{"id":63430,"date":"2024-06-11T08:50:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T22:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=116514"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T22:50:17","slug":"john-holland-keeping-australians-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=63430","title":{"rendered":"John Holland keeping Australian\u2019s moving"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/190910_Rouse-Hill-Station_021-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\"><figcaption>John Holland lead the design and construction for the Sydney Metro Northwest project. IMAGE:John Holland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johnholland.com.au\/\">John Holland<\/a> has been working across a number of projects in Australia including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/unpacking-canberras-light-rail\/\">Canberra Light Rail<\/a> and Sydney Metro.<\/strong><span id=\"more-116514\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dating back 75 years, John Holland has a history of transforming communities across Australia and New Zealand as a infrastructure, building, rail and transport business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">It\u2019s long-standing experience in rail goes back more than 50 years. This includes Melbourne\u2019s City Loop in 1978, to the construction, intergration and future maintenance of the nine-kilometre twin tunnels and five underground stations and systems for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">From designing, constructing, testing and commissioning to operating and maintaining transport networks \u2013 John Holland is involved in all parts of the rail asset lifecycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The rail and transport business is focus on transforming the way people travel and providing better connections across Australia and New Zealand. Expertise in all parts of the rail lifecycle ensures the best solutions for its customers and communities at every stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">John Holland\u2019s in-house skills, knowledge, and resources, including owning and operating specialist machinery and equipment, allow it to deliver key rail, operations and maintenance services, and provide certainty and consistency of delivery across a range of disciplines, such\u00a0as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\">track and civil;\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_116516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116516\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Canberra-Metro-image-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-116516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Canberra-Metro-image-copy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Canberra-Metro-image-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Canberra-Metro-image-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Canberra-Metro-image-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Canberra-Metro-image-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>John Holland is also a part of the Canberra Metro consortium.<\/strong> IMAGE:John Holland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">overhead wiring;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">power and electrical;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">signalling and communications;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">interface design management,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and testing and commissioning; and<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">rail safety, assurance and accreditation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\">John Holland rail and transport executive general manager, Steve Butcher, spoke to <i>Rail Express<\/i> about the company\u2019s expertise in rail and transport operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWhat drew me to John Holland more than six years ago, was the end-to-end capability of the rail and transport business \u2013 we do everything from drawing a line on paper in the design phase, right through to putting people on trains, trams and buses in our operations and maintenance businesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cOur whole-of-life mindset that means we\u2019re not just designing and delivering for today; we\u2019re thinking about the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe have more than 1300 people working directly in our rail and transport business across Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cOn top of that, there\u2019s a further 9,000 people working in our trains, tram and bus operations around the country which we operate with joint venture partners, connecting hundreds of thousands of people to their destinations every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The group operates and maintains some of Australia\u2019s largest public transport networks, providing reliable, and customer-focused public transport services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cAs an accredited operator, our transport services include the design, development, and implementation of customer experience strategies, network control and timetabling, rail safety accreditation with regulatory agencies, along with asset management, maintenance, fleet, and depot strategies,\u201d Butcher said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">John Holland specialises in the systems and processes that lead to the safe and successful design, construction and operation of heavy rail, light rail, bus, and other transport\u00a0solutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">This includes design management, design standards and waivers, and reliability, availability, and maintainability engineering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe carry out systems engineering, validation, verification, and safety assurance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Keeping people moving in the nation\u2019s capital<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">John Holland is part of the Canberra Metro consortium, which designed and constructed the Canberra Metro light rail network that opened in 2019. This included the systems engineering delivery and integration to bring the network online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe now proudly operate and maintain the network as part of Canberra Metro Operations (CMET) for an initial 20 year period,\u201d Butcher\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cIn April, CMET celebrated five years of successful operations of the light rail network \u2013 a 12km line with 14 light rail stops that connects Gungahlin with the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cSince starting operations in April 2019, 16.5 million passenger trips have been made and over 4.5 million kilometres travelled on the network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWhile doing this, the team has delivered outstanding service for customers, with 99.98 per cent of services running on time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">A recent study showed that 43 per cent of passengers on light rail have never previously used the bus network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Last year it was announced that the Canberra Metro consortium will deliver and operate the Stage 2A extension of Canberra\u2019s light rail system, which will connect the city to Commonwealth Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The project will see three new stops built at Edinburgh Avenue, City South and Commonwealth Avenue, extending the network by 1.7 kilometres \u2013 providing a greater connection between the city and<br \/>\nthe lake.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Light rail to Commonwealth Park will be delivered wire-free to supporting requirements for a future connection through the Parliamentary Triangle. In a Canberra first, the light rail corridor to Commonwealth Park will include sections of green track where the light rail line sits within a bed of specially selected grass or plants instead of concrete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cBack in 2022 we were awarded the contract to deliver the Light Rail Vehicle Procurement, Retrofit and Depot Expansion (LPRDE) Modification to the CMET Operations and Maintenance contract,\u201d Butcher said. \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time for light rail in Canberra.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The team have been delivering this project for the CMET network in preparation for the Stage 2A extension of light rail to Commonwealth Park including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\">procurement of five new light rail vehicles;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">retrofitting of existing 14 light rail vehicles with onboard batteries;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">maintenance of new Light rail vehicles and battery systems; and<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">expansion of the existing CMET Depot to allow for the increased fleet size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sydney Metro Northwest<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After delivering the design and construction for operations, trains and systems for Sydney Metro Northwest \u2013 with its construction partners \u2013 John Holland now operates the\u00a0nation\u2019s first driverless metro as part of the Metro Trains Sydney consortium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The new-generation metro trains are designed to make customer journeys easy \u2013 from level access and platforms, to multi-purpose areas for prams, luggage and bicycles, and real-time travel information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cJohn Holland is now part of the joint venture that manages the operations and maintenance, Metro Trains Sydney, across 13 stations from Tallawong to Chatswood in Sydney\u2019s north and northwest,\u201d Butcher said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cServices operate every four minutes in the peak in each direction. Each month the team is delivering millions of passenger trips, with customer satisfaction is consistently above 98 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe have continued to be involved on the city extension including building the new tunnel under Sydney Harbour and excavating the station boxes, then where the tunnel emerges, we delivered all of the complex junction remodelling at Sydenham Station with the conversion from the existing Sydney Trains network through to Bankstown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cAlong the route we are building the integrated station development at Waterloo. And as part of the Joint Venture operator, Metro Trains Sydney, we have been integral to the overall operational readiness and working with all of the teams getting the infrastructure ready to expand the operational\u00a0railway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe team is also working on the testing and commissioning programs for Sydney Metro City and SouthWest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cLooking at our footprint across the country, I\u2019m proud of our how we\u2019re keeping Australia moving \u2013 people, communities and the economy, and how we continue to grow and look at new opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/john-holland-keeping-australians-moving\/\">John Holland keeping Australian\u2019s moving<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/\">Rail Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/190910_Rouse-Hill-Station_021-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>John Holland lead the design and construction for the Sydney Metro Northwest project. IMAGE:John Holland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John Holland has been working across a number of projects in Australia including Canberra Light Rail and Sydney Metro. 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