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Product Name: Track Access for narrow, standard and dual gauge network
Product Description
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 approximately
$AUD3.8 billion. This network is Australia’s largest rail network and is managed
by QR’s Network
Access business in accordance with the requirements of the Queensland
Competition Authority.
Network Access provides the following services:
- Rail access
- Terminal access
- Access services relating to major yards, rail corridors and our
telecommunications network
- Asset management
- Asset maintenance and development
- Rail capacity management
- Train planning and network control
- Emergency response
- Incident management and investigation
What does Network Access Do?
QR’s Network Access business manages access to Australia’s largest rail network.
The Australian rail industry is open to competition and in Queensland, rail
operators can apply to use QR’s 9,500km of narrow gauge, standard gauge and dual
gauge track. They can apply to run trains on the network’s metropolitan commuter
system, the regional freight and tourist lines, the heavy haul tracks of the
state’s rich coal and mineral deposits, and the interstate track between the NSW
border and Brisbane.
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 $AUD3.8 billion.
How to gain Access to QR’s Network?
Rail operators and other access seekers interested in using the QR network must
negotiate most aspects of their proposed operations through Network Access.
Every application for access is handled under a process set down in the Access
Undertaking. The process is approved by competition regulator, the Queensland
Competition Authority and includes requirements and timeframes.
Company Details
In 2007 Queensland Rail became a Company Government Owned Corporation, and is
now registered as a public company “QR Limited”.
QR Ltd is a $3 billion a year business, and one of Australia’s largest and most
modern transport... more
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