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In the vast expanse of Australia’s outback, there’s one vehicle that stands out for its incredible size and sheer power—the world’s longest road train.This massive combination of trucks and trailers, ...
Australia’s vast landscapes and unique infrastructure make truck driving there a distinct challenge. With the country spanning almost the same size as the USA but with a significantly smaller ...
Metrol, for example, on which the metropolitan rail network depends, continues to operate a 22-year old system for controlling train scheduling as well as monitoring train locations.
Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), a 60% owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based rail operator MTR, has secured a new seven-year franchise from the Government of Victoria to operate and maintain the Melbourne ...
A map shows the route of the Inglewood Transit Connector – the planned "automated people mover" train system which will run on elevated tracks through Inglewood in Los Angeles County.
The itinerary of the 4352-kilometre Indian Pacific, which includes the longest straight stretch of railway track on Earth, has been extended from 65 hours to 90 hours. Australia’s most epic ...
The Ghan is one of the longest train journeys in the world, spanning 1,851 miles and multiple climate zones, from tropical Darwin in Australia’s “top end” to the lush hills of Adelaide on ...
In his spare time, an Australian train driver imagined, documented and mapped an entire fictional island nation in detail you will not believe. The maps of the Republic of Koana Islands look very ...
Around 250,000 workers and students were stranded for hours last Wednesday afternoon in Australia’s most populous city due to a fault in the network’s outmoded communications system.
If the massive Inland Rail project is completed in the 2030s, it could potentially cut Australia’s freight emissions by 0.75 million tonnes a year by taking some freight off trucks.
The idea of filming an iconic train travelling across the outback sounds simple, ... Australia’s Greatest Train Journey ... No stone was left unturned as we adopted a moving fixed rig system.
On a bright Brisbane morning in early 2020, pre-coronavirus pandemic, I joined 203 guests and 39 crew for a three-night, four-day jaunt aboard the sleek, 30-carriage and 711m-long Great Southern.