Blackwater Rail Corridor The Blackwater Coal Rail System is one of four systems in Aurizon’s Central Queensland Coal Network (CQCN). It has the largest route length of the four coal systems. The Blackwater system links Central System facts. Queensland mines from the Bowen Basin to two export terminals at the Track manager Aurizon Port of Gladstone — RG Tanna Coal Terminal and the Wiggins Island Track axle load 26.5 tonnes Coal Export Terminal (WICET). Track gauge Narrow (1067 mm) In late 2015 Aurizon completed Track configuration Combination of single and duplicated tracks the Wiggins Island Rail Project (WIRP), which involved the staged Export terminals 2 development of new rail lines and upgrading of existing lines to WICET. Blackwater is largely an electrified WIRP created a vital link between the system, however, Aurizon also runs coal terminal and mines in the Southern a small number of diesel services. Bowen and Surat Basins. The rail expansion comprised interdependent Major Aurizon customers in the infrastructure projects across the Blackwater system include BMA, Blackwater Rail System, the Moura Jelinbah Resources, Westfarmers Rail System and the North Coast Line. and Glencore. On the long-haul Blackwater system, Aurizon meets customers’ needs through a heavy haul fleet of locomotives and multiple crewing points. Train depots at Callemondah and Bluff are used to provision train services. Fact Sheet Blackwater Rail Corridor Moranbah North South Walker Creek Isaac Plains Coppabella (Macarthur) Coppabella Moranbah Peak Downs Eagle Downs Saraji Lake Vermont Dysart Middlemount Bowen Clermont German Creek Basin Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) Foxleigh (German Creek) Fisherman's Landing (FL) Gladstone Power Station (GPS) Oaky Creek Stanwell Power Station (St PS) Gregory Yarrabee (Boonal) Kestrel Port of Gladstone Ensham Jellinbah East (Boonal) Curragh Rockhampton Emerald Stanwell RG Tanna Coal Terminal (RGTCT) Blackwater mine Bluff Barney Point Coal Terminal (BPCT) (Blackwater & Boorgoon) Callemondah Wiggins Island Coal Terminal Minerva Blackwater Gladstone Togara North Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) Cook Baralaba Springsure (Koorilgah) Callide Coalfield (Boundary Hill) Callide Basin Callide Coalfield (Dunn Creek) Rolleston Dawson Biloela Moura West Rolleston Maryborough Monto Bundaberg Basin Theodore Colton Rollingstock depot Metallurgical coal Proposed mines Blackwater Coal Goonyella Coal Train crew depot Mixed coal product Domestic terminal Rail Corridor Rail Corridor LEGEND Thermal mine WandoanCity/town Operating export terminal Moura Coal Rail Corridor Existing rail Wandoan Cameby Downs Gympie (Columboola) Nambour Roma Chinchilla Clarence-Moreton Basin Contact us T 13 23 32 E [email protected] W aurizon.com.au.