Budget response #1: rail

The Australasian Railway Association welcomed the release of draft legislation for new tax incentives that will promote investment in public infrastructure. “Any initiative that will encourage private sector investment into major transport infrastructure has our strong support,” said Australasian Railway Association (ARA) CEO Bryan Nye.“These measures may help unlock projects that have long been in [...]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a decision allowing the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to include the Southern Sydney Freight Line in its Interstate Access Undertaking. This means that negotiations between ARTC and parties wanting to run trains on the Southern Sydney Freight Line will be supported by the processes and principles [...]

The Federal Opposition leader has demonstrated that he simply does not understand public transport, says the Australasian Railways Association. “Comments today that an incoming Abbott Government would cut all urban rail funding should send shivers down the spine of commuters everywhere,” Australasian Railway Association (ARA) CEO Bryan Nye said. Over the last decade, public transport [...]

Freight operators will soon have better access to the Chullora Intermodal with the Federal and NSW governments agreeing to jointly fund the first stage of upgrades of the local roads connecting the facility to the Hume Highway. The $345,000 project will target Muir Road between Rockwood Road and Dasea Street as well as Dasea Street [...]