Tasmanians are being short-changed on public transport, and more funding is needed to bring the state’s public transport services up to scratch.

Rail workers are spearheading a new community campaign to save the sleeper carriages on train services between Sydney and Melbourne, Brisbane and Casino.

The January 2024l edition of the RTBU's quarterly national member magazine, Transport NOW, is hot off the presses!

The details of police charges against a truck driver who caused a huge collision with a full-laden freight train in Katherine in June 2023 reinforce the need for a new approach to level crossing safety.

Over 70 elected National Council Delegates and observers from all parts of our union, and all parts of the country, gathered in Brisbane from 21-23 November for the 15th bi-annual RTBU National Council.

Rail workers are demanding urgent action to prevent more level crossing deaths after two train drivers were killed in South Australia on New Year’s Eve.

The following statement can be attributed to Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Assistant National Secretary Shayne Kummerfeld.

This is an edited extract from National Secretary Mark Diamond’s speech to the 2023 RTBU National Council Dinner in Brisbane.

The RTBU National Office, in conjunction with the NSW Branch, have produced the following booklet to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the amalgamation which created the modern Rail, Tram and Bus Union.

The announcement of a new CEO for the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) is an important opportunity to focus on better transparency in rail safety, according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).