Victorian Government new train building project - ACF Associated Customs Services

Описание: ACF is proud to be involved in the below Victorian Government new train building project. Earlier this year we assisted in moving their prototype model from Federation Square to ACF Melbourne's warehouse facility at the Port of Melbourne. The train arrived under the cover of darkness at 3AM,
with full security due to the fact that there was a $10,000 bounty on its head for the first graffiti tagger to tag the train. ACF managed the move and final warehousing of the prototype. Over the last few months teams of engineers have been visiting ACF to look over the prototype in readiness of
the new trains being built. ACF can offer full project management and end to end supply chain solutions for major projects such as this.

The Victorian Government is to build 65 new trains in the state, a decision it says will help create more than a thousand jobs, offsetting partially the loss of skilled manufacturing jobs from the winding down of automotive manufacturing in Victoria.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the Evolution Rail consortium, comprising Downer Rail, CRRC, and Plenary, are the preferred consortium to build the new High Capacity Metro Trains.
"The state's largest single order of new trains will be built in Victoria, for Victoria," he said.

"This brings enormous benefits to our state, creating 1100 local jobs and cementing Victoria's reputation as the nation's hub for high-skilled manufacturing and a global hub for train building."
To build the trains, Downer's Newport manufacturing facility will undergo a $16 million upgrade, CRRC will establish a new regional headquarters in Melbourne, and Australia's only bogie manufacturer will be established.

The first high capacity train will be delivered and in testing by November 2018, with all 65 trains rolling out as a dedicated fleet in time for the opening of the new Metro Tunnel in 2026.