Ballast Cleaning, Boggabri NSW

Swietelsky Rail Australia (SRA) has been the exclusive provider of mechanised ballast cleaning services for the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)'s Heavy Haul Hunter Valley network since 2014.

During a demanding 72-hour closedown, the SRA team successfully delivered over 5.5km of ballast cleaning on a 20km project site near Boggabri, NSW. This effort included the installation of more than 9,600 tonnes of new ballast and the resurfacing of 20km of track, complete with dynamic stabilisation to enable track handback at line speed.

In addition, SRA completed 6km of critical drainage improvements and spoil management works. The ballast cleaning scope was finished ahead of schedule, and the site was handed back incident-free with time to spare.

Project Stats:

• Network | Hunter Valley, Heavy Haul NSW
• Works Program | Within 72hour Major Possession
• Ballast Cleaning Complete | 5,580m
• Track Resurfaced | 20km
• Scope | Multidisciplinary applying a "fence to fence" betterment approach including of spoil management, material deliveries, site coordination, drainage works, vegetation control, level crossing management and upgrades.
• New Ballast Installed | Over 9,600 tonnes
• Drainage Improvements | 6km
• Conformance | Completed sections handed back at line speed
• Project Completion | August 2024