Freight Week 2013

A Rail Vision

John Clarebrough Director

Freight, Logistics and Marine

Victoria’s transport context Victoria’s freight mode share

Sea Rail Road Air

(percentage)

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

0.07

89

9 2

Based on 3500 tonne gross weight train; 45-tonne gross weight semi-trailer; 68-tonne gross weight B-double.

equals 100 x

Rail efficiency

A train burns 4.0 litres of fuel to move 1 tonne of cargo 700 kilometres

A B-double burns 7.7 litres of fuel to move 1 tonne of cargo 700 kilometres Based on 3500 tonne gross weight train; 45-tonne gross weight semi-trailer; 68-tonne gross weight B-double.

equals 80 x

Rail efficiency

Intrastate (regional)

rail freight

Upgraded

The vision for the regional rail network

Rationalised

Delivering more efficiently on priority lines

Swan Hill

Seymour

Mildura

Traralgon

Geelong

Sale

Bairnsdale

Warragul

Echuca

Ballarat

Maryborough

Bendigo

Wangaratta

Ararat

Portland

Warrnambool

Hamilton

Horsham

Wodonga

Benalla

Shepparton

Deniliquin Oaklands

Tocumwal

Rail freight initiatives

5

4

3

1

2

2

7

6

1. Grain loop axle increase to 23

tonnes

2. Major signalling upgrade

3. Warncoort passing loop

4. Dooen intermodal terminal

5. Dimboola-Rainbow line

reopening

6. Echuca-Toolamba line

reopening

7. Transcontinental Link

Swan Hill

Seymour

Mildura

Traralgon

Geelong

Sale

Bairnsdale

Warragul

Echuca

Ballarat

Maryborough

Bendigo

Wangaratta

Ararat

Portland

Warrnambool

Hamilton

Horsham

Wodonga

Benalla

Shepparton

Deniliquin Oaklands

Tocumwal

Deniliquin

Regional rail freight initiatives

Appleton Dock

Toolamba

Existing route

Proposed re-opening

Proposed new route

Transcontinental Link Possible new standard-gauge track

Possible broad-to-standard gauge conversion

Known and potential mineral sands deposits

Three options to link with

the Trans Continental Link

Option1

Option 2

Option 3

OUYEN

SWAN HILL

SHEPPARTON

SEYMOUR

MILDURA

TRARALGON

GEELONG SALE

BAIRNSDALE

WARRAGUL

ECHUCA

BALLARAT

MARYBOROUGH

BENDIGO

WANGARATTA

ARARAT

PORTLAND

WARRNAMBOOL

DIMBOOLA

HAMILTON

HORSHAM

WODONGA

BENALLA

TOCUMWAL

DENILIQUIN OAKLANDS

Existing network

Nationally significant standard gauge

Standard gauge

Existing intermodal terminal

Additional intermodal terminal

Long-term regional freight vision

Possible gauge standardisation

as part of Transcontinental Link

(three options shown)

Possible gauge standardisation

after completion of Transcontinental Link

Interstate rail freight

Reliable services

The vision for the interstate rail network

Strategically located terminals

Adjacent warehousing and distribution

EAST SWANSON DOCK

WEST SWANSON

DOCK

VICTORIA DOCK

APPLETON DOCK

FOOTSCRAY ROAD

COODE ROAD

DYNON ROAD

CITYLINK

Existing Dynon rail terminals precinct

COODE ISLAND

DYNON

SOUTH DYNON

WYNDHAM VALE

TRUGANINA DEER PARK

SUNSHINE

ALTONA

TARNEIT

WERRIBEE

LAVERTON

BROOKLYN

Regional Rail Link (under construction)

Outer Metro Ring (reservation in place)

DERRIMUT

CBD

PORT PHILLIP BAY

Possible Western Interstate Freight Terminal (WIFT)

DYNON

Metropolitan rail freight

SOMERTON

Terminal status

Existing terminal

Terminal under construction

Possible terminal ALTONA

Metropolitan rail network

V/Line/freight network

Possible Metropolitan

Intermodal System

PORT OF GEELONG

PORT OF

MELBOURNE

PORT OF HASTINGS

LYNDHURST

Metropolitan rail network

Proposed extra rail capacity

Proposed road/rail link

Possible intermodal terminal

Road and rail links to

Port of Hastings

SOMERTON

ALTONA

PORT OF GEELONG

PORT OF

MELBOURNE

PORT OF HASTINGS

DYNON

Freight Week 2013

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