Overview
About Inland Rail
Inland Rail is a fast freight line stretching approximately 1,600km that will connect Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.
It will enhance our national freight and supply chain capabilities, connecting existing freight routes through rail, roads and ports, and supporting Australia's growth.
It will better link businesses, manufacturers, and producers to national and global markets and generate opportunities for industries and regions during construction and beyond. Delivering Inland Rail will help us keep pace with the increasing freight demands of Australia's growing population.
Shifting more goods onto rail means faster, more reliable freight; safer, less congested roads; and fewer emissions.
Inland Rail Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of ARTC, is building Inland Rail on behalf of the Australian Government.
Beveridge to Albury
The Beveridge to Albury section is a brownfield enhancement project in Victoria that will upgrade 262km of existing rail corridor. The section spans from Beveridge, north of Melbourne to the NSW/Victoria border, at Albury-Wodonga, and will enhance upgrade works already completed on the North East rail line.
Travelling from north to south, the existing rail corridor runs largely parallel to the Hume Highway from the Murray River at Wodonga to the outskirts of Melbourne. It then shares the Regional Victorian broad-gauge rail corridor (V/Line) from Seymour to Beveridge.
The project scope for Victoria is driven by the requirements to meet horizontal and vertical clearances for the safe operation of double-stacked trains.
The Victorian section of Inland Rail is being delivered in two tranches - Tranche 1 major construction started in early 2023 and is being delivered by McConnell Dowell.
The Tranche 2 construction contract was awarded to John Holland in June 2024, with major construction expected to start in early 2025.
Construction of the entire Beveridge to Albury section in Victoria is expected to be completed in 2027.
Tranche 2
Tranche 2 works include replacing road bridges, lowering railtracks, and station modifications to enable the safe operation of double-stacked freight trains across eight sites between Wandong and Benalla.
Description of works involved
To achieve the clearance required for double-stacked trains to safely operate, works will include:
Wandong (Broadford-Wandong Road)
- New road bridge to the north of the existing bridge.
- New shared user path.
Broadford (Hamilton Street)
- New road bridge.
- New shared user path and pedestrian path.
- Modification of connecting side streets.
- Track lowering.
Broadford (Short Street)
- New road bridge to the north of the existing bridge.
- New shared user path.
- Track lowering.
Broadford (Marchbanks Road)
- New road bridge to the north of the existing bridge.
Tallarook (Hume Freeway)
- Track lowering of two ARTC standard gauge tracks.
- Slew and potential lower of two broad gauge tracks.
- Pier/abutment protection of existing structures.
Seymour (Hume Freeway)
- Track lowering and slew of two ARTC standard gauge tracks.
- Pier/abutment protection of existing structures.
Euroa (Station Precinct including Anderson Street)
- New road underpass on existing bridge alignment.
- Track re-alignment.
- New platform, precinct, and pedestrian underpass.
Benalla (Station Precinct)
- Removal of redundant road bridge.
- Track re-alignment.
- New platform, precinct, and pedestrian underpass.
About John Holland
John Holland are Australia and New Zealand's leading end-to-end integrated infrastructure, building, rail, and multi-modal transport company.
John Holland is committed to creating sustainable economic development and employment opportunities for local businesses and individuals, prioritising local jobs and industry when construction commences, ensuring the best possible representation of the regional communities across the eight sites, to deliver this transformational project.
Delivery timeframes
Design and Construction Tender Release - Q3 completed
Design and Construction Tender Close - Q4 completed
Early Commence Works contract - Q2 completed
Contract Award - Q2 completed
Major construction - from 2025
Completion of construction - 2027
Engaging local and First Nations suppliers
John Holland is committed to creating sustainable economic development and employment opportunities for local and First Nations businesses and individuals by maximising their opportunities to participate in the project.
John Holland will provide full, fair, and reasonable opportunity for capable and competitive local and First Nations businesses and social enterprises to compete for work or participate in supply chains associated with Inland Rail.
Registration of Interest (EOI) opportunities
Businesses interested in supplying to Beveridge to Albury Tranche 2 works as subcontractors, suppliers or equipment providers are encouraged to register their interest against the applicable Work Package/s.
John Holland will release work packages on ICN Gateway in phases, consistent with the construction program requirements. Please check in regularly for updates and ensure your ICN Gateway business profile is set to receive alerts from changes to this Project page.
Registrants should note:
- Incomplete registrations may not be considered. Information on how to create a company profile or submit a registration of interest on ICN Gateway is provided below (refer to User Guides available in the 'Project Documents' section).
- All EOIs are provided to Inland Rail for their information.
- Inland Rail, John Holland, and the ICN have no contractual or other legal obligation to suppliers arising out of the EOI process with respect to the consideration, evaluation, acceptance or rejection of any registration of interest, or the failure to consider, evaluate or accept any registration of interest.
- It is important that businesses registering their interest are aware that their registration does not guarantee that they will progress further in any procurement processes. Inland Rail and John Holland have broad discretion to suspend, vary, or terminate the procurement process, decline to consider or review any EOI or negotiate with and enter a contract with any other party for the performance of a Works Package.
*When submitting for this work package, please include all relevant documents in a zip file*
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Further assistance
Support and assistance are available through the organisations listed below.
Inland Rail
To learn more about becoming an Inland Rail supplier. You can access information on Inland Rail's supply principles and commitments, and supplier capability development initiatives, including workshops to assist businesses to develop business capability statements and respond to tenders.
Please visit: inlandrail.com.au/opportunities/suppliers/information-for-suppliers/
John Holland
For further information about the project or to discuss upcoming supply opportunities with John Holland, please contact John Holland's Commercial team via B2A.Commercial@jhg.com.au
Click here to access John Hollands website.
HOW TO REGISTER AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
- To submit an EOI, companies must have an ICN Gateway company profile. Information on how to register your company on ICN Gateway is detailed below.
- The services, programmes and initiatives provided by ICN Victoria are aimed at complementing a company's existing Sales, Marketing and Business Development strategy and any EOI submitted should not be considered as an alternative to these activities.
ICN GATEWAY COMPANY REGISTRATION
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