Nebo Maintenance Facility for Pacific National Rail Group

Project Overview

The new $180M state-of-the-art Nebo Train Maintenance Facility near Mackay in Queensland is the first rail infrastructure in Queensland and the first to be designed as a one-stop operation in Australia.

Comprehensive Design Scope

BG&E designed all buildings within the facility, including:

• Maintenance building with associated administration facility
• Wash-down building
• Large warehouse
• Wheel lathe building
• Turntable
• 2 provisioning buildings including sanding system and fuel farm
• Gatehouse
• Water treatment facility
• Water storage dam and tanks
• Fire water storage
• Sticky coal elevated ramp
• TCU and locomotive testing facility

Civil Engineering Excellence

The project featured significant civil engineering challenges:

• Rail Infrastructure: Design and documentation of 7km of rail, including a comprehensive rail maintenance yard
• Road Access: Design and documentation of 6km of service road to TMR (Transport and Main Roads) standard
• Major Culvert Crossings: Design and documentation of 3 major corrugated steel pipe culvert crossings:
  • 14 x 3.6m CSPs
  • 9 x 3.3m + 14 x 1.8m CSPs
  • 9 x 1.2m CSPs
• Flood Management: Flood study for 3 large catchment areas (up to 125ha) to determine upstream afflux flooding effects

Construction Support

BG&E provided:

• Production of all civil specifications
• Construction support throughout the project
• Involvement in road safety in design audits and review

Outcome

Delivery of Australia’s first integrated one-stop rail maintenance operation, setting a new benchmark for rail infrastructure efficiency and operational capability in the coal transport sector.