australia railway operators , railway maintainers and railway constructors , but there is no other company that offers that full life cycle ,” says Richard Stewart , General Manager of Operations at John Holland Rail . “ We self-perform , and we have a very large in house engineering and project management capability . We have 2,500 John Holland people working on railway projects at the moment and another 4,000 subcontractors . So we are a large employer , and people are really at the center of our values .”
Moving Projects Ahead with Efficiency As a major force in Australia ’ s railway industry , John Holland Rail ’ s portfolio is full of complex and vital projects significant to the country ’ s development – projects like Perth City Link . “ If you ’ re familiar with Perth , its central business district is basically split right down the middle by its railway lines – Perth Central Station sits between an area called Northbridge and the actual business district of the CBD , and over the years it ’ s created a bit of a divide in the city ,” says Stewart . With the Perth City Link project ,
John Holland Rail succeeded in the daunting task of bridging that gap while keeping Perth ’ s commuters moving in the meantime . “ The Perth City Link project was about sinking a section of the Fremantle rail line underground , so that the land above could be developed , effectively bringing the two parts of the CBD together ,” says Stewart . “ It was a very complicated project because we had to keep Perth Station and the train network operating all the way through the project . That meant several rail slews to divert the existing railway into temporary lines to open up areas we needed to work in to build a new cut and cover tunnel and railway infrastructure underground . That ’ s an exciting project , and I think it ’ s really changing the face of Perth CBD forever for the better .” Other notable recent projects from John Holland Rail ’ s portfolio include the Southwest Rail Link to connect new homes in Sydney and prepare suburbs for further development ; the $ 4.5 billion Victoria infrastructure project – Regional Rail Link - that has John Holland completing two of six segments , the Southern Cross Station and the City to Maribyrnong
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