1+ week, 6+ day ago  (466+ words) Reduced public holiday services and school holidays heighten pressure on network, leading to overcrowding Passengers have been forced to stand for hours and many were unable to board services over Easter as Victoria's regional train system strained under the combined…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (627+ words) Review of original train order is meant to prevent service problems north of Birmingham, but it may do the opposite Plans to change the size of HS2 trains to maximise capacity are likely to inflate costs and mean fewer seats and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1083+ words) Infrastructure minister says the Newcastle-Sydney project will build on decades of work and planning " but experts "won't be cutting any cakes until there's shovels in the ground' "A second airport for Sydney has to be connected to Sydney by both…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (433+ words) Refund systems for individual train operators to be merged into single service under nationalised rail body Rail passengers will be able to claim compensation for delayed trains directly from the website where they bought their ticket, the government has said,…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (461+ words) Commuters on Craigieburn, Upfield, Ballarat and Seymour lines will be first to test tap-and-go technology Melbourne is finally poised to join other Australian cities in the tap-and-go era, with the state government confirming public trials for contactless credit and debit…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (242+ words) The federal government has released the business case for a bullet train between Sydney and Newcastle, promising funding in hopes of getting the $60bn project "shovel ready" within two years. Commuters would be able to travel between the cities in a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (711+ words) Rail line projected to cost taxpayers $61. 2bn, with further line to Western Sydney international airport to cost extra $32. 4bn Australians would pay $31 for a 60-minute high-speed train between Newcastle and central Sydney from 2039, costing taxpayers $61. 2bn, according to a business case provided to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (794+ words) Transport minister Catherine King will pledge $230m for planning work for the first phase of a bullet train on Australia's east coast Long-mooted plans for high-speed rail could be "shovel-ready" within two years, according to the federal government, which will on…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (424+ words) By travelling during the day on scenic routes, travellers can soak up spectacular landscapes before taking in Turin's cultural heritage Is there a better sensation for a traveller than when a train speeds out of a tunnel? The sudden flood…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1031+ words) The beloved train was treated like a visiting superstar on its "rowdy but enjoyable" final journey from Lithgow to Central Station As the sun rises over the Blue Mountains, on a train platform 150km from Sydney, hundreds of tired rail enthusiasts…...