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How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

Train operators may be putting all their eggs in one basket.

The Canberra Times

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

Australians woke up this morning to a major outage affecting Telstra, the largest telecommunications network in the country. But mobile phones weren’t the only thing knocked out of action.

The Conversation

Testing out the tracks: students get on board for railway industry day

'I was inhaling steam trains since before I was born.'

Newcastle Herald

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Train driver reveals torment as protesters play with death on tracks

Disturbing images and first-hand experiences detail close calls.

Newcastle Herald

Teen in custody, protesters force cancellation of 111 passenger trains

Delays continue this morning and have spanned several hours.

Newcastle Herald

Freight expectations: inland rail father's green dream

More than a decade after getting kicked off the nation building project he spearheaded, Everald Compton is back to finish the job and realise his dream.

AAP

Years of anguish for train driver's widow after crash

Jenny Kennedy will never forget the day her beloved, train driver husband John was killed in a derailment north of Melbourne in 2020.

AAP

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Rail operators fined $525k over fatal train derailment

NSW Trains and Australian Rail Track Corporation have been sentenced in a Melbourne court after two men were killed in a 2020 train derailment.

AAP

Calls to complete Inland Rail to Queensland

The Queensland Government remains resolute that the 1700km Inland Rail project must reach Brisbane amid delays in approvals and funding.

AAP

Government rejected advice to close Tarro Bridge because of structural concerns

A Newcastle Herald investigation can reveal behind-the-scenes documents.

Newcastle Herald

Disruptions set for Hunter train network to allow scheduled maintenance

The work will take place from November 21 to 24.

Newcastle Herald

Vandalism, cable theft at railway cause trains to go offline

CCTV and security measures have been ramped up.

Newcastle Herald

Three-day shutdown throws a spanner in the works for train commuters

The three-day shutdown is for 'critical' maintenance works.

Newcastle Herald

Bridget McKenzie and Mark Coulton reject suggestion they ‘trespassed’ at inland rail project

Nationals pair say they were at a level crossing on a public road when they visited the rail corridor without ministerial permission

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This is not Utopia: how will the inland rail project stand up to real-life scrutiny?

The 1700km railway is being touted as a nation-building project, so we need to get the planning right

Newcastle Herald

One of 50 charged after coal train climate protest granted bail

A climate activist has been banned from every ARTC-operated rail corridor in the state.

The Guardian - AU

Inland rail review supports concerns raised by regional communities

Wagga Wagga and other towns on the inland rail route have been asking for a bypass and say that is supported by Dr Kerry Schott’s review

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government commits to half of Inland Rail project after blowouts, delay and mismanagement

Labor will prioritise delivering Melbourne-to-Parkes segment after independent review found more work needed on Brisbane stretch

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Inland Rail review reveals cost blow-out to 'astonishing' $31b amid claims of unheeded advice

Australia needs an inland rail, but a new report finds advice was ignored, the board does not have the "skills required", and there has been an "astonishing" cost blow-out to $31.4 billion.

The Guardian - AU

‘Astonishing’: cost of Inland Rail doubles to $30bn as review savages Coalition over project

Dr Kerry Schott warns she is not confident her assessment captures the full extent of cost blowouts and delays

ABC News

Logan residents say planned Inland Rail route will make life 'unbearable' in booming suburb

Stan and Suzanne Corbett have sent "hundreds of letters" about the effect the train line would have on "booming" south-west Logan, but say their worries have fallen on deaf ears.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney-Melbourne railway could be affordably upgraded to slash travel times to six hours, expert says

Exclusive: replacing 250km of steam-age railway with straighter track would allow tilting trains to reduce the trip from 11 hours

ABC News

Farmers accuse railway manager of ignoring them over design of key freight line between Sydney and Perth

Landholders in central west NSW are calling for work to improve a section of the Perth to Sydney railway line.

ABC News

WA road freight prices rise 20 per cent due to rail disruptions in eastern states

The trucking industry says rail delays and damage in the eastern states are driving demand and prices up.

Newcastle Herald

Port has 'strong intention' not to clog roads with container trucks

The port says it will move most containers by rail, but past Department of Planning assessments have some Mayfield residents concerned.

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