seven separate state rail regulators into a single regulator.[needs update] History of rail transport Rail transport in Australia Webber, J; Wylie, R.F...

The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means...

Rail transport in Australia is a component of the Australian transport system. It is to a large extent state-based, as each state largely has its own operations...

Today passenger rail services are controlled by the Public Transport Authority (a department of the Government of Western Australia) through Transperth...

The history of rail transport in Ireland began only a decade later than that of Great Britain. By its peak in 1920, Ireland had 3,500 route miles (5,630 km)...

Rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The...

Rail transport in China began in the late nineteenth century during the Qing dynasty. Since then, the Chinese rail network has become one of the largest...

This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series. The history of rail transport in Japan began in the late Edo period. There have...

forms of transport in Australia. Australia is highly dependent on road transport. There are more than 300 airports with paved runways. Passenger rail transport...

1972, it was part of the Public Transport Commission and from 1980, the State Rail Authority. In 1989, the SRA was split into CityRail, CountryLink and...

Rail transport in Tasmania consists of a network of narrow gauge track of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) reaching virtually all cities and major towns in the island...

The history of transport is largely one of technological innovation. Advances in technology have allowed people to travel farther, explore more territory...

Urban rail transit forms a vital part of transportation in major Australian cities. The Commonwealth government Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and...

index of articles on rail transport by country. International Union of Railways (UIC) International Union of Public Transport (UITP) Association of American...

This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2024. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these...

Rail gauges in Australia display significant variations, which has presented an extremely difficult problem for rail transport on the Australian continent...

the standard-gauge line in the Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor north of Tarcoola. The first railway in colonial South Australia was the horse-drawn tramway...

Rail transport in Israel includes heavy rail (inter-city, commuter, and freight rail) as well as light rail. Excluding light rail, the network consists...

The rail network in Queensland, Australia, was the first in the world to adopt 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge for a main line, and, in 2013, was claimed...

The history of rail transport in Mauritius began in the 1860s. The Mauritian rail network was quickly built and it soon provided service to most of the...

Rail transport by country Rail transport in Argentina Rail transport in Australia Rail transport in Belgium Rail transport in Brazil Rail transport in...

High-speed rail in Australia has been under investigation since the early 1980s. Every Federal Government since this time has investigated the feasibility of constructing...

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel...

Rail transport in Singapore mainly consists of a passenger urban rail transit system spanning the entire city-state: a rapid transit system collectively...

Transport in South Australia is provided by a mix of road, rail, sea and air transport. The capital city of Adelaide is the centre to transport in the...

Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of track linking...

Road transport is an element of the Australian transport network, and contributes to the Australian economy. Australia relies heavily on road transport due...

responsible for investigating transport-related accidents and incidents within Australia. It covers air, sea and rail travel. The ATSB is an independent...

Cambodia has 612 km (380 mi) of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge rail network, consisting of two lines: one from the capital, Phnom Penh, to Sihanoukville...

mode of transport–a similar history has shaped the transport and infrastructure of most major Australian cities. The first rail services began in 1855...