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Watch how we just upgraded an old rail crossover at Branxton in the NSW Hunter Valley – in only three days – as part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability across our national network. John Holland #Rail #NetworkResilience #KeepAustraliaMoving

Congratulations to the winners of this year's RTSA - The Railway Technical Society of Australasia's University Challenge! 🎉 Proud of our student engineer Henry Williams who was part of the winning team and mentored by our own Angus Mason. Special shout out to Muhammad Ali, another great ARTC mentor in the program. We know that today's students are tomorrow's industry leaders so congratulations to all involved! #FutureOfRail

At ARTC, we’re constantly striving to improve network resilience and reliability. This month, more than 850 maintenance activities were completed during routine works across our Hunter Valley network, including 76km of tamping to pack ballast under the railway tracks (see photos from Narrabri, NSW). A huge thanks to our dedicated frontline teams for safely delivering these essential works and supporting our ongoing efforts.

Some see a simple photo of a culvert upgrade in outback Australia, others see stocked supermarket shelves! This is an example of the work we’re doing to boost the resilience and reliability of our rail network to help ensure uninterrupted transportation of goods across the country in support of the national economy. It’s part of a culvert upgrade project on the vital East-West rail corridor between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie – one of 18 sites we’re currently upgrading to reduce the risk of disruption during a flood event. Read more: https://bit.ly/4h2lc4m

Congratulations to our teams for removing and replacing Gap Bridge in just four days! In just 96 hours, the team removed the old bridge and installed a new, 80-metre concrete bridge, as well as 160 metres of new track. This work is a key part of our focus on strengthening and improving the reliability and efficiency of our network. Huge thanks to our dedicated track crews for getting the job done.

Did you know that more than 160 passenger trains run on our national rail network every day, including the Indian Pacific, Ghan, Overland, Great Southern, NSW TrainLink and V/Line? Last year, close to 60,000 passenger trains transported people on our network around our great country - a number that we'll continue to grow. 📷 The Ghan near Port Augusta, South Australia. #Rail #PassengerRail #RailFuture #KeepAustraliaMoving

We’ve started major works on our Southern Highlands Overtaking Opportunities project in NSW to help ease congestion for freight and passenger trains between Sydney and Melbourne. The $54.1 million project will deliver overtaking opportunities for trains at Werai near Moss Vale and Joppa Junction near Goulburn to enable more efficient and reliable services. The project is due for completion in early 2026. Read more: https://bit.ly/4d8KKtd

It’s definitely been a busy few days for our frontline teams who have just completed a host of track works as part of a ‘super possession’ to keep our rail network running safely and reliably. From 11pm Friday night through to 6pm last night, works were undertaken between Sydney and Melbourne and between Cootamundra and Parkes (NSW) – from rerailing and resleepering through to structure repairs and track reconditioning. We’re proud of our awesome track crews for getting the jobs done in support of our ongoing efforts to strengthen our network.

We’re excited to announce three Executive appointments to help drive us forward: Heather Parry as Director Infrastructure Projects, Clinton Crump as Group Executive Operations and Jade Hooper as Group Executive Development. Heather has returned to ARTC to lead the efficient delivery of critical construction projects that will bolster our rail infrastructure to improve reliability and resilience. Clinton, who has held numerous leadership roles at ARTC over the past 20 years, has been acting in the role since March and will continue to help drive efforts to provide safe and effective operations for our customers and communities. Jade, who will start with us in November, will extend on our customer and growth partnerships, and lead our policy, regulatory planning, corporate development and infrastructure strategy in support of strengthening our commercial performance. Congratulations Heather, Clinton and Jade!

What a great event with leaders and advocates for rail sustainability. Our Chief Financial Officer Kylie Gallasch took the opportunity to talk about what we're doing to deliver a safe, reliable and resilient network that operates as part of an integrated supply chain. It was great to be part of the conversation and be able to highlight our support of the Australian Government's commitment to transport decarbonisation and Net Zero by 2050.