Regional Rail Fleet - NSW

Regional Rail Fleet - NSW
Data Collection
3/15/2019

Regional Rail Fleet
Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Background...........................................................................................................................................2
Literature Review..................................................................................................................................2
PM Risk Framework..........................................................................................................................2
Industry Report & Risk Identification...............................................................................................3
Western Australian Government’s Need for the Project........................................................................4
Project Feasibility..................................................................................................................................5
Negative and Positive Risk Events/Conditions......................................................................................5
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................6
References.............................................................................................................................................7
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Regional Rail Fleet
Introduction
The NSW Government is carrying out a project that will involve the replacement of the
ageing NSW regional rail fleet that are more than 36 years old. These will include the fleet of
XPT, XPLORER, and Endeavour trains. There will be a maintenance facility that will be
developed in Dubbo to encourage the development activities, regional economy, and create
enhanced opportunities for the people. The report includes the risk management framework
for the project along with the coverage of project need for Western Australian Government
and feasibility of the project.
Background
The new trains will be launched and they will run from Sydney to various regional regions of
NSW, such as Melbourne, Canberra, and Brisbane. There will be several benefits that will be
provided to the customers as a result. Reversible seating, overhead luggage storage,
accessible toilets, automatic selective door opening, and electronic device charging points are
some of the benefits that will be provided (Nsw, 2019).
The Government has given the contract to Momentum Trains. It is an international
consortium that comprises of UGL Rail Services, CAF, and other entities. The consortium
will start working on the new train fleet along with the maintenance facility in the year 2019.
It is estimated the first new trains will start running in 2023 and new fleet will progressively
come to service.
Literature Review
PM Risk Framework
Project Management Risk Framework is essential to identify and treat the risks associated
with the project. The risk management framework for such projects shall include five phases.
The first phase shall include risk identification and analysis. It shall be carried out before the
execution of the project and the major steps shall include the determination of new risk
sources. The second step shall include risk treatment and responsibility. It shall be done once
the data for risk identification and analysis is available. The risk treatment strategies shall be
mapped with the risks and the allocation of the responsibilities shall be accordingly done.
Dynamic risk treatment table shall then be developed and it shall be updated through the
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