Rolling stock public-private partnership
Sydney’s Waratah is the next generation of suburban passenger trains designed to provide customers with improved security, safety and accessibility features.
The new fleet was acquired through the NSW Government's $3.6 billion (net present cost) rolling stock public-private partnership (PPP).
The PPP was an agreement with the private sector to build and maintain 626 new Waratah carriages for 30 years.
This is the largest single procurement of trains in Australian history, and is equivalent to about 50% of Sydney Trains's current suburban fleet.
Information for Sydney Trains customers
About the PPP
A rolling stock public-private partnership (PPP) was entered into with Reliance Rail in December 2006.
The Reliance Rail consortium comprises equity partners Downer EDI, AMP Capital Investors, Royal Bank of Scotland Group 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 did Reliance Rail deliver?
Reliance Rail delivered:
- 626 carriages
- a maintenance facility at Auburn
- fleet maintenance for 30 years
- simulators for crew training.
Benefits
The Waratah fleet delivered a number of benefits for Sydney commuters, including:
- smart air conditioning, which automatically adjusts for the ambient temperature and number of passengers
- increased security with additional internal and external closed circuit TV (CCTV) covering all areas of the train carriage
- improved safety and strengthened design, including advanced fire detection technology that alerts crews
- new carriage configuration so passengers can walk through the entire train for quicker evacuation from either end of the train in an emergency
- additional passenger Emergency Help Points on the train with direct access to the guard, supported by CCTV cameras
- improved disability access including additional handrails and priority seats with more wheelchair spaces (16 per eight carriage train)
- advanced passenger information and communication system with automatic announcements and electronic screens showing where the train will stop and approaching stations
- wider entrance areas in the train vestibule for faster boarding and alighting.
Contract summary
RailCorp Rolling Stock PPP summary of contracts (PDF, 9.34 MB)
Schedule of agreements
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- Schedule of Agreements (PDF, 52.93 KB)
- Project Contract No C01645 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Deed of Variation No 1 (PDF, 387.09 KB)
- Deed of Variation No 2 (PDF, 206.29 KB)
- Deed of Variation No 3 (PDF, 506.28 KB)
Contract Schedules
- Exhibit 1 - Dictionary of Technical Definitions and Abbreviations (PDF, 2.42 MB)
- Exhibit 2 - Contract Management Requirements (PDF, 2.14 MB)
- Exhibit 3 - Train Performance Specification (PDF, 11.63 MB)
- Exhibit 5 - RailCorp Through Life Support Specification (PDF, 1.18 MB)
- Exhibit 7 - RailCorp Maintenance Facility Specification (inc. Attachments 3, 7 & 8) (PDF, 11.13 MB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 1 Auburn Masterplan (PDF, 903.89 KB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 2 - Track Schematic (PDF, 19.14 KB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 3 - Standards (see Exhibit 7 - RailCorp Maintenance Facility Specification) (PDF, 11.13 MB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 4 - RailCorp ICT Requirements (PDF, 22.55 KB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 5 - RailCorp Security Requirements (PDF, 4.28 MB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 6a - RailCorp Maintenance Facility Reference Design (PDF, 5.28 MB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 6b - Connell Wagner Reference Design Report (PDF, 5.28 MB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 7 - Signalling Functional Specification (see Exhibit 7 - RailCorp Maintenance Facility Specification) (PDF, 11.13 MB)
- Exhibit 7 - Attachment 8 - RFTA 00358 Attachments (see Exhibit 7 - RailCorp Maintenance Facility Specification) (PDF, 11.13 MB)
- Exhibit 9 - RailCorp Simulator Specification (PDF, 178.46 KB)
- Exhibit 11 - RailCorp Enabling Works Specification (PDF, 564.85 KB)
- Exhibit 13 - Closing Protocol (PDF, 2.41 MB)
- Exhibit 14 - Construction Site (PDF, 2.12 MB)
- Exhibit 15 - Planning (PDF, 5.45 MB)
- Exhibit 16 - Promised Network Access Rights (PDF, 4.11 MB)
- Exhibit 18 - MainTrain Site (PDF, 2.64 MB)
- Cross Guarantee and Indemnity (PDF, 753.33 KB)
- Call Option Deed (PDF, 19.87 MB)
- Rolling Stock Manufacture Contract Side Deed (PDF, 1.49 MB)
- TLS Contract Side Deed (PDF, 5.51 MB)
- Maintenance Facility Construction Contract Side Deed (PDF, 5.99 MB)
- Debt Finance Side Deed (PDF, 9.9 MB)
- RailCorp Deed of Charge (PDF, 7.81 MB)
- Deed of Guarantee (PAFA Act Guarantee) (PDF, 2.28 MB)
- Original Source Code Escrow Agreement (PDF, 5.67 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Core Contractors)- Rolling Stock Manufacturer (PDF, 5.67 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Core Contractors) - Maintenance Facility Construction (PDF, 5.65 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Core Contractors) - Through Life Support Ltd (PDF, 5.64 MB)
- Right of Entry Deed for Cardiff Maintenance Depot (PDF, 5.12 MB)
- FMFS Side Deed (PDF, 8.31 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - ADI Limited (trading as Thales Australia) (PDF, 7.92 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Austbreck Pty Ltd (PDF, 6.92 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Australian Rail Technologies Projects Pty Ltd (PDF, 7.27 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Knorr Bremse Australia Pty Ltd (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Knorr Bremse Australia Pty Ltd (PDF, 3.31 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Knorr Bremse Australia Pty Ltd
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Knorr Bremse Australia Pty Ltd (PDF, 3.43 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Voith Turbo Pty Ltd (PDF, 3.02 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Faiveley Transport Australia Limited (PDF, 7.7 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Sydac Pty Ltd (PDF, 3.89 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - EKE-Electronics Ltd (PDF, 2.98 MB)
- Approved Escrow Deed (Sub-contractors) - Sigma Coachair Group Pty Ltd (PDF, 6.83 MB)
- Set 1 Waiver Letter (PDF, 7.74 MB)
- Set 7 Waiver Letter (PDF, 101.9 KB)
- Restructure Co-Ordination Deed (PDF, 2.03 MB)
- Capital Commitment Deed (PDF, 1.93 MB)
- Existing Investors Side Deed (PDF, 2.01 MB)
- RailCorp Consent Deed (PDF, 703.66 KB)
- Financial Guarantors Undertaking Deed (PDF, 1.56 MB)
- TLS Consent Letter (PDF, 383.98 KB)
- Reliance Rail Undertakings Deed (PDF, 1.01 MB)