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World’s cutest bullet train?
Hello Kitty Shinkansen: Japan’s Shinkansen train operator, West Japan Railway Co. Ltd has unveiled the design for its new Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train. The train will begin operations on June 30. Read More »
Release ‘secret’ Blue Mountains rail line documents: Labor MP Trish Doyle
Blue Mountains MP Trish Doyle has called on the NSW Government to release suppressed documents about future plans for the rail service to Lithgow when the new intercity fleet is introduced on the Blue Mountains line in […] Read More »
Sydney Trains – Blacktown Crew Facility Access Pathway
RTBU NSW Locomotive Division Secretary, Bob Hayden, said “Congratulations to our Loco representative Kevin Wilson and all those involved for their hard work and involvement to make Blacktown depot a safer place for all. It’s […] Read More »
New Daily: Revealed: NSW train drivers quit faster than they’re hired
Train drivers are leaving the New South Wales rail network faster than they can be recruited, new figures show. There were 141 fewer drivers in 2016-17 than when the Liberal government returned to power in 2011-12, data obtained under […] Read More »
Railpage: Mates fulfill train driver’s dying wish on steam journey to Warrnambool
Trevor Kruger always said that when he died he wanted his ashes to be put through the firebox of a steam train while it was travelling through Garvoc, and on Saturday he got his wish. His […] Read More »
Locomotive Division Delegates Conference Wrap Up
On the 27th and 28th March 2018, Locomotive Division delegates gathered for the 2018 Delegates Conference. The conference theme was “Stand Up, Fight Back”. Over the two days your RTBU Team listened to experts, learned […] Read More »
Bob Nanva’s address to Locomotive Delegates Conference
Click here to download Bob Nanva’s speech at the Locomotive Delegates conference. Read More »
Wage Increases are better: A message from leading Australian economist, Dr Jim Stanford.
Dr Stanford weighs in on the 2018 Federal Budget and explains why the Coalition’s tax plan will do nothing to improve Australia’s current wage growth stagnation. There is a link to the full report by […] Read More »
Sydney & NSW Trains EAs
After being voted up at the end of March, the Sydney & NSW Trains EA’s were approved by the Fair Work Commission. You can view them here: Sydney Trains EA NSW Trains EA Read More »
Driverless metro – a disaster in the making
The Loco Division has long raised concerns about the dangers of introducing driverless trains here in NSW, but the NSW Government has continually ignored our warnings. This article in Independent Australia looks at the potential […] Read More »