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Customer focus needed for rail freight growth in Australia

6 September 2016 | By John Fullerton, Chief Executive and Managing Director – ARTC

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) manages the Australian interstate rail network and the Hunter Valley coal rail network in New South Wales – which supports the largest coal export port in the world. We have a number of exciting projects underway to grow freight volumes and rail’s place in…

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ARA – building a brighter future for rail in the Australasian region

18 September 2014 | By Bryan Nye, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Railway Association (ARA)

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is the peak body representing 170 passenger, freight, track operators and the wider rail supply industry in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, explains Bryan Nye – the Association’s Chief Executive Officer. Our fundamental purpose is to create an environment that will permit the Australasian rail…

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Australia’s biggest public transport project is underway

18 September 2014 | By Gladys Berejiklian – Minister for Transport in the Government of New South Wales, Australia

Australia’s first fully-automated rapid transit rail system – the AU$8.3 billion North West Rail Link is a new direction for rail services – not just for Sydney, but for the entire country. Gladys Berejiklian – Minister for Transport in the Government of New South Wales, Australia, provides more details about…

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Improving Melbourne’s metropolitan train system one step at a time

3 August 2010 | By Andrew Lezala, CEO, Metro Trains Melbourne (Metro)

Six months in to its contract as operator of Melbourne’s metropolitan train network, Metro’s focus is firmly on improving asset reliability, simplifying the timetable and making every minute count. In 2009, the Victorian Government selected a new contractor to operate Melbourne’s metropolitan rail services. The network assets, which are Government-owned…