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RAIL CAPABILITY McConnell Dowell is the Creative CONTENTS Construction Company, building better Driving Progress Through Rail 4 communities through safe, smart, Driving Progress in Projects 6 efficient infrastructure. Project Case Studies 8 Driving Progress in Infrastructure Services 12 Infrastructure Services Case Studies 12 Driving Progress in Plant Services 16 Plant Services Case Studies 18 Company Profile 22 Rowsely Crossing Loop 2Victoria 3 DRIVING PROGRESS THROUGH RAIL Our rail capability is comprehensive. From the provision of maintenance and renewal services for discerning asset owners, to the design and construction of every element of the rail system, McConnell Dowell has the skills and experience to deliver exceptional outcomes. CAPABILITY, CAPACITY OUR PEOPLE AND PLANT SAFE, ASSURED AND COMMITTED AND CREATIVITY Our people and plant are what sets At McConnell Dowell we understand Using intelligent engineering systems us apart from the others. the importance of our people, our and a creative construction approach, environment and the communities our experience in rail encompasses The McConnell Dowell team is rich within which we work. Central to everything from the underlying with rail professionals who have each of these areas is our vision that civil works, ballast and track, to both operational and construction everyone goes 'Home without Harm'. the overhead power and signalling experience. Our depth of knowledge systems, station buildings, bridges of rail operating environments gives Our team acknowledges the and tunnels. us the insights we need to deliver importance of minimising operational in harmony with rail operations. impacts and are committed to Effective and efficient planning and maintaining safe working practices logistics are crucial to getting the job Beyond the construction of the in a live railway environment for done. We work rigorously to minimise asset, our team also brings sector our workers, customers and the the impacts of project delivery on knowledge and experience in surrounding community. rail operations, commuters and the maintenance and asset management, neighbourhoods in which we work through condition assessment, McConnell Dowell holds Rail Safety and carry out detailed staging and preventative maintenance strategies, Accreditation as a Rolling Stock comprehensive risk assessments. to remedial and life-extension Operator across Australia. initiatives. Underpinning all of this is our With effective management and capacity to integrate everything into Our specialist and purpose built rail control over all of our services one seamless, creative rail solution, plant and equipment ensures we are to the rail industry, and a proven eliminating interfaces and providing able to provide a total offering to and auditable Safety Management our clients with surety of time, cost our customers, whilst increasing our System, we are the contractor and quality. ability to influence quality and timely of choice for discerning rail clients. project outcomes. 4 5 Successful rail projects DRIVING PROGRESS IN demand a broad skillset and McConnell Dowell PROJECTS delivers every time. We apply our broad rail skills throughout Market Sector Market all of the phases of a project, from feasibility studies and surveys, through outline and detailed designs to construction, testing and commissioning. Our strong project engineering, management and planning systems form the backbone of our multi-disciplinary approach. Critical interfaces are integrated, controlled and delivered through experienced project teams. Our integrated approach ensures compatibility of the systems, compliance with the project specification and co- ordination of delivery. We work with our customers in the way that suits them. We regularly act as main contractor, with full design and build responsibility. We offer programme management for railway authorities, providing professional services through staff that have developed their skills in both railway construction and operations. We also form partnerships and alliances to ensure certainty of programme, quality and cost. Our project capabilities are showcased in the case studies that follow. North Melbourne Railway Station Upgrade – Victoria 6 7 Gold Coast Light Rail Murray Basin Rail — Queensland — Victoria The Gold Coast Light Rail, Queensland's The $440 million Murray Basin Rail first ight rail system, is a city-changing Project for V/Line is the largest current piece of infrastructure that integrates rail freight upgrade project in Australia. new and existing transport systems in Australia’s tourist mecca. The upgrade includes conversion of 1,055 kilometres of track to standard gauge McConnell Dowell was part of the joint to provide better rail freight services and venture