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Australia launches biggest rail research program

Monday 01 September 2008

The Federal Government has launched a Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for rail innovation.


Third party gets access to rail

Tuesday 24 June 2008

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has welcomed the draft recommendations by the National Competition Council (NCC) to declare the rail services of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton for the Robe, Hamersley and Goldsworthy railway lines open to third parties.


Pilbara rail contracts awarded

Tuesday 01 April 2008

Macmahon Holdings Limited and its subsidiary MVM Rail Pty Ltd (MVM Rail) have been awarded approximately $42 million of contracts to provide seven kilometres of rail track servicing BHP Billiton Iron Ore rail operations in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.


Mesa A Mine rail contract

Tuesday 01 April 2008

Macmahon Holdings Limited has been awarded a $65 million contract to construct approximately 50 km of rail to the Mesa A mine for Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Iron Ore) in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.


Infrastructure talks derailed

Thursday 09 August 2007

THE Queensland infrastructure crisis has reached a new low, with Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Michael Roche announcing “new wave of industry activism” at an Australian Rail Summit in Sydney.


Miners welcome rail review

Monday 30 July 2007

THE Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement of a major structural review of Queensland Rail (QR).


Privatise Queensland Rail

Monday 30 July 2007

TO say the Beattie Government has dropped the ball on infrastructure needs for its coal industry would be an understatement. Jamie Wade writes


Macmahon wins Queensland rail contract

Saturday 14 July 2007

MACMAHON Holdings Limited announced that it is Queensland Rail’s (QR) preferred alliance contractor for the Jilalan Rail Yard Upgrade Project


Contractor wins $250m deal

Friday 06 July 2007

MACMAHON Holdings Limited has won the contract for Queensland Rails (QR) Jilalan Rail Yard Upgrade Project


Coffey enters rail works market

Tuesday 03 July 2007

Coffey International Limited has acquired a railway engineering consultancy, and a project and contract management consultancy


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