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Fares are free but some V/Line passengers can't get to work on time
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (971+ words) David Oborne's V/Line rail service to work in Melbourne has been replaced by buses, right as petrol prices have peaked due to the war in the Middle East. (ABC News: Harrison Tippet) V/Line passengers trying to save money…...
Rail track closures extended in south-east Queensland
1+ week, 6+ day ago (500+ words) Queensland Rail says planned track closures will now be extended until April 30. (ABC News: Christopher Gillette) Queensland Rail has warned commuters they will be affected by four extra days of track closures, citing union-protected industrial action for the delays. Caboolture…...
Qld commuters warned more disruptions to train services possible
2+ week, 5+ day ago (881+ words) Queensland Rail says there may be service cancellations on Thursday. (ABC News: Liz Pickering) Queensland Rail is warning commuters there may be more disruptions to rail services today, with members of the Electrical Trades Union set to take protected industrial…...
Train services in south-east Qld to be disrupted due to industrial action
2+ week, 6+ day ago (296+ words) Queensland Rail has advised customers that no trains will be operating between Darra and Rosewood on the Ipswich line and Central and Cleveland on Wednesday, April 1." (ABC News: Christopher Gillette) Queensland commuters have been warned to expect disruptions to train…...
Metro Tasmania says it will 'monitor demand' before adding extra services
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (421+ words) The state government introduced free public transport for all Tasmanians on Monday, 30 March, to encourage more bus use as the price of fuel has increased. Metro Tasmania chief executive Jess Paton tells Leon Compton the company recorded a 20 per cent…...
Public transport to be free for Victorians in April
3+ week, 2+ day ago (439+ words) The government has announced free public transport for Victorians next month to help with cost of living. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy) Public transport will be free in Victoria across metropolitan and V/Line services in the month of April. The Victorian…...
There's been a 'big spike' in public transport use, but are petrol prices the reason?
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (785+ words) There is an uptick in people using public transport, including at Rockingham station. (ABC News: Lauren Smith) WA Premier Roger Cook says there has been a "big spike" in the number of people using public transport so far this month....
Why it's finally time for high speed rail
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1483+ words) Can you believe the construction of a high speed rail network could start in just two years?" Scepticism is not unwarranted because we've been talking about fast train travel for decades, but it's never happened because it basically costs too…...
Adelaide Hills passenger rail among SA voters' transport wishlist
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1143+ words) Rachel and Michelle Snowball want to see passenger rail brought back to the Adelaide Hills. (ABC News: Daniel Taylor) South Australians have told ABC's pre-election platform, Your Say, they would like passenger rail returned to the Adelaide Hills, while others…...
Australia's long wait for a high-speed train
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (767+ words) The sleek bullet nose of a TGV Very Fast Train in Paris. (AAP: James Shrimpton) The then head of the CSIRO floated the idea of high-speed rail for Australia in the 1980s. A series of state and federal governments have since…...