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Your Integrated Rollingstock Solutions Your Integrated Rollingstock Solutions Your integrated rollingstock solutions Your integrated rollingstock solutions 520 million 1,270 bogies passenger journeys on our operated or maintained transport network each year (including our Keolis Downer Joint Venture) and 11,500 wheelsets 44 million overhauled by Downer each year kilometres travelled each year by our trains +50 % 1,298 more than 50% of Sydney’s train fleet train and maintained by Downer light rail cars 30,000 maintained by Downer across Australia signals captured every 10 minutes from a single train, using our TrainDNA data analytics platform Millennium and Waratah trains at Downer’s Auburn Maintenance Centre. 2 Australia’s About us Downer designs, builds and sustains assets, infrastructure and largest facilities and we are the leading provider of integrated services in provider Australia and New Zealand. of multi-modal transport At Downer, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. solutions including Yarra Trams Our Purpose is to create and sustain the modern environment by in Melbourne, G:link on the Gold building trusted relationships with our customers. Our Promise is to Coast and Newcastle’s integrated transport through our Keolis work closely with our customers to help them succeed, using world Downer Joint Venture leading insights and solutions. With a history dating back over 150 years, Downer is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and New Zealand Stock Exchange as Downer EDI Limited (DOW). We are an ASX 100 company that also owns 88 per cent of Spotless Group Holdings Limited (SPO). Our passenger rail expertise Downer has over 100 years’ rail experience Our other rail transport and infrastructure providing end-to-end, innovative integrated capabilities include depot builds, signalling and transport solutions. We are a leading provider track and station works. of rollingstock asset management services in We set industry best practice with forward- Australia, with expertise in delivering whole of life looking technology solutions to deliver safe, asset management support to our customers. efficient and reliable services for the public Our capability spans all sectors, from rollingstock transport sector, and work closely with our to infrastructure, and every project phase, customers and global partners to deliver from design and manufacture to through-life- solutions that answer the evolving needs support, fleet maintenance, operations and of local communities. comprehensive overhaul of assets. Our business is founded on four Pillars and we demonstrate these in everything we do: Thought Safety Delivery Relationships leadership ero Harm is We build trust by We collaborate We remain at the embedded in delivering on our to build and forefront of our Downer’s culture promises with sustain enduring industry by employing and is fundamental excellence while relationships the best people and to the company’s focusing on safety, based on trust having the courage future success value for money and integrity to challenge the and efficiency status quo Your integrated 3 rollingstock solutions What we do Local expertise. World-class solutions. As Australia’s leading integrated service provider, Downer operates, maintains and delivers rollingstock across 13 sites nationally. We combine a long history of local knowledge and expertise with global partnerships to deliver world-class solutions to our customers. Leveraging our global supply chain, Downer has formed strategic joint ventures and relationships with leading technology and knowledge providers including Keolis, CRRC Changchun, Hitachi and Bombardier. The Keolis Downer joint venture is Australia’s largest private provider of multi-modal public transport solutions, including Melbourne’s tram system and Gold Coast light rail. NORTHERN TERRITORY QUEENSLAND Maryorogh WESTERN AUSTRALIA ol Coast SOUTH AUSTRALIA oergp Claiserook Cariff ecastle NEW SOUTH WALES Manrah Syney rn ACT LEGEND: VICTORIA Light Rail Operations eport Pakenha Service Delivery Centre Melorne Fleet Maintenance Centre ast Preston Project office TASMANIA 4 Your integrated rollingstock solutions Your integrated rollingstock solutions What we do Delivering end-to-end transport solutions Downer’s rail capability spans every sector and project phase, from design and build to through-life-support, refurbishment, overhaul and operations. With our wealth of experience and industry knowledge, we provide total rail solutions to our customers around Australia. Design and build Sydney’s Fleet Melbourne Metro Through key global partnerships with leading The Waratah fleet is the pride of Sydney’s Melbourne’s new fleet of metro trains is the rollingstock manufacturers, we have delivered network, delivering unprecedented reliability, largest