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Transport & Logistics
A mature approach to understanding systemic rail risk
In rail, the impacts of systemic risks can be disproportionate to their triggering events. With intersections across transport, power, and cyber systems, even minor setbacks to the network can be felt across operational and geographical boundaries. The result can be service disruptions, safety incidents, and economic losses – sometimes with legal or regulatory consequences. Magnus…
15 Jul 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Inside Transport for NSW’s crisis and emergency management approach
With $16.2 billion worth of infrastructure, 3036 major projects, and a freight task consisting of 891,000 annual trips, Transport for NSW knows the stakes of its crisis and emergency management are high. If handled inappropriately, even minor setbacks could incur the agency – and broader community - significant costs, with each hour of operational downtime…
15 Jul 2025, by Amy SarcevicTechnology | Transport & Logistics
E-fuel – a game-changer for rail decarbonisation?
E-fuels have long been helping Europe decarbonise its rail network - and with Nordic Electrofuel recently signing an MoU for an e-fuel production plant in Saudi Arabia, Australia could soon follow in its tracks. The plant, due to be built in 2030, is one of several Nordic Electrofuel is developing in the region, with a…
1 Jul 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
How have 50c fares impacted public transport usage in QLD?
When Queensland introduced 50 cent public transport fares in August 2024, it did so with the goal of growing patronage amid cost-of-living pressures – but the new fares surprised with a range of other unexpected outcomes. Deputy Director-General of the Department of Transport and Main Roads, Dr Deborah Hume, says public sentiment towards 50 cent…
9 Jun 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
What does the National Transport Commission say about interoperability in rail? An interview with CEO Michael Hopkins
Visit Conference Website When Australia’s rail network was built, more than 100 years ago, its ability to operate as a single, unified system, was not given much thought. Between jurisdictions there were different rules, laws, rolling stock, infrastructure, and equipment – and although there has since been a push to even out these differences,…
8 May 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Could independent assessments be key to improving rail safety?
Independent, holistic assessments of rail systems, beyond that required by rail safety legislation, could be the key to unlocking safety improvements across the sector, according to Brett King of Downer. Speaking ahead of the RISSB Rail Safety Conference, Mr King said the tendency to overlook or shy away from external validation represents a “lost opportunity”…
23 Apr 2025, by Amy SarcevicTechnology | Transport & Logistics
Why should we all care about human factors in rail?
Recent updates to the Australian rail industry standard AS 7470 have sparked up fresh conversations around human factors in rail. But what exactly is ‘human factors’, and why should we all care? Gareth Hughes of Transport for NSW, says human factors is a science that helps us to understand how and why people behave the…
16 Apr 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Increasing rail’s share of inter-capital freight – ideas from Anna Dartnell
The rail freight industry has a crucial role to play in meeting Australia’s freight task, but according to data, the sector is under-utilised. On the country’s busiest freight corridor from Sydney to Melbourne, rail accounts for just two percent of inter-capital freight, claiming eleven percent in the Eastern Seaboard, and 28 percent between Melbourne and…
21 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
A better way to increase the performance of railway turnouts
Maintaining a railway turnout – both correctively and preventatively – can be a costly business. Bearing significant weight and high dynamic forces, turnouts can incur damage more rapidly than other railway equipment. This risk increases the safety margin, translating to more maintenance demands, renewals, downtime, and costs. Reducing the risk Thankfully, advanced technologies are helping…
21 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
How Pilbara Ports is helping customers achieve their sustainability goals
Last financial year, 758.3 million tonnes of trade passed through the Pilbara Ports’, cementing a major year for the company, in which it handled more than 80 percent of Western Australia’s iron ore trade, and 43 percent of global iron ore exports. Valued at around $173 billion, the trade - which was primarily handled by…
3 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
