Australian owned and operated company Martinus Rail has been selected to deliver approximately 570 kilometres of track linking Narromine in New South Wales and Gowrie in Queensland, as part of the Inland Rail project.
This includes the Narromine to Narrabri, Narrabri to North Star Phase Two, North Star to Border, and Border to Gowrie sections of the project.
The Inland Rial project is Australia’s largest freight rail infrastructure project and will consist of over 1,700 kilometres of rail connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
The Rail Corridor Program will deliver works with an estimated value of more than $300 million, providing work for an estimated 600 people who will lay 1.7 million tonnes of ballast and 80,000 tonnes of steel rail, and install nearly 950,000 Australian made concrete sleepers.
Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said Martinus Rail joins more than 400 Australian companies already contracted by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to supply and service the Inland Rail project.
“The design and construction of Inland Rail has already seen ARTC commit to contracts worth more than $2.2 billion,” Birmingham said.“This multi-billion-dollar investment is stimulating growth, supporting new jobs and providing opportunities for businesses of all sizes to grow and build capability.”
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomed the news that Martinus Rail had been awarded the contract to deliver the track from Narromine to Gowrie.
“This contract will directly benefit communities from Narromine to the Queensland border, providing work for local people and businesses,” Coulton said.
Work on the Rail Corridor Program will commence next year following completion of the collaborative framework agreement and contract signing. Track works between Narromine and Gowrie will be completed ahead of Inland Rail operations in 2027.
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