single order of rollingstock in Victoria’s over 1,200 rail cars in the past ten years. Our availability, safety and comfort. It is Australia’s history. The Victorian Government’s investment business has capabilities in engineering design, largest single order of rollingstock. includes the delivery of 65 next-generation systems engineering and integration and Downer designed and manufactured the initial High Capacity Metro Trains, a state-of-the- manufacture and testing of rollingstock. art depot including train maintenance facility Downer is currently delivering some of the order of 78 trains in conjunction with CRRC Changchun, with through-life-support managed and stabling yard for 30 trains, a light service largest rollingstock projects in Australia, facility and two driver simulators. The project including the Sydney Growth Trains project in by Downer at the purpose built Auburn Maintenance Centre. is being delivered with over 60 per cent New South Wales, and the High Capacity Metro local content and will create over 1,100 new Trains project in Victoria. Downer has further delivered another 24 trains jobs. It is being delivered by the Evolution as part of the Sydney Growth Trains project, Depots Rail consortium comprising Downer, CRRC taking the fleet to 102 with future growth to Changchun and Plenary, with Downer also Downer has expertise in developing and 119 trains on the back of additional orders providing ongoing maintenance. upgrading state-of-the-art depots that include from the NSW Government in February 2019. maintenance and overhaul facilities, stabling Downer also maintains a further 35 four-car yards, and cleaning and bio wash facilities. Millennium train sets that were designed, built Transperth B-Series Trains Our depots provide the capacity, technology and commissioned almost two decades ago. and design to deliver major and mid-life A joint venture (JV) between Downer and refurbishments of rollingstock. We leverage Bombardier Transportation (known as EDI Rail the insights of our in-house operators and Bombardier Transportation Pty Ltd) delivered maintainers to design and deliver depots with 78 three-car B-Series trains for the Transperth efficient operations and maintenance practices network. The trains were designed in Australia in mind. and built at Downer’s historic Maryborough Service Delivery Centre in Queensland. The JV also holds the maintenance contract for Transperth’s A and B-Series trains until 2026. 5 Your integrated rollingstock solutions What we do Yarra Trams refurbishment Through-life-support Integrated Operations Centre Bogie Centre of Excellence Downer maintains nearly 1,300 train and light In May 2019, Downer launched our Integrated Our recently upgraded Cardiff Service rail cars across Australia, including more than Operations Centre (IOC), a hub of cutting-edge 50 per cent of the Sydney train fleet. We pride Delivery Centre is equipped with world-class technology, co-located staff and integrated rollingstock overhaul capabilities. ourselves in being an asset management systems. The IOC brings together critical partner of choice, delivering exceptional fleet The $38 million refurbishment includes the functions such as planning, engineering, Southern Hemisphere’s first purpose built eight reliability and availability for our customers. mobile response and procurement to enhance From our state-of-the-art maintenance centres, car train lift and a bogie centre of excellence, operational asset management. Based at our with the capacity to overhaul more 3,000 we manage all aspects of through-life-support, Auburn Maintenance Centre, the IOC provides from real-time condition monitoring to repairs. bogies and 23,000 wheelsets a year. Cardiff fleet monitoring and data-driven decision also has the capacity to support technology Refurbishment, upgrades making for our assets across Australia, upgrades, customer experience enhancements and overhauls improving response times, performance and and new fleet introduction. reliability for our fleets. From our four Service Delivery Centres across Australia we manage the overhaul, refurbishment, repair and manufacture of Rollingstock Additional Works rollingstock fleets for key customers including From Melbourne’s East Preston Tram Depot, Sydney Trains, Queensland Rail and Yarra Trams. Downer manages the structural refurbishment With unique capability to manage both the of Yarra Trams’ fleets. As part of the five year maintenance and overhaul of entire fleets, we project, over 85 per cent of Melbourne’s trams offer increased efficiencies to our customers, will undergo work including cleaning, window and peace of mind your assets are in the most replacement and repairs, as well as mechanical capable hands. and electrical overhaul for older fleets. We employ over 90 Victorians at our
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