Tag: Aurizon
Alta, Aurizon, and ARENA unveil world’s first battery electric tender
Alta Battery Technology announced a partnership with Aurizon, Australia's foremost rail freight provider, and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to develop the world’s inaugural battery electric tender (BET).
Work begins on Aurizon’s zero-emissions freight locomotive
Australia’s largest rail freight company, Aurizon, has unveiled details of its investment to build the first zero-emissions capable freight locomotive built in Australia.
Aurizon to phase out Rockhampton workshop, hundreds of jobs in limbo
Hundreds of jobs could be lost at Aurizon after the Queensland Rail-owned freight company unveiled plans to undertake 'a staged closure’ of its rollingstock...
ACCC releases statement of issues on competing proposals for Glencore’s coal haulage network
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that it will be seeking public submission on the proposals from Aurizon and Pacific National to...
GE Transportation completes implementation of advanced software solution within Aurizon’s network
GE Transportation and Australia’s largest rail freight operator Aurizon have announced the successful implementation of GE Transportation’s Movement Planner into Aurizon Network’s Control Centre.
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Baosteel acquires Aquila, fends-off competition
Chinese steelmaker Baosteel has managed to beat rival bidders and claim control over Aquila Resources after co-founders Charles Bass and Tony Poli agreed to sell their stakes into...
Railway union officials blindsided by Aurizon’s decision to sack 84 Redbank workers
A third and most significant round of redundancies has been announced by Aurizon, formerly QR National, since the company was privatized under the Bligh...
AMWU fights for members’ jobs as Aurizon tries to replace them with casual labour
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union is standing by AMWU members employed by rail freight company Aurizon which is trying to replace long-term employees with...