Rollingstock
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A contract
for the supply and maintenance of 93 new railcars was awarded
in May 2002 to EDI Rail Bombardier Transportation Pty Ltd.
This order will nearly double the size of the urban passenger
systems railcar fleet.The first three units were delivered
and began trials on the existing network.
Delivery
of railcars is planned to achieve the following service commencement
dates:
- Clarkson
services, October 4, 2004;
- Thornlie
services, end of February 2005; and,
- Mandurah
services, end of December 2006.
Infrastructure
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Extension
to Clarkson
Construction of all of the essential railway infrastructure
was completed during the year and the overhead system was
energised to enable track trials of the railcars.
Construction
of Clarkson and Currambine stations commenced during the year
and both stations are due to be completed in September 2004.
The existing
platforms at stations on the Northern Suburbs Railway are
being lengthened to accommodate six-car trains. Leederville,
Edgewater,Warwick and Whitfords were completed during the
year and Joondalup, Glendalough and Stirling will be completed
early in 2004/05.
Construction
of the Nowergup railcar depot was completed in May and the
facility is being used for the stowage and maintenance of
new railcars.
Construction
of a new station at Greenwood commenced in February 2004 and
will be completed
in December 2004.
Spur
line to Thornlie
A contract was awarded in February 2004 for the construction
of bridges and the railway infrastructure between Beckenham
Junction and Thornlie.Works under the contract are due to
be completed early in 2005.
During
the year, the railway works through Victoria Park and the
road bridge at Miller Street/Roberts Road was completed, allowing
the closure of a railway level crossing at Bishopsgate Street.
Work was proceeding on construction of the pedestrian footbridge
over the railway at Howick Street, and was due for completion
in July 2004.
Construction
of a new station at Victoria Park was deferred due to lack
of competitive tenders in a saturated building market.Tenders
are to be re-called in September 2004 with the intention that
construction will start in early-2005 and be completed before
the end of 2005.
Construction
continued on stage two of the Kenwick tunnel including the
tunnel structure, with the fit-out of the slab track, overheads,
signalling and communications and the railway works between
Beckenham Junction and Thornlie to be completed in the second
half of 2004.
Works
continued on the design and construction of the railway 25Kv
feeder station at Beckenham and the 132Kv high voltage power
supply to the feeder station from Western Powers Cannington
terminal.
Perth
to Mandurah (Southern Suburbs Railway)
During the year, three contracts were let for major works
of the project. The
value of these contracts is $733 million which is almost half
of the total project budget.
A contract
was awarded in January 2004 to Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
by the Commissioner of Main Roads WA, on behalf of the PTA
for the design and construction of the Southern Suburbs Railway
corridor in the median of the Kwinana Freeway between the
Narrows Bridge and Glen Iris. This includes works to the existing
new Narrows Bridge, a new railway bridge at the Narrows and
widening and strengthening of the Mount Henry Bridge.
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