Bety will come down from the Sunshine Coast to carry passengers in the city. Photo: Queensland Rail After six years away, Bety is coming back to the Ekka Show in Brisbane next month and she’s got ‘friends’. Bety is a BB18¼ steam train and will be helping Queensland Rail celebrate 160 years of railway in…
A screen capture of construction work on the Torbanlea plant in August 2024. Image: Qld Govt (TMR). A recruitment drive to fill 300 positions under the revitalised Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) is now under way. The state government says about 200 trade and 100 professional staff will be needed at the new Torbanlea train…
Qld Rail is warning against trespassing on its tracks in SE Queensland. Photo: Qld Rail/Twitter (X) Queensland Rail is warning against a dangerous new trespassing trend in the state’s south-east after close calls were filmed on CCTV last year. Footage released by them shows people cutting corners over tracks to make trains, jumping off the…
Adelaide’s trains are returning to public hands with trams to follow. Photo: Adelaide Metro/Twitter (X). The South Australian government has taken full control of Adelaide’s train services in a reversal of a four-year privatisation of the network. And the government says trams services will follow suit later this year. No break fees will have to…
Sydney is facing a citywide rail shutdown from Friday. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Sydney residents will be without rail services for more than two days as of Friday due to industrial action by the Rail Tram and Bus Union. NSW Transport Minister Jo Heylan confirmed to media on Tuesday that there would be no train services.…