Allen Garner Chief Executive Officer

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Why Regional Rail Link is needed

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Why Regional Rail Link is needed

Growing population

+438,000 by 2021

•+17,000

•Greater Bendigo

•Ballarat

•Whittlesea

•Hume

•Melton

•Wyndham

•Greater

•Geelong

•+16,000

•+55,000 •+41,000

•+71,000

•+38,000

•+93,000

•+107,000

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Why Regional Rail Link is needed

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Scope of Regional Rail Link

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Increasing reliability and capacity

• Creates capacity for an extra 23 metro services and 10 regional services during each morning and evening peak period

• More trains, less delays

• More efficient and predicable timetable

• Less crowding on trains

• More accessibility to and from regional centres

• New communities get access to rail for the first time

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Modern signalling system

• Modification and upgrading of existing Metro and new V/Line train control systems

– Improved signalling

– More efficient running of services

– Passenger information systems at the new stations

– Separation of signalling system

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Project benefits

• Boosts investment in Melbourne’s west

• Improves regional access

• Creates modern transport hubs

• Reduces GHG emissions

• 45,000 cars off the road

• Improves cycling connections

• Enables future rail projects

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Broader benefits

• Urban renewal

• Keeping Melbourne liveable

• Social benefits

– Health

– Education

– Employment

– Accessibility

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Keys to a strong start

• Working out who’s who

• Setting scope and technical requirements

• Building a team

• Informed client

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Regional Rail Link Authority

• Informed authority experienced in project management

• Balance of industry and government experience

• Integrated and cross agency approach

• Focus on continuous improvement

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Delivering Regional Rail Link

RRLA has worked closely with:

• DTPLI, DPC, DSE, DTF and Commonwealth

• Public Transport Victoria, Growth Areas Authority, VicRoads

• Metro Trains Melbourne, V/Line, VicTrack, ARTC

• City of Melbourne, Brimbank City Council, Wyndham City Council, Maribyrnong City Council, Shire of Melton

• City of Ballarat, City of Greater Geelong, City of Greater Bendigo

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Delivering Regional Rail Link

• 17,267 inductions

• $3.3 billion expenditure to date

• 13.5 million manhours in delivery of RRL to date

• Approx. 6,000 people have directly or indirectly worked on the project

• Approx. 178,000 sleepers and 119 kms of rail installed

• More than 7,000 piles completed

• Over 70 kilometres of conduit installed

• 407 CCTV cameras installed

• 40 bridges and grade separations constructed

• 5 new or rebuilt stations

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Work packages

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Work packages

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Success through collaboration

• Collaboration with contractors, AROs, VicRoads, councils, government agencies, stakeholders and local community

• Managing interfaces

• Mitigating risk

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Decision making

• A balancing act

• Timing

• project objectives

• Drivers:

• Technical solution

• Outcomes

• Value for money

• Community impacts

• Consultation

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Complexity of rail

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Implementing

• Sustainability Policy

• Green Star rating system for railway stations

• Changing the way we think of transport infrastructure

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Success in delivery

• RRLA role

• Safety culture embedded in the culture of RRLA and work packages

• Private sector engagement

• Stakeholder engagement

• Community engagement

• Big ‘P’ vs small ‘p’

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Nearing completion

• Major construction coming to an end

• Services to be introduced in three main stages

• Provides benefits to some commuters sooner

• Hand over to rail operators

• Capturing insights

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Stage 1: December 2013

• New platforms open at Southern Cross Station

• New tracks used by Geelong trains

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Stage 2: July 2014

• New dedicated tracks for V/Line trains from Sunshine to city

• Benefits for regional and metropolitan passengers

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Stage 3: Early 2015

• Services to start using the new alignment and stations

• Separation of Geelong line from Werribee/Williamstown line

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Conclusion