Improved intermodal reliability
15
%
UP
Non coal
Gross Tonne Kilometres (GTK)
over a 5 year period
24
%
UP
Intermodal trains exiting within
30 minutes of schedule
•
•
Customers are now able to deal with
a single network owner between the
Melbourne and Sydney ports. This
follows operational control of the Sydney
Metropolitan Freight Network transferred
to ARTC from September 2013. Remote
control of the Enfield and Marrickville
Junction/Cooks River signalling by Junee
Network Control Centre South was
commissioned in December 2013
•
•
The continuation of the Sydney -
Melbourne Ballast Rehabilitation Project,
delivering further improvements in track
quality, a reduction in the impacts of
temporary speed restrictions and a vast
improvement in service reliability
•
•
The North Coast Curve Easing, speed
board rationalisation, cant deficiency
and associated signalling enhancement
projects were completed and have
delivered greatly improved reliability to
services on the Sydney - Brisbane corridor
•
•
Less congestion and a reduction in train
transit times on the East West corridor as a
result of the extension and reconfiguration
of the existing yard at Tarcoola, SA to enable
three-way crosses of 1800m long trains.
•
•
The commissioning of centralised train
control signalling between Coonamia and
Tarcoola in South Australia, improving
network efficiency, allowing customers to
get their freight to market more reliably
and predictably
•
•
Commissioning of a new passing lane
north of Melbourne to provide greater
operational flexibility to services operating
between Melbourne and Sydney
Capital
Investment in
the Interstate
network
400
200
600
0
800
Millions (
$
)
562
08/09
849
09/10
695
10/11
795
11/12
460
12/13 13/14
128
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