QLD manufacturing gets gov funding boost
The Queensland Government is injecting nearly $600 million to boost its industries and regional and rural areas as part of its latest budget.
NSW begins industry engagement for rail manufacturing program
The NSW government has begun a market and analysis campaign, as it seeks to establish one of the “strongest rail manufacturing pipelines in Australia”, beginning with around 450 carriages to replace Sydney Trains’ ageing Tangara fleet. In a statement on Monday, the government agency Transport for NSW (TfNSW) said it has begun engaging manufacturers and…
Livium sign agreement to recycle electric mining train batteries
Livium has signed an exclusive agreement with Wabtec subsidiary Industrea to recycle batteries used in their electric mining locomotives.
Alstom builds first X’Trapolis 2.0 train to replace Melbourne’s Comeng fleet
The first of 25 new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains has been built at Ballarat, the state government announced on Tuesday. The first train is part of a $986 million spend on the fleet – which will replace the 1980s-era Comeng trains and travel on the Craigieburn, Upfield and Frankston lines – as well as major upgrades…
New manufacturing centre of excellence launched in QLD
A new $7.1 million Manufacturing Centre of Excellence has been launched in Maryborough, QLD, with train manufacturing a key focus.