TRANSFORMING VICTORIA’S RAIL NETWORK

Presentation to Rail Futures Institute26 October 2018

Evan Tattersall, CEO

MAJOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS

GOVERNANCE

RAIL PROJECTS VICTORIA –STATUS OF PROJECTS

THE METRO TUNNELPROJECT

METRO TUNNEL

SIMULTANEOUS CONSTRUCTION

NORTH MELBOURNE STATION

PILING AT NORTH MELBOURNE

ARDEN URBAN RENEWAL PRECINCT

PARVILLE STATION

PILING AT PARKVILLE

STATE LIBRARY STATION

STATION CROSS SECTIONIndicative image only

FRANKLIN STREET ACOUSTIC SHED

FRANKLIN STREET SHAFT

DEMOLITION AT STATE LIBRARY

TOWN HALL STATION

CITY SQUARE CONSTRUCTION SITE

WESTIN SEGREGATION

PORT PHILIP ARCADE

FEDERATION SQUARE

ANZAC STATION

ANZAC STATION CONSTRUCTION SITE

REGIONAL RAIL REVIVAL

REGIONAL RAIL REVIVAL JOINT INITIATIVE OF AUSTRALIAN

AND VICTORIAN GOVERNMENTS

BALLARAT LINE UPGRADE

MADDINGLEY STABLING

ROCKBANK STATION UPGRADE

MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK

AIRPORT LINK

• BIPARTISAN

• HEATHROW, CHANGI

• STRONG OPINIONS

• BALANCE

• MLP

WESTERN RAIL PLAN

WESTERN RAIL PLAN

• INTEGRAL TO AIRPORT LINK

• SUN TO SXS – EXISTING, AT GRADE,

TUNNEL

• SXS SOLUTION

CHALLENGES IN DELIVERING MAJOR RAIL PROJECTS

CBD STATIONS

• CHALLENGES AS BIG AS THEY GET

• MASSIVE UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION

• GROUND CONDITIONS

• FRAGILE BUILDINGS

TOWN HALL STATION CONCOURSE

STATE LIBRARY PLATFORM

PARKVILLE PRECINCT

BUILDING NEAR STAKEHOLDERS

• HEALTH & EDUCATION HUB

• NOISE, VIBRATION, EMI

• PATIENT CARE, TEACHING,

CRITICAL RESEARCH

• AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT – SIMILAR

CHALLENGES

GRATTAN STREET ACOUSTIC DECK

HIGH CAPACITY SIGNALLING

• NEW TO AUSTRALIA, OFF THE SHELF

• SUPERVISED TRAIN OPERATION

• HCS SYSTEMS TYPICALLY COMPLEX –

INTERNATIONAL FAILURES

• LOCAL ISSUES – CONVENTIONAL

INTERFACE, MIXED FLEET

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

KEY INTERFACES

• MAJOR UNDERGROUND STATIONS

• SECURITY, FIRE, VENTILATION, EMERGENCY EVACUATION

• HCMT, HCS

• MTM, PPP CO, (HCMTS AND STATIONS)

• ALL SYSTEM NEED TO BE INTEGRATED

• INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE – SYSTEM INTEGRATION RISK

• GOOD PEOPLE IN TEAM

• SYSTEMS INTEGRATION TEAM ESTABLISHED

COMMUNICATIONS & STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS

• VARIED & COMPETING AGENDAS

• CRUCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE - GET ON WITH IT VS

SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS – DO THE RIGHT THING

• EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• MEDIA

• COST

• INFORMING EVERYONE - MASSIVE TASK

• BALANCE – CAN’T PLEASE EVERYONE ALL THE TIME

• WEIGH UP VARIABLES - GO FOR IT

• PEOPLE WANT RAIL

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS

• ENTHUSIASM, OPTIMISM

• PROJECTS LIKE METRO TUNNEL AND

AIRPORT – MOMENTUM HARD

• COMPLEXITY IN DETERMINING TIME AND

COST

• REFERENCE DESIGN, BUSINESS CASE,

PLANNING APPROVALS, PROCUREMENT

• ASSUMPTIONS VS REALITY – NEED

AGILITY

CONTRAINTS ON RESOURCES

TRANSPORT PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA

Sydney Metro

NorthConnex

WestConnex

Level Crossing Removal

Metro Tunnel

West Gate Tunnel

PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD

WHERE TO FROM HERE?

• ELECTION OUTCOME

• POPULATION, CONGESTION,

TRANSPORT SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY

• ALIGNMENT ON METRO TUNNEL,

AIRPORT, ELECTRIFICATIONS,

REGIONAL UPGRADES

• DIFFER IN OTHER AREAS

• POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR INDEFINITE

FUTURE