Australia is building a nearly 1,600 km inland freight railway designed to bypass congested coastal routes and move goods at an unprecedented scale. This video explores the ambition behind Inland Rail ...

The derailment of a freight train on a key section of railway in South Australia is affecting all transcontinental train ...

Coles and Woolworths have hired extra trucks to keep WA supplied while repairs get underway following a train derailment in ...

Australia has one of the fastest rates of population growth in the developed world. In Australia, the estimated residential population has soared by more than 380,000 in the past 12 months, according ...

The ARA found that Australia is often been than others at adopting major rail technologies in its passenger and freight networks. Credit: Adam.J.W.C. (via Wikimedia Commons). Australia boasts some of ...

Recovery works are underway after a freight train derailed near Mambray Creek, on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf, ...

Progress Rail has signed an agreement to acquire Downer EDI’s freight rail business, Downer Freight Rail, an Australian railcar company. Headquartered in North Ryde and with 15 maintenance facilities ...

Alison Ribbon reported that the strike was apparently unplanned and dubbed a "wildcat strike" by the railway union. Safety issues surrounding Pacific National have been in the headlines recently, with ...

KARRATHA, Australia, December 08, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto’s first Pilbara-made iron ore rail car has rolled off the production line in Karratha, as part of a A$150 million partnership with ...

Supplies destined for Darwin have been brought to a grinding halt after almost a dozen train wagons came off the tracks in ...

Crossing the harsh terrain of the Australian outback, the Ghan, a luxury train, and its 3,000 kms of track need constant and skilled maintenance. Epic Train Journeys is available to stream on pbs.org ...