The Suburban Rail Loop offers Allan a rare political opportunity few leaders get

The Suburban Rail Loop offers Allan a rare political opportunity few leaders get

The Labor government may have used up its political capital when it axed the Commonwealth Games,but there’s still a way out of this costly mess.

  • byAnnika Smethurst

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Qld Rail had one worker to check 1138 level crossings. Then someone died

Qld Rail had one worker to check 1138 level crossings. Then someone died

The level crossing where a woman was killed when her car was hit by a train was a serious safety risk but had not been inspected for 19 years.

  • byTony Moore
The Suburban Rail Loop is a money sink. Time to bite the bullet and cancel it

The Suburban Rail Loop is a money sink. Time to bite the bullet and cancel it

For the same price as just the first stage of the loop,Victoria could have had a dedicated airport rail line and fast train services to Geelong.

  • byMarion Terrill
State shelves dream to fix eyesore dubbed the ‘black hole of Melbourne’

State shelves dream to fix eyesore dubbed the ‘black hole of Melbourne’

The government has quietly abandoned the idea of decking the Jolimont rail yards next to Federation Square,after successive state leaders have struggled with costly plans for a century.

  • byJewel Topsfield andRoyce Millar
Rail boss who oversaw failed $20m bridge project slammed in new report

Rail boss who oversaw failed $20m bridge project slammed in new report

Victoria’s auditor-general says the joint venture to sell bridge safety monitors was backed by inaccurate advice and boss Campbell Rose “went against the code of conduct”.

  • byKieran Rooney
It took a year to fix a 45-metre bridge. How will the Armadale train line be done in 18 months?

It took a year to fix a 45-metre bridge. How will the Armadale train line be done in 18 months?

Questions have been raised as to whether extensive renovations to the Armadale train line will finish on time and budget,given the time taken to refurbish a small suburban bridge.

  • bySarah Brookes
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Allan must bin Andrews’ most expensive folly:the Suburban Rail Loop

Allan must bin Andrews’ most expensive folly:the Suburban Rail Loop

Did the Andrews government think carefully before promising to pile a generation’s worth of infrastructure investment into one project? Nope.

  • byNatasha Bradshaw
Inside the new Metro tunnels snaking their way to the airport

Inside the new Metro tunnels snaking their way to the airport

Veteran borers Peggy and Eileen have been joined by the “Ferraris” of tunnelling on the $11b mega project. Here’s how it’s taking shape.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Have the glory days of railway catering gone forever?

Have the glory days of railway catering gone forever?

I would like to think that,for railway fine dining,there is light at the end of the tunnel.

  • byTim Barlass
Secret western Sydney infrastructure review ignored in federal budget

Secret western Sydney infrastructure review ignored in federal budget

The final report,dated April 2023,contained frank assessments about the state of transport in Sydney’s west and the challenges of connecting low-density communities over large distances.

  • byMichael Koziol
Workers to be sacked after Inland Rail debacle

Workers to be sacked after Inland Rail debacle

The news was delivered to staff on Thursday morning after months of deflections.

  • byZach Hope