Railway Digest | January 2026
Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens! RD brings you a spread from the big day.
Inside South Dynon Maintenance Facility: RD gets invited inside the V/Line Train Maintenance Facility in South Dynon, Melbourne. Martin Bennet reports from the floor.
Checking in with the Suburban Rail Loop: Work continues on the Suburban Rail Loop, a 90-kilometre orbital line connecting ten existing rail lines as well as five non-rail served activity centres in the middle and outer suburbs at an estimated cost of $50 billion.
AusRAIL 2025: High Speed Rail Authority CEO Tim Parker The man running point on the implementation of high speed rail in Australia made the keynote address at AusRAIL PLUS in November 2025, outlining his vision for the future. RD reports from Melbourne.
In conversation with Monash IRT's Ravi Ravitharan. Is high speed rail really going to happen this time? RD speaks to rail industry veteran Ravi Ravitharan, Director of the Monash Institute of Railway Technology, about his HSR hopes and the big challenges ahead.
Conference round-up. Philip Laird reports from the International High Speed Rail Association (IHRA) forum in Tokyo and the AFR Infrastructure Summit in Sydney.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Railway Digest January 2026.