Downer Rail

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Downer Rail
IndustryEngineering
Predecessor Evans Deakin Industries
FoundedMarch 2001
Headquarters
Number of locations
Cardiff, New South Wales
Somerton, Victoria
Maryborough, Queensland
ProductsRailway rolling stock
ServicesRail Infrastructure management
Railway locomotive leasing
Revenue$1.336 billion (June 2013)
Parent Downer Group
Subsidiaries Keolis Downer (49%)
Locomotive Demand Power
Website www.downergroup.com

Downer Rail is a business unit within the Downer Group. As well as manufacturing and maintaining railway rolling stock it holds maintenance contracts to maintain rail infrastructure. The head office is located in North Ryde.

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History

Pacific National GT42CU AC at Maryborough factory in November 2004 PN Class Loco PN002 at Downer EDI Maryborough (Qld)..jpg
Pacific National GT42CU AC at Maryborough factory in November 2004
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Sydney Trains A set.
Transperth B-series train at McIver in February 2010 Transperth Sets.JPG
Transperth B-series train at McIver in February 2010
Yarra Trams B-class Melbourne tram in Melbourne B22026 New Yarra Trams Livery.JPG
Yarra Trams B-class Melbourne tram in Melbourne

The EDI Rail division was formed in March 2001 following the merger of Evans Deakin Industries and Downer Group to form Downer EDi. In July 2007 the division was renamed Downer Rail and in 2018 it merged with Downer's Infrastructure Services division to form Transport and Infrastructure. [1] [2]

The history of Downer Rail began in 1867 when Walkers Limited opened a branch in Maryborough. [3] In 1980 Walkers Limited was sold to Evans Deakin Industries and included in the merger with Downer EDi.

Evans Deakin operated the former Clyde Engineering plants at Kelso and Somerton and Walkers Limited, Maryborough plant. It had recently reopened the former Cardiff Locomotive Workshops to build CityRail M sets.

In 2008 Locomotive Demand Power was established as a subsidiary to lease locomotives. In November 2009 Downer Rail became a tram operator through its 49% shareholding in Keolis Downer that operates the Yarra Trams franchise in Melbourne. [4] In July 2014, Keolis Downer commenced operating the G:link light rail line on the Gold Coast. [5]

In March 2015, Keolis Downer purchased bus operator Australian Transit Enterprises which operates the Hornibrook Bus Lines, Link SA, Path Transit and SouthLink operations with 930 buses. [6]

Products

Downer Rail has manufactured items of rolling stock at its factories in Cardiff, Somerton, Maryborough and Port Augusta. As the ex-licence holder for Electro-Motive Diesel products [7] it has also been involved in the procurement and maintenance of over 150 American built EMD SD70 series locomotives for BHP and Fortescue Metals Group's Pilbara operations. [8] [9]

Diesel Locomotives

Electric Multiple Units

Tilt Trains

Services

Locomotive leasing

Light rail

Infrastructure projects

Maintenance contracts

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References

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  2. https://www.downergroup.com/Content/cms/media/2018/PDF/Webcasts_and_presentations/DOW0038_Investor_Day_Presentation_FA_lower_res_combine.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. West, AM (1994). Made in Maryborough. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society, Queensland Division.
  4. Melbourne tram and train operators selected Archived 15 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International 25 June 2009
  5. GoldlinQ selected to build Gold Coast light rail Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International 6 May 2011
  6. Operator ATE Sold Australasian Bus & Coach 11 March 2015
  7. Downer and Electro-Motive Diesel Sign New Agreement Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Downer EDi 26 June 2012
  8. Manufacturers EMD Export Page
  9. BHP Iron Ore Road Locomotive Roster Index Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Pilbara Railway Pages
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  11. Downer EDI secures $45 million locomotives deal with QR Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Downer EDi 11 December 2008
  12. New train, tram operators for Melbourne The Age 25 June 2009
  13. Keolis consortium selected for Gold Coast Light Rail in Australia Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Keolis May 2011
  14. Downer wins NSW rail contract despite Waratah debacle ABC News 22 January 2013
  15. Rail infrastructure construction and maintenance Vic and NSW Interstate Network Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Downer Rail
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  17. Downer Bombardier Secures Maintenance Contract with Western Australia's Public Transport Authority Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Downer EDi 25 July 2011
  18. Downer EDI and Pacific National sign billion dollar rail deal ABC News 3 February 2015
  19. Downer signs Locomotive Maintenance Agreement with Pacific National Archived 27 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Downer Group 4 February 2015
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