This document summarizes opportunities for UK companies in Australia's growing railway sector. It provides an overview of Australia's population and economy, noting significant infrastructure investment. The railway industry faces increased passenger and freight demand. Major projects committed over the next few years include upgrades to Sydney's freight line and construction of an inland railway in Queensland. The document outlines opportunities in advisory services, standards, telecommunications, signaling, financing and asset management. It also describes how UKTI can assist British companies seeking to enter the Australian market.

2. 24 June 2013
Australian Railway
Sector
Opportunities for UK Companies

3. Speakers
• Introducing UK companies to opportunities in the Australian
Railway Sector
• Peter Koning: Technical Director at AECOM PTY
• Steve Tonks: General Manager Supply Chain, UGL/Unipart
• Steve Scriven: Sales Director Unipart Rail

4. An Overview of Australia
•Australia is an island continent and the world’s sixth
largest country (7,682,300 sq km).
•Estimated resident population is 22.3 million and
predicted to reach 35.9 million by 2050.
•All states/territories have separate governments, sitting
under federal government with regulations varying
between them.
•Largest and most populous cities are Sydney,
Melbourne and Brisbane.

5. Why Australia?
•Best performing OECD country economically, with good
growth prospects
•In the 2013 Budget the Government brought forward the
second round of its Nation Building funding programme,
with a headline figure of $24 billion over five years.
•In the year ending 30 June 2012, engineering construction
on economic infrastructure was $58.16 billion, there is still
a phenomenal amount of infrastructure and engineering
construction activity in the system and scheduled for
completion

6. Railway Industry in Australia
• Attractive and growing market
• Increased demand placing strain on rail networks across
Australia
• Urban passenger networks each face distinctive
challenges
• Enhancement of passenger and freight networks is
sought by each state government with long term plans in
place for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in particular.

7. Opportunities in the Railway Industry
• Advisory
• Technical Standard Harmonisation
• Telecommunications
• Signalling
• Financing and PPP’s
• Asset Management

8. Rail Projects in AustraliaProjects with committed funding
Australian Rail and Track Corporation: Upgrades to the Northern Sydney
Freight Line between North Strathfield and Newcastle, Commenced in
2012, Expected Completion: 2016; Cost: $1110m
Australian Transport and Energy Corridor: Construction of an inland railway
from Surat coal basin to the Port of Gladstone, Construction to commence in the
coming months, Expected completion: 2014; Cost: $1000m
Queensland DTMR: Cross River Rail – 18km north-south rail line in the
Brisbane CBD, Plans announced
Expected Completion: N/A; Cost: $4500m
The North West Rail Link A 23 kilometre extension –including 16.9 kilometres
in tunnel- to the existing City Rail network from Epping to Rouse Hill .
Estimated capital cost of the project is $7.5 to $8.5 billion.
Perth Rail Public Transport Package $500 million over 10 years to deliver a
public transport project in Perth", either the $1.8 billion MAX light rail
system or the $1.9 billion rail line to Perth Airport.;

9. The Nation Building
Programme
Potential Projects
NSW State Light Rail -project cost is an estimated $1.6 billion.
NSW State Rail Authority: Western Express City Rail Service – new
underground platforms at several central stations,
Start date 2015, Expected Completion: N/A Cost: $5430m
Melbourne Metro - $3 billion contingent on matched funding from the Victorian
Government, flagged for delivery as an availability Public Private Partnership
(PPP), with the Commonwealth Government also noting an additional provision
to support future availability payments;
$75.0 million for the Port Botany rail line upgrade to improve access and
connectivity between the port and the future Moorebank Intermodal Terminal
and future planning for the Metropolitan Freight Network. Access and
connectivity between the port and the future Moorebank Intermodal Terminal
and future planning for the Metropolitan Freight Network.

10. How Can UKTI Assist British Companies in Australia?
• Find local contacts to help your business grow,
through our Overseas Market Introduction Service
(OMIS)
• Carry out in-depth research on the market to
your specifications
• Product launches and PR and marketing
support
• Help you attend trade fairs and missions

11. Keep In Contact with UKTI Australia
Leah Gartner
Senior Trade Development Manager
Railways, Advanced Engineering and Marine
Leah.Gartner@fco.gov.uk
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