Rail Transport Industry

Sydney trains services will come to a halt from Thursday to Sunday this week due to industrial action by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.

On a dark spring night 20 years ago, the high-speed passenger train hurtled off the tracks at a speed of more than 100 kilometres per hour.

The NSW government capitulated to demands for a temporary 24-hour timetable to avoid threats from the union of a complete shutdown of the rail network. 

Businesses in Box Hill say they've been given an extra nine months before they have to vacate their premises for construction of the SRL.

Tens of thousands of commuters will have their journeys disrupted as the T3 Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown was shut down on Monday morning. Nine train stations along the T3 line will be closed for at least the next 12 months to allow for the completion of the new metro.

The Victorian government called a snap public holiday-eve press conference to announce the budget blowout.

Government pay negotiations with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union broke down earlier this week and the union threatened to disrupt services on one of the busiest weekends of the year.

David Crisafulli promises a 100-day review of Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics infrastructure if his party wins government as works begin on a direct rail line from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. 

An industrial dispute had threatened to disrupt Sydney's rail network on one of the busiest weekends of the year, just days before the closure of the T3 Bankstown line but the union said the promise of free travel this weekend has led to action being called off.

The NSW Court of Appeal overrules an earlier win by businesses who had argued that delayed works on the light rail line between the CBD, Randwick and Kingsford had negatively affected them.

There could be interruptions to train services and a delay of the Sydney Metro rollout as industrial action from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) begins on Wednesday.

An owner of an e-bike taken by another passenger says luggage tags are rarely handed out on the Warrnambool line, meaning conductors have no way to keep track of checked items.

A group of residents on Queensland's Sunshine Coast says they have been blindsided by a state government decision to redirect a major rail corridor through their properties.

A 22-year-old woman charged over her involvement in blocking coal trains in the Hunter Valley is "relieved" after successfully appealing against her jail sentence.

The Sydney City Metro line has completed its first week, completing more than 200,000 journeys a day. But has it been a success?

The potentially politically explosive overhaul is the first major shift in commonwealth-state land transport infrastructure funding arrangements since 2019.

The first train for Sydney's new metro line between Sydenham and Chatswood officially opened its doors to commuters this morning.

The transport project expected to reshape the future of Sydneysiders move around is set to open soon. This is what you need to know.

The railway line was initially postponed after safety concerns were raised ahead of its original opening earlier this month.

The highly anticipated Chatswood to Sydenham route runs under Sydney Harbour, directly linking north-west commuters to the CBD, and is scheduled to open this Sunday.