Inland Rail to slash freight transport costs by $213 million a year

Photo caption: (Left) Mayor of Narrabri Shire Council Ron Campbell, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce and Interim Chief Executive Inland Rail Rebecca Pickering in Narrabri. New modelling shows Inland Rail could cut freight transport costs by up to $213 million a…

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Inland Rail to save $170 million annually in transport costs

Photo caption: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack (left) and Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) caught up with Concrete World Industries’ Dave Radel and Troy Paten to discuss how the Dubbo business has the potential to…

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Inland Rail signals regional growth

The design and construction of Inland Rail is providing stimulus to companies right across the nation with investments in services and supplies driving employment and growth in regional Australia.   The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded a contract worth more than $30 million for signalling design and the delivery of rail safety systems…

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Inland Rail progress creating confidence in regional New South Wales

The Coalition’s transformational Inland Rail project will maximise job and growth opportunities resulting from new Free Trade Agreements with China, Japan and South Korea. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce today visited cotton processor Austcott Limited at Narrabri with Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester and Nationals Member for Parkes Mark…

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Inland Rail planning still a priority

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton remains confident that planning for the iconic Inland Rail project will remain a priority for the Federal Government following meetings he attended in Canberra last week.   Chair of the Inland Rail Implementation Group, John Anderson AO joined Mr Coulton in meeting with the newly appointed Minister for Infrastructure…

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