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Published 29 Aug 2025
August has been an important month for the NTC with the historic agreement by Australia’s transport and infrastructure ministers on a single digital signalling system and stronger governance for the country’s major freight and passenger corridors.
Published 14 Aug 2025
This week has marked a landmark moment for Australia’s rail future with Infrastructure and Transport Ministers agreeing to bring the country’s national rail system under one digital signalling technology – the European Train Control System (ETCS).
Published 04 Aug 2025
Future Rail Skills Forum
Published 30 Jun 2025
Shaping Australia’s first mandatory rail standards – your input matters
Published 19 Jun 2025
The Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) aims for a seamless and coordinated national approach to rail safety regulation in Australia. A report on the National Transport Commission's targeted review of the Rail Safety National Law is now available.
Published 18 Jun 2025
The NTC is working with governments and industry to make light vehicle modifications safer and more consistent across Australia.
Published 02 Jun 2025
The modernisation of rail is leading to exciting new roles in the sector. Through the National Rail Action Plan (NRAP), we are working with governments, industry and the education sector to identify the new skillsets that rail needs. Together, we’re building nationally recognised pathways to these skills and supporting ways to grow a bigger, more diverse cohort of rail workers to meet future skills demand.
Published 02 Jun 2025
The NTC is working with industry and governments on a one-system approach to rail in Australia. This includes introducing Australia’s first mandatory rail standards and other national standards that have been prioritised to support rail harmonisation as well as governance arrangements to oversee their development and adoption. A national approach to rail will drive consistency across networks helping to lift safety, improve capacity, reduce costs, support local manufacturing and create a skilled, mobile workforce.
Published 02 Jun 2025
Australia’s rail networks have 12 separate rule books and many different standards and processes. This affects safety, drives up costs and limits the mobility of the rail workforce. Through the National Rail Action Plan (NRAP), we are working with industry to establish a streamlined rolling stock approvals process and more consistent ways of working. This will make our rail system simpler, safer and better able to get new trains running and attract and train skilled workers.
Published 02 Jun 2025
New digital signalling and communications technologies are changing the way rail operates. Through the National Rail Action Plan (NRAP), the NTC is working with industry and governments to make sure digital train control systems can work together, making rail safer and more efficient so rail can play a bigger role in our transport system.