‘Diverted an even greater tragedy’:In his final moments,this train driver’s actions saved lives

‘Diverted an even greater tragedy’:In his final moments,this train driver’s actions saved lives

The companies responsible for the deadly Wallan derailment were fined a total of $525,000 – an amount decried as “woefully inadequate” by the rail workers’ union.

  • byErin Pearson andTara Cosoleto

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The $80 million stand-off over a level crossing no one wants removed

The $80 million stand-off over a level crossing no one wants removed

Dandenong South businesses are banding together to fight the removal of boom gates on an industrial street,which they claim is putting political spin before common sense.

  • byClay Lucas
Voters won’t know Suburban Rail Loop cost until after 2026 election

Voters won’t know Suburban Rail Loop cost until after 2026 election

Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson says an independent costing of the second stage of the infrastructure project is wrong – but he won’t say how much it will cost.

  • byRachel Eddie
Search for missing group hampered as six months’ rain in 24 hours cuts off WA from eastern states

Search for missing group hampered as six months’ rain in 24 hours cuts off WA from eastern states

Police have grave concerns for seven people missing in remote WA outback,as search efforts continue to be hampered by heavy rainfall which has cut the state off from the rest of the nation.

  • byJesinta Burton andJacob Shteyman
Allan government spends $67 million to pause building Airport Rail link

Allan government spends $67 million to pause building Airport Rail link

Contractors on Melbourne’s airport rail link have been paid $67 million to delay to the project.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney
Airport rail stand-off drags on with no mediator in sight

Airport rail stand-off drags on with no mediator in sight

Three months after the federal government said it would resolve the Melbourne Airport Rail stalemate,no one has been appointed to broker the peace.

  • byKieran Rooney
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Midland and airport line to shut down over Easter school holidays

Midland and airport line to shut down over Easter school holidays

The shutdown will take place from March 28 to April 8 as the Midland Line is realigned through the Bayswater junction.

  • byHamish Hastie
Watch the heart-stopping moment a freight train barely misses truck

Watch the heart-stopping moment a freight train barely misses truck

Video footage has been released of the heart-stopping moment a truck is nearly collected by a freight train after it ignored a rail crossing.

  • byMikala Theocharous
Pesutto vows to pause and review Suburban Rail Loop

Pesutto vows to pause and review Suburban Rail Loop

The Victorian Coalition say they may not complete the 90km rail loop if elected in 2026,but they would have to honour billions of dollars in contracts already signed.

  • byKieran Rooney
Rail Loop will expose 1 million cubic metres of contaminated soil. Here’s where

Rail Loop will expose 1 million cubic metres of contaminated soil. Here’s where

Category A waste,which is the highest reportable level and includes soil that can contain toxic gases and cannot be handled without treatment,will be largely found around the site of a former gasworks.

  • byKieran Rooney
Trams have missed the bus for 2025 connection to Fishermans Bend

Trams have missed the bus for 2025 connection to Fishermans Bend

The University of Melbourne has given up its push for a tram line to its new Fishermans Bend campus to be built by the end of this decade,in a setback that may also stymie housing development in the nation’s largest urban renewal project.

  • byPatrick Hatch andKieran Rooney