About the PPP
RailCorp entered into a rolling stock public-private partnership (PPP) with Reliance Rail in December 2006.
The Reliance Rail consortium comprises equity partners Downer EDI, AMP Capital Investors, RBS Social Infrastructure (Australia) Trust (formerly ABN AMRO), and International Public Partnerships (formerly Babcock and Brown Partnerships).
Reliance Rail is supported by a team of industry specialists, including engineering and service organisations such as Downer EDI Rail and Hitachi.
What will Reliance Rail deliver?
Reliance Rail will deliver:
- 626 carriages
- a maintenance facility at Auburn
- fleet maintenance for 30 years
- simulators for crew training.
Sydney's next generation train will be progressively rolled out for passenger service from late 2010.
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