The Government of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has announced the removal of overhead wires from the planned light rail system at Newcastle as part of Newcastle's revitalisation programme.

The 20 kilometre gap north of Gorokan and Toukley would hardly be a perfect green belt, because it is already spotted with ...

Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Australia has selected engineering company Downer EDI to operate as managing contractor for the Newcastle light rail project in New South Wales (NSW). Under ...

Train journeys on one of the UK’s busiest railway routes are being transformed after a £4.4 billion boost to add millions of ...

Newcastle has made the shortlist to have the headquarters of the new body that will run the UK’s railways. Six towns and cities have been shortlisted to host Great British Railways and a public vote ...

Due to a rail buckling in the heat, train services have been suspended between Sunderland and Newcastle. Disruption is expected until the end of the day after a safety inspection found the track fault ...

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Philip Laird owns shares in some rail companies and has supported a 2014 petition calling on the NSW government to retain the railway line to Newcastle. He has previously received funding from the two ...

A £5.2 MILLION revamp of Newcastle’s Central Station due to start in the New Year will not start until next June. Train passengers had previously been told to expect the major redevelopment of the ...

Forty-eight affordable housing units are proposed to be developed on what is the last remaining parcel of land to be ...

The first Canadian Pacific Railway line was completed in southern Ontario in 1881. It took a more northerly route through Peterborough and bypassed the southern part of the province. This area was ...