brian nye oam - ara - rail industry update from the ara
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Brian Nye delivered the presentation at the 2014 New Zealand Rail conference. The 2014 New Zealand Rail conference explored issues that would help to secure the economic development of New Zealand. With a focus on new projects and balanced funding, this event discussed ways to ensure the seamless growth of the next 10 years. For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.informa.com.au/nzrailconference14TRANSCRIPT
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NZ Rail 2014
Bryan Nye, CEO ARA
June 2014
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The ARA
• Who we are: a member-based association that represents
the interests of the rail sector
• Our purpose: to create an environment that will permit
the Australasian rail industry to prosper
• Who we represent: all rail operators, both private and
government, track owners and managers, manufacturers
of rollingstock and components, and other aspects of the
rail industry
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Passenger Operators
• Transdev, Auckland
• KiwiRail, Wellington
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NZ Investment: 2014-2015 Budget
• Funding for Rail = 11% of the Vote or around $513 million, mainly: – $198 million for the KiwiRail Turnaround Plan - put the
freight business on a commercially viable footing
– $192 million to assist with the funding of the Electric Multiple Unit package (Loan)
– $90 million to assist with the funding of the Electric Multiple Unit package (Grant)
– $16 million for metro rail projects in Wellington.
– $10.7 million for New Zealand Railways Corporation Loans
– $500,000 for rail safety
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National initiatives
• Draft Government Policy Statement on
land transport released in June 2014
• KiwiRail Turnaround Plan for freight
(infrastructure upgrades, new wagons, IT
systems)
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Patronage • Approximately 21 million / year
– Over the past five years, patronage has more than
doubled in Auckland to approx 10 million / year
– Wellington rail patronage has been consistent around
11 million / year since 2009
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The Auckland Rail Upgrade
• Electrification of the network
• Signalling renewal
• 57 x 3 car EMU fleet
– To boost capacity
and use of the network
– April 2014 - mid 2015
• 23 Station upgrades
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Wellington Metro Upgrade Project
• $88.4 million over 8 years
– Slope stabilisation
– Overhead electrification hardware
– Signalling upgrades
– Tamping
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Challenges
• Patronage growth
- Meeting continuing growth in Auckland
- Generating patronage growth in Wellington
• Future proofing the network
• Continuing to entice investment
– Government level
– Private partnerships
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Environment Change
Marchetti Travel Principle
Relative change 2004 – 2008
Petrol price +31%
Population +6%
Private road vehicle use +1%
Heavy rail +23%
Light rail +10%
Bus +11%
Public transport +18%
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Rail freight – The big picture
News Zealand rail freight differs to Australia in that:
• Government (through KiwiRail) owns and controls the tracks, as well as
the majority of rollingstock
• Same gauge- avoiding many of Australia’s issues with differing gauges
between and within states
• Rail carries approximately 15 per cent of freight moved in New Zealand
(tonne-kilometres). In Australia it moves 46 per cent of bulk freight and
25 per cent of non-bulk freight
Sources- Meeting the 2050 Freight Challenge, IPA and NZ Ministry of Transport.
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Rail Freight
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Rail Freight Market Share
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TrackSAFE
tracksafefoundation.com.au
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Aims:
1. Reduce suicide and suicide attempts;
2. Decrease trespass incidents;
3. Improve level crossing safety education and awareness; and
4. Provide best practice trauma support for rail employees.
Structure:
• funded by Australian rail industry, 19 members
• independent Board, the Hon Tim Fischer AC
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Update on Australian Rail
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Passengers
That means an
additional 80 million
trips taken on our trains
over the last 4 years!
