South-east Queensland train services will remain on a reduced schedule despite an in-principle agreement being reached between Queensland Rail and unions. (ABC News: Mark Leonardi)
Queensland Rail has reached an in-principle deal with unions representing train controllers.
The Fair Work Commission has been overseeing the negotiations between QR and several unions since May.
QR remains involved in bargaining for two other enterprise agreements, and says train services will continue to run on a reduced timetable.
Queensland Rail has reached an in-principle agreement with unions representing train controllers, but says services will remain on a reduced timetable in the south-east.
The Fair Work Commission has overseen bargaining negotiations since May, after six enterprise agreements between Queensland Rail (QR) and seven unions expired earlier this year.
The most recent in-principle agreement, which covers about 270 employees across the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) and The Services Union (TSU), was agreed upon yesterday afternoon.
It comes after QR reached a deal with unions for half its workers in June.
In a statement, QR said the in-principle agreement was "positive progress", but negotiations with other unions remained underway.
Services have been running to a reduced service since May. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)
"The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), which represents rollingstock employees, is still undertaking protected industrial action including rolling work stoppages and a ban on overtime," the statement read.
From this week, QR has restored 135 weekly train services to boost the current reduced timetable
"There is still a backlog of rollingstock maintenance due to this ongoing union-protected industrial action, which has prevented full-service running," QR said in a statement.
"Given Queensland Rail continues to be constrained by a rollingstock maintenance backlog, we do not expect the in-principle agreement on the Train Control Enterprise Agreement to allow the return of additional services at this time."
Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg said Queenslanders wanted "trains running, not ongoing industrial action".