New BITRE book on urban railways
Research report 131, published by Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, "Understanding Australia's urban railways" may be downloaded from <a href=http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2012/files/report_131.pdf>http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2012/files/report_131.pdf</a>.

Also see the Minister's speech "Public Transport - The Key to Better Cities" at
<a href=http://www.minister.infrastructure.gov.au/aa/speeches/2012/AS29_2012.aspx>http://www.minister.infrastructure.gov.au/aa/speeches/2012/AS29_2012.aspx</a>.