Rail and Public Transport
Transfield Services maintains rail track and associated infrastructure for rail asset owners across Australia. Through our joint venture with Transdev – TransdevTSL – we operate and maintain Brisbane City Council’s ferry service and own, operate and maintain Shorelink Buses in Sydney's North Shore region.
Rail
Australia's rail industry has entered a new and exciting phase of growth.
With hundreds of millions of Australian Federal Government Stimulus funding apportioned to developing the nation's rail passenger and freight links over the next decade, demand for innovative rail services across the country will be stronger than ever.
Transfield Services' Rail business is a diverse and dynamic organisation strongly focused on those opportunities, with an established and growing presence in three of Australia's six states.
We are now looking at significant expansion, and have the record that proves we can be relied on to deliver long-term, cost effective and innovative rail services.
Our Services
We inspect, maintain, upgrade and install:
- track, tunnel and bridge infrastructure
- overhead electrical traction systems, and
- signalling and communications systems.
We operate, manage and maintain:
- rail networks
- rail stations
- rail workshops, and entire public transportation networks.
This broad scope of work offers opportunities for rail-track professionals with a wide range of skillsets.
Our Value
We add value by delivering:
- innovative and client-focused solutions
- increased track availability and reliability
- reduced ongoing maintenance costs, and
- improved safety standards.
Our Business Relationships
AUSTRALIA
Australian Rail Track Corporation, South Australia
We provide operations maintenance and project work on one of the world’s most iconic railways, the 4,800 kilometre line linking the state of Victoria across South Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain, to Western Australia.
Transfield Services also maintains all the track and civil infrastructure assets on the South Australian interstate lines that extend into New South Wales. The lines stretch from Cootamundra to Port Augusta, Wolseley (on the Victorian border) through Adelaide, Port Augusta, Whyalla and Kalgoorlie. In addition we are also upgrading the Cootamundra to Parkes rail line for the ARTC.
Transfield Services has worked with the ARTC to deliver improvements in maintenance costs and safety, resulting in a decline in the percentage of track under speed restriction. In addition, track maintenance costs have been reduced significantly. The alliance contract with ARTC involves routine and preventive maintenance and upgrading of over 3,900 kilometres of standard gauge track and associated infrastructure.
Transfield Services’ workforce and strategic rail plant and equipment are located across South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales - and we are looking at significant expansion. Our ability to respond quickly to system failure is an integral component of the highly efficient services provided to ARTC.
Genesee Wyoming Australia and OneSteel, South Australia
Our rail business supports heavy industry. We provide specialist track services to Genesee and Wyoming Australia which provides intrastate haulage of bulk commodities to key industries. Major locations for the work include Eyre Peninsula, Murraylands and the Mid-North.
Transfield Services provides maintenance services and capital works for railway civil, track and signals infrastructure within the OneSteel, Whyalla Steelworks and rail tracks running from the iron ore mines to the steelworks.
Collectively, over 1,000 kilometres of narrow, broad and standard gauge lines are maintained by Transfield Services for these two clients.
Transfield Services provides a technical support team and an integrated Rail Maintenance Management System including work order management, resource planning, asset management, cost control and client system interaction.
As part of the priority we place on industry best-practice, a business specific Management System that includes the key performance drivers of quality, health, safety and environment is provided as part of our service.
RailCorp, Sydney, NSW
We are equally at home working on urban rail systems.Transfield Services maintains the rail line between Sydney airport and the city for RailCorp, undertaking the maintenance of the tracks, tunnel and associated infrastructure. We also provide asset management and maintenance of non-standard rail equipment such as ventilation, low voltage, fire systems and the water treatment plant to the new Epping to Chatswood rail link in Sydney. This work covers the newly built stations at Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde.
Airtrain CityLink Limited, Brisbane, Queensland
Transfield Services maintains the elevated narrow gauge overhead electrified rail infrastructure of the Brisbane Airport Rail Link on behalf of Airtrain CityLink Limited.
This work also includes the operation and maintenance of the two airport rail stations, including ticket sales and value-adding customer services including car transfers for passengers joining or alighting from trains on the Gold Coast.
Rail Infrastructure Corporation, NSW
Our current team has combined expertise across all major elements and assets on urban, rural and remote standard and narrow gauge rail-track networks. We hold a long-tern contract with NSW Rail Infrastructure Corporation to perform inspection and maintenance services on 376 road bridges over rail lines throughout New South Wales. The work scope includes the asset management, inspection, repair and management of major upgrades for all wood, steel and concrete road bridges.
Public Transport
TransdevTSL
Our joint venture, TransdevTSL combines Transdev's longstanding experience in the public transport sector with Transfield Services’ world leading operations and maintenance expertise.
Brisbane Ferries, Queensland
In partnership with the Brisbane City Council, TransdevTSL operates and maintains Brisbane’s ferry services, utilising the Council’s fleet of 13 high-speed CityCats and nine CityFerries. TransdevTSL is also responsible for marketing the service and maintenance of the 23 ferry terminals.
TransdevTSL - Shorelink Buses, Sydney, NSW
TransdevTSL owns, operates and maintains Shorelink Buses on Sydney's North Shore. Shorelink is contracted by the New South Wales Ministry of Transport to provide bus services in Region 12. This covers areas along the Pacific Highway from Chatswood to the Hawkesbury River and cross-region services to Macquarie Town Centre.
Shorelink operates 22 routes in Region 12 and carries over three million passengers every year, including approximately 26,000 school pupils each day utilising a fleet of 85 vehicles.
Career opportunities
Our business is expanding, and we currently have exciting opportunities in our Rail division in particular. We welcome international applicants and experience
If you are interested in the value we can add to your organisation, or in joining our dynamic and growing team, contact us via the links below.
Contacts
Contact a Transfield Services Representative
Apply for a job at Transfield Services