South Australian Transport Minister Stephan Knoll MP yesterday could not rule out privatisation of Adelaide metropolitan train and tram services.

The issue of High Speed Rail has gone to number one with a bullet (train) in the seats of Page and Cowper over the last three weeks of the Federal election campaign.

Member for Page Kevin Hogan needs to come clean on the fact that his party’s plan for High Speed Rail starts at Brisbane and the ends at the Gold Coast.

Federal Labor's announcement that it will establish a High Speed Rail Authority and invest over $1 billion in land acquisitions as the first stage in delivering an east coast High Speed Rail network shows that rail transport is finally back on track in Australia.

SA Transport Minister Stephan Knoll and Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsay are out of touch with the Eyre Peninsula community and swimming against the tide of global transport.

With the Federal election just a fortnight away, rail workers and the Port Lincoln community are calling on Member for Grey Rowan Ramsay MP to step and save the Eyre Peninsula Grain line before it’s too late.

The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) today called on the major parties to commit to a plan for a High Speed Rail link between Brisbane and Northern NSW.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) today called on the major parties and media networks to spark up the Federal election campaign by conducting open debates on issues such as transport and industrial relations.

It's as elusive as the Loch Ness Monster, but a $50 million funding commitment from Federal Labor means that the Maldon-Dombarton rail link might actually become a reality.