In this special issue, we focus on some of Australia’s biggest rail projects currently in the pipeline, as well as looking towards the sector’s future in the years to come. We catch up with the latest ...

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 ...

Transport minister Catherine King will pledge $230m for planning work for the first phase of a bullet train on Australia’s east coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

Train journeys aren’t just relaxing, they can also provide cost-saving benefits. Here's six to consider exploring for your next getaway. ... Read More The post Six best Australian train journeys for a ...

Every day, hundreds of trucks barrel along highways from Melbourne to Brisbane. Some B-triple trucks stretch to 36 metres or more, more than seven times the length of an average car. Australia relies ...

Far from the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, Australia's luxury rail journeys take a different, more romantic track. It is rail to be enjoyed rather than tolerated: savoured for the trip ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Australia is a huge continent, but most Australians live in a ...

In a reversal of its past policy, Australia’s Liberal government (the Liberals are the country’s conservative party) is earmarking A$10.7 billion ($7.4 billion U.S.) to its National Rail Program in ...

New South Wales (NSW) train station staff will turn off Opal contactless payment machines from next Wednesday, as part of their ongoing industrial dispute with the state government. Sydney Trains ...

Late Sunday night, the unions covering rail workers offered to abandon all substantive industrial action in their ongoing wage dispute, if the New South Wales (NSW) Labor government agreed to drop its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Double stacked cargo freight trains like this were planned for the Inland Rail -- until its northern half from central NSW to near ...