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Storm in a pee cup

Storm in a pee cup

Nov 19, 2012

A RailCorp driver has been reinstated by the Transport Appeals Board after it found that he had not tampered with a urine sample. The driver from Hornsby was dismissed on 21 March 2012 for a […] Read More »

Railcorp slashes almost 700 jobs

Railcorp slashes almost 700 jobs

Nov 16, 2012

Another 690 jobs have today been axed from Railcorp – a move the RTBU says will cost commuters.  Read More »

South West Rail Link community sessions

South West Rail Link community sessions

Nov 15, 2012

Members of the public are being invited to see how construction of the south-west Rail Link project is progressing. Read More »

Parliament calls on Transport Minister to apologise for ‘bludgers’ comments

Parliament calls on Transport Minister to apologise for ‘bludgers’ comments

Nov 15, 2012

The NSW Greens have given notice of a motion on the NSW Legislative Council which calls on the Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian to apologise for recently describing Railcorp workers as ‘bludgers’. Read More »

QR Intermodal workers set for a good agreement

QR Intermodal workers set for a good agreement

Nov 9, 2012

QR Intermodal members look set to receive a good outcome in Enterprise Agreement negotiations, with the company coming to the table on a number of areas outlined by the membership. Read More »

Updated medical standards for rail workers

Updated medical standards for rail workers

Oct 31, 2012

All rail workers will soon have a common set of health assessment arrangements, regardless of which state they work in, following the approval of updated rail safety worker medical standards. Australia’s Transport and Infrastructure Ministers […] Read More »

ATP alarm testing

ATP alarm testing

Oct 26, 2012

Rigorous testing of new alarm systems has been carried out to ensure there’s no confusion when the new sounds are introduced. As part of the Automatic Train Protection project, several Loco Division members have been […] Read More »

Transport Minister should apologise for slur on workforce

Transport Minister should apologise for slur on workforce

Oct 26, 2012

Workers across NSW woke recently to see the NSW Transport Minister in the newspapers calling hardworking Railcorp workers bludgers. Read More »

The “Quack” is back

The “Quack” is back

Oct 24, 2012

Members will recall from previous articles RailCorp’s proposal to install a low decibel “quacker” on trains utilising Macdonaldtown Yard. The intention of this devise is to eliminate the use of the train horn during preparation, […] Read More »

Proposed Ground Based Warning System

Proposed Ground Based Warning System

Oct 24, 2012

A meeting was recently held with RailCorp to discuss the development of a Ground Based Warning System (GBWS ) for utilisation in new stabling locations. Read More »

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