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What’s down the track forum. Brookfield Rail in the Goldfields Geoff Brook – Network Planning Manager. Topics to be covered. Our History Who is Brookfield Customers and Product Safety & Growth outlook Asset – Completed, Current and Planned Works Capacity upgrades - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WHAT’S DOWN THE TRACK FORUM
Brookfield Rail in the Goldfields Geoff Brook – Network Planning
Manager
Topics to be covered1. Our History2. Who is Brookfield 3. Customers and Product4. Safety & Growth outlook5. Asset – Completed, Current and Planned
Works6. Capacity upgrades7. Esperance Port Access Corridor
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Our History
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Ownership
Business Structure
Westrail
(owned by Western Australian State Government)
WestNet Rail
(subsidiary of ARG – owned 50/50 by Wesfarmers and Genesee and Wyoming)
WestNet Rail
(controlled entity of Babcock and Brown
Infrastructure)
Brookfield Rail
(owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P)
Run as integrated business with Network Division set-up separately in lead up to
privatisation.
Run as a “ring-fenced” business, inside an integrated
business.
Run as a stand-alone Track Owner.
December 2000
June 2006 November 2010
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• Independent below rail infrastructure provider
• Operates over 5,100 kilometres of crucial rail infrastructure
• Feeding key ports of Geraldton, Kwinana, Esperance, Albany and Bunbury.
• Long term lease with the State
Who is Brookfield Rail?
Our Customers: We have a diverse base of strong and capable customers
Coal 4%
Iron Ore 40%
Alumina 31%
Freight 15%
Grain 8%
Other 2%
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Servicing a range of industries
2005 2013
* Figures based on net tonnes
Alumina & Re-lated31%
Coal4%
Freight15%Grain
8%
Iron Ore40%
Other2%
Alu-mina & Re-lated41%
Coal5%
Freight16%
Grain 14%
Iron Ore17%
Other6%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P.NYSE: BIP; TSX:
BIP.UN
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Brookfield Asset
Management
Brookfield Rail
External Manager
30%
Our ownership structure
100%
Growth: We support the economic growth of WA
We are here
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Community: Safety & Community support
Rail Safety Week – Helping to keep the residents of the Goldfields safe.
Our Asset: We safely operate, maintain & develop our rail infrastructure
MidWest Rail Upgrade
Grain Rail Freight Network Resleepering Program
Eastern Goldfields Railway Rerailing
Leonora Resleepering
Esperance Line Expansion Works
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Current Rail Projects
KEY1) Rerail 60kg/m 171km Complete
2) Rerail/Resleeper
50kg/m 40km Planned
3) Rerail/Resleeper
50kg/m 325km Completed
4) Comms backbone
Fibre optic
WIP Qtr 2, 2014
5) Resleeper 50kg/m 130km Planned
Building a reliable,fit-for-purpose asset
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• 400km of track• 215,000 sleepers• 114,000 tonnes of ballast• 600,000 man hours
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Extensive Works on the Esperance Line
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Proposed Capacity Upgrades
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Esperance Port Access Corridor
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Brookfield Rail
For further information, visit
www.brookfieldrail.com