HEAVY HAUL

CONFERENCE

27 AUGUST 2014

THE FREIGHT CHALLENGE

• Australian freight volumes will double by 2030

and triple by 2050

• The current freight solution doesn’t work

• Brisbane – Melbourne rail freight is slowed down

by passing through Sydney

• Road dominates the market causing congestion

and safety issues

• Regional producers have limited options

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THE SOLUTION

THE INLAND RAIL PROGRAMME

Melbourne to Brisbane

THE 2010 INLAND RAIL ALIGNMENT STUDY

• The 2010 Inland Rail Alignment Study considered more than 50,000

alternatives in identifying the optimum Melbourne – Brisbane route

• Key requirement to provide a service competitive with road

• Extensive consultation with train operators and end customers and modelling

of freight demand

• Optimum alignment considered against:

- Performance requirements

- Demand analysis

- Standards

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THE INLAND RAIL PROGRAMME

• Inland Rail is the Australian Government’s

priority rail freight project for the coming

decade

• A new 1700km freight rail connection from

Melbourne to Brisbane via regional NSW and

QLD.

• It will provide a rail option that is competitive

with road on transit time, reliability and cost

(<24 hours Melbourne to Brisbane)

• This will complete the backbone of Australia’s

freight rail network, linking the QLD, NSW,

VIC, SA and WA economies

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TAKE THE JOURNEY WITH US

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FUTURE PROOFING

INLAND RAIL PROGRAMME

Game-changing 21st Century infrastructure

FUTURE PROOFING – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Train length – 1800m with future proofing for 3600m

• Axle Load / Max Speed – 21 tonnes @ 115km/h; 25 tonnes @ 80km/h and

future proofing for 30 tonnes @ 80km/h

• Double stacking - 7.2m clearances for double stack operation in well wagons

• Structures future-proofed to 30 TAL

• Full interoperability over the interstate mainline standard gauge network

• Standard gauge with dual gauge in some QLD and VIC sections

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – CONTINUED

• Formation on all new track suitable for 30 TAL

• Sleeper spacing 600mm on new track and re-sleepering on existing

• Rail – 60kg/m on new or upgraded track

• Concrete sleepers – rated @ 30 tonne axle load

• Maximum grade – 1:100 target; 1:200 max at arrival or departure points at

loops

• Crossing loops – 1800m clearance point to clearance point plus signalling

overlap – design 3600 and passing lane potential

• Turnouts – Tangential, rated at track speed on the straight and 80km/h

entry/exist on the diverging track.

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ADVANCED TRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ATMS)

– ‘INNOVATION IN ACTION’

• ATMS will be the train management system for Inland Rail

• It is a smart train management system which will dramatically increase safety, reliability and

capacity of national rail freight network.

• Employs on-train GPS navigation systems, broadband communications networks &

sophisticated computer technology to locate & route trains in real time.

• Reduces costs associated with trackside infrastructure maintenance and leverages existing

track infrastructure to achieve additional capacity and efficiencies.

• The technology has been proven. With Government investment ARTC is now bringing this

technology from the ‘lab’ & getting it on track in partnership with technology provider

Lockheed Martin.

• Implementation Stage 1 for ATMS is being rolled out between Port Augusta and Whyalla. Will

also prepare section of track between Tarcoola and Kalgoorlie.

• Aim of first Implementation Stage is to safely test and commission the technology for

revenue service in an ongoing, operational, ‘live-run’ situation.

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CURRENT WORK

2014 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Bringing Inland Rail to life

INLAND RAIL 2014

The Minister for Infrastructure and Deputy Prime

Minister has charged ARTC with developing a 10 year

delivery plan for Inland Rail.

$300M has been committed to fund:

• The establishment of the project team

• The development of the 10 year programme

• The progression of design work and the gaining of

the required approvals

• The commencement of early works and land

acquisition (where required)

• Investigate and recommend the most appropriate

route for a dedicated freight rail connection to the

Port of Brisbane.

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North Star to Brisbane

Australian Government

Deputy PM

Inland Rail Implementation Group (IR-IG)

John Anderson

ARTC Programme

Delivery Team

Upgrade Projects

Greenfield Projects

REFINING THE ALIGNMENT

• The Australian, QLD, NSW and VIC Governments, through the IR-IG, have

endorsed the 2010 alignment as the blueprint for the Inland Rail

programme.

• ARTC is now refining the 2010 alignment to meet planning, environmental

and technical requirements.

• We are also consulting with stakeholders on the alignment to deliver

refinements that give the best outcome for rail users, the community and the

environment at a realistic price.

• This will deliver a shovel-ready project, with construction to start during

2015.

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PRIORITY PROJECTS

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Three priority projects are being assessed to facilitate

commencement of construction.

These three projects add value to existing operations

while setting the platform for the overall programme.

The projects are:

1. Parkes to Narromine upgrade

2. Narrabri to North Star upgrade

3. Rosewood to Kagaru greenfield link.

The project team has also identified that Gowrie to

Rosewood (including the Toowoomba Range tunnel)

is critical to the overall programme.

We have started detailed investigations of this

element.

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MILESTONES

The Inland Rail Implementation Group (IR-IG) has set the following timeline for the

remainder of 2014:

Milestone 1 – July 2014 - completed

• Establish the project team and develop the strategy and management plan for the

programme.

• Preliminary update of costings.

Milestone 2 – September 2014

• Begin working through the stakeholder and environmental assessment requirements,

develop a recommended approach to approvals and land acquisition.

Milestone 3 – December 2014

• Deliver updated cost estimates and 10-year delivery and construction plan

• Commence environmental assessments, detailed engineering & geotechnical

investigations in consultation with stakeholders.

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QUESTIONS?