responsible for delivering stage improved freight access to major ports. one of the system over three years from mid-2011. The scope included The peak workforce will be more than the financing, design, construction, 500 personnel working across 490km operations and maintenance of 13 km of Victoria’s central and north-west of track, 16 stations, 14 vehicles, all rail regions, with approximately 35 per cent systems and signalling, and a state-of- of workforce residing in regional Victoria. the-art maintenance depot. Following the upgrade, the new Opened in mid-2014, our system is on rail network is forecast to capture track to carry 75,000 passengers per approximately 20,000 journeys currently year bringing new mobility and access undertaken by trucks, providing to one of the fastest growing regions producers with an attractive transport of Australia. alternative and improving local amenity and safety. Track & Drainage Track & Drainage Power & Electrification Signalling & Communications Signalling & Communications Stations & Precincts 27 KM OF TRACK 3,500 TRACK WELDS CONVERTING 1055 KILOMETRES OF TRACK TO STANDARD GAUGE 52 ROAD-RAIL INTERSECTIONS 50,000 WELDS AND 100,000 CUTS OF THE RAIL 30,000 KM OF UNDERGROUND 180,000 TONNES OF BALLAST TOTAL ACROSS THE PROJECT SERVICES UPGRADED INSTALLATION OF MORE THAN 230,000 CONCRETE SLEEPERS 6 BRIDGES COMPLETE 180 LEVEL CROSSINGS 8 9 Seaford Rail Extension Western Program — South Australia Alliance — Victoria To meet the growing transport needs Part of the Victorian government’s of Adelaide, McConnell Dowell, in joint ambitious level crossing removal venture, delivered the Seaford Rail program, the Western Program Alliance extension for the South Australian (involving McConnell Dowell, the Level government between 2010 and 2012. Crossing Removal Authority, MTM, Arup and Mott Macdonald) has commenced The project involved the design and construction on the first of six potential construction of a 5.7 km extension of projects in Melbourne. dual track rail line including stations and park’n’ride facilities, a bus interchange, The first site, at Kororoit Creek Road in a 1.2 km elevated rail bridge, and three Williamstown North, is used by 22,000 road bridges over the new rail track. vehicles each day and is part of VicRoads’ Principal Freight Network - a key trans- Our solution cut 10 minutes off the port corridor connecting local industry, city commute and opened up access nearby ports, and residential areas to the to community facilities. We also Princes Freeway. engineered a world-class viaduct to minimise environmental impacts The project includes construction of a on the Onkaparinga Valley wetlands. new rail bridge (artist impression shown) and duplication of 800 metres of track Track & Drainage on the Altona Loop, allowing additional train services. Power & Electrification The second project in the program is the Abbotts Road level crossing removal Signalling & Communications in Dandenong South, east of Melbourne. Stations & Precincts Track & Drainage Power & Electrification Signalling & Communications Stations & Precincts 5.7 KM DUAL TRACK RAIL LINE SIX LEVEL CROSSING REMOVAL PROJECTS 1.2 KM LONG ELEVATED RAIL BRIDGE COMPLEX INNER-URBAN LOGISTICS TWO NEW STATIONS EXTENSIVE STRUCTURES ONE BUS INTERCHANGE NEW RAIL TRACK, OVERHEADS & SIGNALS Artist's impression 10 11 DRIVING PROGRESS IN Infrastructure Services Passenger, freight and light rail asset owners and operators have benefitted from our infrastructure services that INFRASTRUCTURE include greenfield track enhancements, existing line renewals and upgrades, ballast treatments and sleeper Market Sector Market SERVICES replacement. We have designed and built complete track systems or worked with our customer's design, managing the procurement and supply of all types of rail, sleepers, fastenings and turnouts. Our experience covers all forms of trackwork; from ballasted to non-ballasted, including direct fixation and other slab track and embedded trackforms. We can also undertake asset maintenance from initial condition assessment and periodic inspection regimes, through to the execution of any required remedial works. We are experts at managing rail occupations or closures too. Through detailed planning and diligent execution, our skilled teams always ensure the timely completion and safe handback of the renewed asset to train operations. Our infrastructure services capabilities are showcased in the case studies that follow. FMG Rail – Western Australia 12 13 Fortescue Metals ARTC Track Renewal Group Ballast Program - Treatment Services - New South Wales Western Australia McConnell Dowell is partnering with To help keep the coal mines, industries Fortescue Metals Group in Western and passengers of NSW safely on the Australia
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