Recovery works are underway after a freight train derailed near Mambray Creek, on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf, blocking a key rail route for several days.

In this special issue, we focus on some of Australia’s biggest rail projects currently in the pipeline, as well as looking towards the sector’s future in the years to come. We catch up with the latest ...

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 ...

A global 4.9 billion euro contract (8.8 billion Australian dollars) awarded by the Suburban Rail Loop Authority to the TransitLinX Alliance consisting of Alstom, John Holland, KBR, WSP and RATP Dev.

And a glimmer of high-speed hope. By Natasha Frost The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a ...

Far from the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, Australia's luxury rail journeys take a different, more romantic track. It is rail to be enjoyed rather than tolerated: savoured for the trip ...