Rail services · Australia

Rail services in Australia

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.

The rail network in Australia

Understanding the ground before we mobilize

Network of about 33,000 km, several gauges (standard and narrow gauges), mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: ARTC / Aurizon / Rio Tinto / Sydney Trains / Metro Trains.

Automated Pilbara iron-ore lines, Inland Rail Melbourne–Brisbane under construction, driverless Sydney Metro, Melbourne's world-largest tramway, Cross River Rail in Brisbane.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Australia case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in Australia (several gauges (standard and narrow gauges)) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

Sydney

Central station, Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro, light rail

Melbourne

Southern Cross and Flinders Street stations, Metro Tunnel, tramway

Brisbane

Roma Street station, Cross River Rail under construction, Gold Coast light rail

Our services in Australia

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signaling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Australia

Can you work in Australia with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Australia?

The network in Australia uses several gauges (standard and narrow gauges). Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilization.

Can you train teams in Australia?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Australia or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Australia?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Australia, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.