SSR – EA update, 17 May
Southern Shorthaul Railway management met with the RTBU on May 17th, 2018. Click here to see the full Newsflash and the summary of where the RTBU and SSR are up to. Read More »
SSR –enterprise agreement update
Southern Shorthaul Railway management and the RTBU met on 2 May to discuss the new enterprise agreement. Both parties have agreed to have regular meetings – not exceeding two weeks apart – in an effort […] Read More »
Juneee Rhythm and Rail a hit
The Junee Rhythm and Rail Festival was a huge hit again this year, with people coming from all over to celebrate annual event which is supported by the RTBU. This year marked the 10th anniversary […] 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 »
20th anniversary of Robertson tragedy – service on Saturday
This Saturday will be the 20th anniversary of the Robertson tragedy that claimed the lives of our two former Port Kembla National Rail colleagues, John Anderson and Wayne Dunstan. To mark the occasion, a remembrance […] 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 »