Urban Passenger Rail 767.68 million journeys in 2012
(11.8% increase since 2008)
Non-Urban Passenger Rail 16.51 million journeys in 2012
(23.4% increase since 2008)
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Coal
Ore
Sugar
Bauxite
Grain
Other Bulk
Source: Royal Bank of Scotland Transport Equities Update (2012)
Grains 3-4%
Bulk Commodities
931 million tons
Non-Bulk Commodities
20 million tons
Rail Freight
Rail Freight moves nearly 1billion tons of goods p.a. (2011)
Coal Ore Sugar Bauxite Grain Other Bulk
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Rail Freight
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Y2012 Y2020
Coal and Iron Ore
Source: Royal Bank of Scotland Transport Equities Update (2012)
818 million
tonnes
1530 million
tonnes
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Rail – on the national agenda
• Massive investment in national network
• Funding for urban projects – Cross City Tunnel, Melbourne
Metro, electrification of Adelaide’ s urban network, Perth
expansion Untangling freight and passenger networks
• Access to ports
• New train control technology (ATMS)(GSMR)
• Light Rail emergence
• Intermodals being developed
• Level Crossings being upgraded
• Inland Rail
• Rolling Stock Orders, Vic, Qld NSW and WA
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Federal Government – Budget 14/15 New South Wales
• Northern Sydney Freight Corridor $691.6m
• Road underpass at General Holmes Drive $40m
• Maldon – Dumbarton Rail Link $10.8m (for detailed design)
• Port Botany Rail Access $67m (for ARTC)
• Port Botany Rail Line Upgrade $75m
• Scone Level Crossing $45m
Tasmania
• Freight Rail revitalisation $119.6m
• Bell Bay Intermodal Terminal $4.9m
• Rail Capacity improvements at Rhyndaston $13.3m
Queensland
• Moreton Bay Rail Link $518.4m
• Northern Territory
• Rail overpass south of Alice Springs $13m
Western Australia
• Kewdale Intermodal Rail Supply Chain $17.2m
• Portland Inland Freight Corridor Concept Plan $0.9m
• Nicholson Road Grade Separation $18m
• Trial of low profile concrete sleepers on WA Grain lines $2.9m
Victoria
• St Albans Road Rail Level Crossing $151m
• Ballarat Avenue of Honour Rail Crossing opening $1.0m
• Melbourne Metropolitan Intermodal System (port shuttle services) $38m
South Australia
• Goodwood and Torrens Junctions $232m
+ $300M for
Melbourne – Brisbane
Inland Rail project
No $$ for public
transport projects
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Inland Rail
A $4.4 billion
Melbourne – Brisbane
41% existing, 25% upgraded, 34% new track
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NSW – Key Investment
Projects Funding
TfNSW Capital projects $2B
Country Rail Capital Maintenance $67M
Light Rail – CBD and South East $75M
Light Rail Inner West $67.4M
Opal Delivery $132M
‘Fixing the train’ investment $116M
Automatic Train Protection System $61.8M
Digital Train Radio $130.3M
Lidcombe – Granville Corridor Upgrade $76.7M
Northwest Rail Link $805M
South West Rail Link $353M
Northern Sydney Freight Corridor $313M
Transport Access Program $177M
Waratahs $833M
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QLD Investment
Projects Funding
Public Transport Rail
Infrastructure Fund
$1B
Bus and Train project $1B
Moreton Bay Rail Link
(Already underway)
$1B (committed $378M for
2014/15)
New Generation Rolling
Stock
$ 25.4M
The QLD aims to raise $33.6B from the privatisation of state
assets. $8.6B of this revenue will go into infrastructure.
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VIC – Key Investment
Projects Funding
Victrack
New projects $121M
Existing projects $1.5B
These Include:
Regional Rail Link $577M
Metro rail infrastructure
renewal program
$127M
Level Crossing Blitz (rural
and Metro)
86M
Metropolitan and Regional
Rolling stock
$83M
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SA – Key Investment
Projects Funding
Goodwood and Torrens
Rail Junction Upgrade
$110M
Lonsdale Pedestrian Rail
Crossing Safety Upgrade
$800K
Rail Revitalisation project $243M
Railcar Upgrade $6.4
Seaford Rail Line $59M
Train Protection System $11M
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WA – Key Investment PROJECTS FUNDING
Country Passenger Rail and Coach Services $52.4M
Extension to the northern suburbs railway to Butler $26.5M
Fremantle Port Rail Service $3.7M
Perth City Link $99.6M
Rail Corridor Upgrades $108.7M
Rail Station Upgrades $31.1M
Rail Cars Upgrades $60M
Forrestfield Airport Link $12M
Port Infrastructure Enhancement $3.7M
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TAS and ACT Investment
Projects Funding
TAS
Tas Rail projects $16.5M
ABT Rail $600K
Rail Safety $531K
ACT
Capital Metro Light Rail project $614M
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Future Train Control
Control Centre Voice comms
On board train detection
Movement authority
Advisory speed
Key nodes Limited signalling Limited train detection
Intelligent
Traffic
Management
Satellite navigation?
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Passenger Challenges
• An increasing transport demand
• Climate change
• Need for integrated and sustainable
planning for all transport modes to
ensure seamless connectivity
• Lack of strategic and long term planning
and investment
• Potential to improve operations to meet
customers’ needs
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Information
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Manufacturing Challenges
• No more Government design
• Off the shelf options
• Financing
• Limited support for Australian made
• Industry Assistance minimal
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Sector Response
• Refurbish and Refit
• Fit out
• Maintain
• Chinese impact
• Keeping Trade Skills
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Rail…
• Travelling to work
• Sending freight
• Getting there safely
• The impact on the environment
• Costing less
• … it’s better