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Fire on grain train in mid-north

Fire on grain train in mid-north

The Metropolitan Fire Service says a fire in a freight train at Redhill in the mid-north of South Australia had burnt itself out by the time fire crews arrived.

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People power in push to remove rail freight

People power in push to remove rail freight

More than 100 people packed public meetings last week at Goodwood and Unley, in a pre-election grassroots push to get the Federal Government and Opposition to commit to removing the rail freight line from the inner suburbs.

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Freight pledge not enough for Hills residents

Freight pledge not enough for Hills residents

Hills residents are calling on both major parties to commit funds to reroute the rail freight line, saying the Liberals’ pre-election pledge to revisit a Federal study does not go far enough.

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Freight noise leads election agenda

Freight noise leads election agenda

Trucks and trains rattling through the Le Fevre Peninsula has been placed front and centre of the local Federal Election agenda.

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Hills residents demand rail bypass commitment

Hills residents demand rail bypass commitment

Hills residents are demanding the major political parties rid their suburbs of noisy freight trains by finally committing to a rail freight bypass.

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