100
200
300
0
400
Millions (
$
)
08/09
178
09/10
233
10/11
171
11/12
377
12/13
318
13/14
158
Capital Investment in the
Hunter Valley Network:
Reliability target achieved:
ARTC attributable coal train cancellations
0.8
<
%
+
Number of trains per day:
with around half being coal trains
300
INVESTMENT
We have continued to deliver projects
in line with the Hunter Valley Capacity
Strategy which is updated annually. This
year we completed:
•
•
Construction of Scone Yard
Reconfiguration — removes the current
capacity restriction through Scone yard by
realigning the track so that freight trains
can pass through Scone more efficiently.
•
•
Kooragang Coal Terminal Departure Road 3
— relieves track congestion on Kooragang
Island to support more efficient movement
of coal.
There are also a number of project works
that commenced during the year including:
Project Phase: Concept Design*
•
•
Kooragang Arrivals Roads -
Stage 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . $21 M
•
•
Hexham to Kooragang
Re-Signalling . . . . . . . . . . $20 M
•
•
ARTC Network
Control Optimisation. . . . . . $30 M
Project Phase: Feasibility Design*
•
•
Wingen Loop. . . . . . . . . . . .$29 M
•
•
Togar North Loop. . . . . . . . . $30 M
Project Phase: Under Construction*
•
•
Kooragang Arrival Roads
Signalling Optimisation. . . . . . . $7 M
•
•
Drayton Down Relief Roads. . . . . $22 M
•
•
Gunnedah Yard Upgrade . . . . . . $19 M
•
•
Hexham Relief Roads . . . . . . . $152 M
•
•
30 Tonne Axle Load track upgrade. . $37 M
* total project cost shown
RELIABILITY
With the growth in tonnages and
associated number of trains, access to
the track for maintenance is becoming
increasingly difficult. Despite this, the
network was maintained and operated to
a high level of reliability. During the year,
coal train cancellations attributable to
ARTC were less than 0.8 percent, against
our target of 0.9 percent.
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