Doubt over assessment of Napthine's road plan
Adam Carey An assessment of the economic credentials of the east-west road link was given to the Napthine government just two weeks ago, throwing doubt on its chances of being properly assessed by...
Boost for rail tunnel
Josh Gordon and Adam Carey The Gillard government is expected to announce funding for Melbourne's $9 billion metro rail tunnel, placing it at odds with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who has said he will back the east-west...
Gippsland puts its case to host rail line
Adam Carey Gippsland councils want a proposed high-speed rail line across Australia's east coast to run through their communities, arguing it would inject new life into the region and do more to fix Melbourne's...
Fatal crash sparks anger over motorists
Adam Carey Reeling from the biggest crash on Melbourne's railway network in years, Metro train drivers are angry with the behaviour of some drivers who try to out-race boom gates at level crossings, the train...
Train drivers blame motorists ignoring signals
Adam Carey Reeling from the first train crash on Melbourne's railway network in which a passenger has died in more than 30 years, Metro's drivers are angry at motorists who try to out-race the boom gates at...
Chadstone station and tunnel on $2b shopping list
Adam Carey New train line connecting the Glen Waverley and Dandenong railway lines would stop at Chadstone Shopping Centre as part of a bold $2 billion plan to bury part of the Glen Waverley line.
Some in Sunbury not galvanised by train electrification
Adam Carey The number of trains between Melbourne and Sunbury will double when Metro takes over.
V/Line, Metro train switch planned
Adam Carey Gippsland rail passengers to be forced to catch Metro trains from Pakenham under new plan.
Metro plans big boost in peak-hour services
Adam Carey Metro aims to boost peak-hour services by splitting rail network into five separate sectors.
Cockatoo battles to save its 'heritage' kindergarten
Adam Carey A kindergarten in Cockatoo that was a refuge for hundreds during the Ash Wednesday bushfires will soon be demolished, to the dismay of community activists who say a vital part of the village's...
Changes fail to fix train crush
Adam Carey Overhaul of Melbourne's train timetable last year has done almost nothing to ease the peak-hour commuter crush, passenger count reveals.
Twin boys aged 4 badly burnt in fire
Adam Carey TWO boys have been flown to hospital with life-threatening burns after a fire broke out in the garage of their family home in Hampton Park in Melbourne's south-east.
