Rail
Rail Sector
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- The Rail industry underpins Australian business as it carries people and commodities on 35,015 kilometres of track across the country.
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- It has an estimated annual revenue of $27.1 billion, adding $12.4 billion to the Australian economy in 2015-16.
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- The industry employs more than 55,500 people across more than 170 companies comprising private and public operators, passenger and freight operators, track owners and managers, manufacturers and suppliers that operate in urban, regional, and rural areas of Australia.
Latest Rail Industry News
Cross River Rail – Open consultation on design of Exhibition Station
Community consultaton has opened on the redesign of Exhibition Station as part of the Cross River Rail Project. A newly upgraded Exhibition Station will provide rail services all year round for one of Brisbane’s fastest growing suburbs. It will provide improved...
Cross Sector Supply Chain Skills Project Update
As part of the Cross Sector Supply Chain Skills Project, the final draft Units of Competency and Skill Sets, along with the Companion Volume Implementation Guide compendium, have now been submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) as part of...
Expressions of interest open for ARA Young Leaders Advisory Board vacancies
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is pleased to announce that Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for two female and two male vacancies on the ARA’s Young Leaders Advisory Board (Y-LAB). Each position is for a period of two years; March 2020 to March...