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Case studies
Find out how Queensland-based rail companies are providing world class rail solutions around Australia and in over 25 countries overseas.
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Smart rail engineering design solutions: Connell Wagner was a key player in the planning, engineering and management of the Jolimont Railyard project in Melbourne, including rail track alignment and signaling, and the design of the foundations and piers to support the deck for Federation Square.
The reconstruction of Roma Street Station in Brisbane, Queensland's busiest railway station, has reinforced its position as the hub of rail transport in Queensland. As part of this landmark project, the challenge for Connell Wagner was to provide structural and civil works without disruption to normal station operation. |
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Smart state "icon" providing world class rail solutions in 25 countries: Queensland Rail Limited, Queensland's government-owned operator is involved in 25 countries, and continues to build on its reputation as a provider of expert rail consulting services. QR has been designing solutions for its own network for a long time and is using this experience and expertise to help customers interstate and internationally with their rail operations. QR has a strong, established reputation in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere. |
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Smart state technology makes London tube safer: London's Underground is being made safer and more efficient with the help of a multimillion dollar software solution from Brisbane-based company Mincom Limited. Metronet is using Mincom Ellipse to help improve the safety, reliability and performance of one of the world's busiest rail networks catering for the thousands of London Underground trains that make over 1 billion passenger trips each year. It will help to draw up maintenance schedules that take account of component failures or other repetitive faults and make it possible to compare performance and life-cycle costs of components made by different manufacturers.
Through a fully integrated system, the Mincom Transportation Solution helps transportation organizations to improve service, on-time running and manage risks, while increasing equipment reliability. It is used by passenger and freight organizations around the world to support their operations and maintain their infrastructure. Customers include Long Beach Transit Authority, USA, AC Transit, USA, Metronet, UK (supporting London Underground), and Network Rail, UK. |
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GMG achieving global manufacturing excellence: From its inception, Global Manufacturing Group has invested in new plant and equipment. This allowed growth from a one-man operation in 1982 to a firm employing more than 100 people in regional Queensland. The firm is supported by modern metal processing, laser profile cutting, milling and fabrication equipment.
DMI Global Manufacturing produce a wide range of custom-designed metal products, with a line of special products relating to rolling stock components for the local manufacturers of electric passenger trains for Queensland Rail - the EDI Rail-Bombardier joint venture. Other products include products for the mining, medical, food, marine, electrical and aircraft industries. |
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Electric tilt trains for QR - an Australian first: Supplied by a consortium comprising EDI Rail, Hitachi Limited and Itochu Corporation, Australia's first electric narrow gauge tilt train was designed, manufactured, tested and commissioned at Maryborough, Queensland.
Each train consists of six fully air-conditioned passenger cars featuring large tinted windows with curtains, overhead luggage lockers and large capacity luggage areas and state-of-the-art video and multi-channel audio systems. |
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Smart rail training and development solutions: Malaysian Railway required staff to be trained in maintaining high speed 160km per hour track. This supported QR's joint venture with HSS Integrated and Kapital Majo in assisting DRB Hicom to manage the infrastructure works for the electrified double track project between Rawang and Ipoh.
Specific content areas required included Inspections. Safety, Incident Management, Machine Operations, Welding, Track Recording, Plant Vehicle Lifecycles, and Train the Trainer. |
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Signaling world first post-graduate studies: The Queensland-based former CRC for Railway Engineering and Technologies had multiple intakes of the world-first Postgraduate Diploma in Railway Signaling through the Central Queensland University. Rail Innovation Australia Pty Ltd (RIA) is the spin-off company created from the Cooperative Research Centre for Railway Engineering and Technologies (Rail CRC) which officially closed in June 2007. Rail Innovation Australia was established to take the technologies and Intellectual Property developed in the research centre to the market for the benefit of the rail industry going forward. RIA owns the course materials to the Railway Signalling course. Fourteen students completed their Postgraduate Diplomas and 9 students completed their Postgraduate Certificates in Railway Engineering through Central Queensland University in early 2006, with the students showcasing the young, professional and committed workforce beginning to filter into the industry. In addition, RIA has a Master of Rail Operations Management, Graduate Certificate and Master of Rolling Stock Engineering, and a Master of Railway Engineering (Railway Infrastructure). |
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Business process re-engineering: The Kalimantan Rail Project is a major infrastructure project which will involve 700 km of rail line to streamline P.T. Adaro's coal handling facilities. This pre-feasibility study sets out the overall conceptual layout, operation philosophy, and economic feasibility of the plan.
Connell Wagner was commissioned by the Australian Valuation Office to make professional and informed assessments of the asset life of a wide range of facilities, equipment and systems making up the rail infrastructure. The Australian Taxation Office will consider this advice when revising the Commissioner of Taxation's Effective Life Schedule for taxation purposes. |
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