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Pace quickens
for Sydney Link
The pace is picking up on Australia's services on the Richmond Line by recently made the move over from the
various rail redevelopment projects. increasing train frequency and reliability, UK. 'The biggest surprise for me was that
Leighton Contractors is stepping up its thereby attracting increased patronage to there was no culture shock, either in the
search for rail engineers to help. Buoyed rail transportation in the growth centre of Australian way of life or the way
by the recruitment of some of Britain's the North West region of Sydney. These engineering is delivered. Many aspects of
finest engineers, Leighton Contractors has activities include significant design living and working in Australia are better,
recently secured further multi-million development, signalling interfaces and particularly the outdoor lifestyle.
dollar rail projects to add to their already construction staging, environmental and Underpinning this is a very familiar way
bulging portfolio across Australasia. sustainability initiatives and stakeholder of running your life. This, the helpful
management issues. nature of all the Aussies and efficient
Rail consortium There are a number of key challenges relocation support from Leighton
A consortium of Leighton Contractors, for the project including maintaining Contractors, has made settling here very
SKM, Maunsell, Ansaldo and MVM Rail safety and rail reliability whilst working in easy for my family,' said Steve.
was appointed in June 2008 to perform a live rail environment, dealing with a 'The emphasis is on the engineering
value adding activities that are directly number of stakeholders and delivering a solutions, rather than the project support
related to a key project known as the value for money solution that makes functions, which is a refreshing change.
Richmond Line Alliance. efficient use of limited resources to Most of the multi-billion dollar projects
ensure the best outcome for people of (and there are a lot of those in Australia
Key challenges the North West of Sydney. at the moment) are delivered as
The Richmond Line Alliance project is Alliances. This means that there is a very
one of the key projects that forms the Quality rail engineers positive attitude to the team ethic, which
NSW Government's Rail Clearways Meanwhile the need for quality rail is carried through on the very festive
program, part of NSW RailCorp's overall engineers increases and Hays Engineering nature of the social gatherings.'
response to issues of improving reliability together with Leighton Contractors is
and passenger growth on the Sydney leading the way, with a major recruitment Interviewing will take place in both
metropolitan networks. drive in the UK in November. Said Steve London and Manchester during
The main project objective is to provide Henley, an Engineering Manager for November. Please see details in the Rail
a significant improvement to existing Leighton Contractors, who has himself Australasia advert on page 47.
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