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Projects

Delivered work

Specialist rail welding on major Australian passenger, freight, port and industrial infrastructure.

The record across the portfolio

100%
UT pass rate on the Coleman Rail, McConnell Dowell and Thiess projects
4,000+
Groove-rail joints on Yarra Trams programs
150+
Crane-rail welds at the Melbourne Freight Terminal
VIC, SA, WA
States the portfolio spans
The capabilities behind this work

Portfolio

Every project, by rail environment

Passenger and metropolitan rail, the interstate freight network, port and industrial infrastructure, and crane rail.

9 of 9 projects

01

Adelaide Hills Re-Rail Program

Australian Rail Track Corporation / Adelaide Hills, South Australia / Heavy rail

Preferred supplier of aluminothermic rail welding services to ARTC in South Australia.

Track on the ARTC re-rail program in the Adelaide Hills.

Scope

  • Aluminothermic rail welding
  • Re-railing works

Delivery

  • Restricted possession and work windows
  • Passenger and freight services operating around the works

Result

  • Hundreds of welds completed
  • Zero weld defects
  • No network disruption attributable to the work

02

Melbourne Freight Terminal container unloader

Coleman Rail / Melbourne, Victoria / Crane rail

Crane rail at the Melbourne Freight Terminal.

Scope

  • 150+ crane-rail welds
  • 86 kg crane rail
  • 13 metre lengths of steel rail
  • Multiple welding crews

Delivery

  • Staged construction beginning in October 2014

Result

  • 100% of welds passed ultrasonic testing
  • No incidents on site

03

BHP RGP 5 and 6 wharves

McConnell Dowell / BHP / Port Hedland, Western Australia / Crane rail

Wharf crane rail at Port Hedland.

Scope

  • Aluminothermic welding
  • 86 kg crane-rail welding
  • Rail replacement works

Delivery

  • Approximately nine months on site
  • Shutdown conditions
  • Day and night shifts

Result

  • 100% of welds passed ultrasonic testing
  • Zero incidents recorded on site

04

Metro Trains Melbourne network welding

Metro Trains Melbourne / Metropolitan Melbourne and the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop / Maintenance

Ongoing supply of welding services.

Scope

  • Replacement of insulated rail joints
  • Assistance with the removal of RFD faults
  • Adjustment welding associated with rail creep

05

Regional Rail Link

Thiess / Footscray to Sunshine, Melbourne / Heavy rail

Track on the Regional Rail Link between Footscray and Sunshine.

Scope

  • Turnout welding
  • Straight-track welding
  • Dual-gauge track
  • Removal and replacement of IRJs
  • Assistance with RFD fault removal
  • Creep-related adjustment welding

Delivery

  • Approximately 7.5 kilometres of track

Result

  • 100% of welds passed ultrasonic testing
  • No lost-time injuries

06

Current

Ballarat Line Upgrade

Coleman Rail / Lendlease Engineering / Deer Park West to Melton, Victoria / Heavy rail

Preferred supplier of aluminothermic rail welding services to Coleman Rail and Lendlease Engineering.

Track works on the Ballarat Line Upgrade.

Scope

  • Aluminothermic rail welding

Delivery

  • Program scale: 18 kilometres of track duplication

Result

  • Contributed to the project and achieved its KPIs

07

Current

Yarra Trams light rail programs

Fulton Hogan / Melbourne, Victoria / Light rail

Preferred supplier of aluminothermic rail welding services to Fulton Hogan across Yarra Trams light rail projects.

Groove-rail welding on a Melbourne tram route.

Scope

  • Aluminothermic groove-rail welding
  • Straight track and special works
  • Crossovers
  • Welding strings
  • Closing welds

Delivery

  • Representative locations: St Georges Road, Chapel Street, Elizabeth Street, Hoddle Street, Swan Street, Flemington Road and Williams Road

Result

  • 4,000+ groove-rail joints completed

08

Current

Level Crossing Removal Program

Laing O'Rourke / CPB Contractors / Melbourne, Victoria / Heavy rail

A level crossing removal site.

Delivery

  • With Laing O'Rourke: Bayswater
  • With CPB Contractors: Furlong, Main, Blackburn and Heatherdale

09

Current

Southern Program Alliance, Frankston line

Southern Program Alliance / Frankston line, Melbourne / Heavy rail

Preferred welding supplier to the alliance.

Scope

  • Additional Works Package covering level crossing removals at Park Road and Charman Road, Cheltenham, and Balcombe Road, Mentone

Delivery

  • Program scale: removal of 18 level crossings, 12 new stations and approximately $3 billion of works on the Frankston line

Discuss your project with Fast Track Welding

Phone

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Email

info@fast-trackwelding.com
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