Infrastructure investments

QR Network is delivering its largest-ever infrastructure investment program, with more than 60 major projects currently underway to improve operations and increase capacity across our 10,000 kilometre network.

The Master Planning process brings together all members of the supply chain to develop an infrastructure development plan that looks ahead up to 20 years at market demand, capacity constraints and delivery requirements to get the most out of the supply chain.

Incorporating planned mine developments, freight demand, and other transport requirements, improvements and expansion of ports and conveyancing operations, increased availability of rolling stock and locomotives, we model the options for infrastructure investment and identify the best projects to achieve the desired capacity expansion.

These projects are submitted for all parties to review and agreement is reached on which projects should proceed. 

Called a “master stroke” by one of our customers, the master plan encourages collaboration on the supply chain where it can add the most commercial value.  At the same time, it enhances the planning processes for all stakeholders.

We originated the process with the Coal Rail Master Plan, which is now being used as the template for similar master plans on all major QR Network supply chains.  They provide a proven process for our infrastructure development projects in the future.

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Did you know?

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.

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).

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

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