As if the different rail gauges, incompatible train radio systems and contradictory high visibility vest standards weren’t enough of an obstacle for interstate rail freight in Australia, turns out there is yet another “break of gauge” – state based rail noise regulations. Welcome to the New South Wales EPA In the state of New South […]
In recent years V/Line has been retiring their fleet of aging locomotive hauled carriages, with the long distance N sets given away to railway preservation groups, and the H sets sent for scrap. And with nothing left to haul, this has also rendered V/Line’s fleet of diesel locomotives surplus The story starts V/Line now has […]
As if a mess of different rail gauges and incompatible train radio systems across Australia weren’t enough, there is yet another incompatibility – different standards for high visibility vests! I’m not joking – head off to a workwear supplier, and they’ll list ‘Victoria’ and ‘NSW’ specification high visibility vests. The NSW version has the reflective […]
It’s pretty common knowledge that Australia’s rail network is a mess of different rail gauges, preventing freight and passengers from travelling across Australia without changing trains. But did you know that’s not the only incompatibility holding back rail in Australia – there is also a mess of different train radio systems. How we got there […]
