a new train manufacturing facility in the Hunter region.  

The factory will be owned by the state but operated by a private manufacturer, and...


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Approximately 447 billion tonne kilometres of freight was hauled by rail in Australia in 2024-25. Image: stock.adobe.com/adwo

The Iran conflict and ensuing global fuel crisis has once again shone a spotlight on the critical importance of both developing and maintaining secure and resilient supply chains.

Largely overlooked by the public, Australia’s vast network...


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