Expansion and opportunities with Brookfield Rail

In August, WestNet Rail, owner and operator of over 5,000 kilometres of critical rail infrastructure in Western Australia announced it became Brookfield Rail, aligning with its parent company, global infrastructure owner Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

With over $1 billion worth of projects planned, and freight volumes expected to double in the next five years, Brookfield Rail is rapidly expanding with a number of projects underway. 

Brookfield Rail manages rail track throughout the mid-west and southern Western Australia and since 2000, has invested over $1 billion in upgrades and maintenance across the rail network.

Current projects include the Eastern Goldfields Freight Gateway Project, the Grain Rail Network Upgrade, the Mid West Infrastructure Upgrade and the Esperance Line Upgrade.

The capital costs for this expansion and network upgrade program is forecast to be approximately A$500 million over the next two years, and recognises the increasing demand for access from the resource sector, in particular, across the network.  Western Australia’s Mid-West and Yilgarn regions continue to grow as iron ore centres and the South West is also seeing growth in alumina and coal production.

This growth is generating increased opportunities for track, civil and signals technical professionals.

More information about Brookfield Rail: http://www.wnr.com.au/index.html.