About us

QR Network is Australia’s leading rail infrastructure business, operating a 10,000 kilometre rail network serving the coal, bulk freight, passenger and intermodal transport markets in Queensland. Our aim is to attract the largest share of the land transport market to rail.

Governance

The QR Network Senior Leadership Team provide capable direction and guidance for the business that is focused on delivery a safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally sustainable railway network in Queensland.

The Leadership Team oversees the direction, management and control of QR Network through its governance, risk and compliance framework. QR Network strives to achieve its strategic objectives and sustain operational performance by engendering a culture of safety, commercial performance and ethical behaviour.

QR Network Senior Leadership Team

Our company is directed by Executive General Manager Michael Carter who leads a team of executives with combined experience of more than 150 years working in the railway industry in Australia and across the world.  Their expertise is guiding the business through its busiest time in history, with record tonnages hauled, maximum train paths contracted and the highest capital investment program ever.

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Infrastructure Programs

2009 Mount Isa Master Plan

The Mount Isa System Rail Infrastructure Master Plan, released in July 2009, presents a number of commercially based rail infrastructure options which highlight the ongoing potential for growth in the region.

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2008 COALRail Master Plan

The COALRail Master Plan provides transparency on future capital investment in the Central Queensland coal region and the Western System in Southern Queensland.

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Did you know?

Road produces approximately 4.5 times more CO2 equivalent (green house gas emissions) than rail.

Queensland’s vast rail network is owned by QR and supported by state of the art infrastructure and systems. The rail network is valued at some $AUD6 billion.

Rail is a much safer form of transport than road (road has approximately 40 times the amount of transport fatalities than rail).

On 1 September 2008, QR Network Pty Ltd became a stand alone subsidiary company of QR Ltd.

The Australian rail industry is open to competition and in Queensland, rail operators can apply to use QR Network’s 10,000km of narrow gauge, standard gauge and dual gauge track.

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Major Programs

  • COALRail

    The COALRail Program will increase capacity and improve performance of the coal supply chains in Queensland from mine by rail to ship.

  • SEQIP Rail

    The SEQIPRAIL program will create a more efficient, accessible and comprehensive transport system in South East Queensland.

Customer & stakeholder portals

QR Network’s portal environments are password protected and only available to existing customers and stakeholders.

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