The WA Government is looking to start talks with rail operator Arc Infrastructure. Photo: stock After 25 years of privatisation, the WA Government says it wants to nationalise the state’s freight rail network as demand surges. Freight rail in the state was privatised in 2000 but recent growth in WA industries, particularly grain harvests and…
Santas will be riding the SEQ rail network next week. Photo: Qld Rail There’s a special passenger coming to south-east Qld’s rail network and he looks very familiar. As of this Monday, and running all the way to Friday, a jolly man in a red suit and his elves are riding the ‘Santa Express’ across…
Picture: stock THE NSW Government is cracking down on railway blockaders by adding hefty fines to possible two-year jail terms for railway protests. The government intends to legislate a maximum fine of $22,000 for obstructing a railway under the Crimes Act 1990 in addition to possible jail terms. At present, there is no fine outlined…