The EU Agency for Railways is mandated to issue single safety certificates and vehicle (type) authorisations valid in multiple European countries and to ensure an interoperable European Rail Traffic Management System, in the development and implementation of the Single European Railway Area.
Aurizon (ASX: AZJ) is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company.
Each year, the Company transports more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities, connecting miners, primary producers, and industry with international and domestic markets. It provides customers with integrated freight and logistics solutions across an extensive national rail and road network, traversing Australia.
The Company also owns and operates one of the world’s largest coal rail networks, linking approximately 50 mines with three major ports in Queensland.
Key features of the Pro-forma Rail Convention:
The operator is granted non-exclusive operational rights for the operation of coal trains on a specific part of the coal network against the payment of certain service charges. Aurizon is responsible for the infrastructure management as well as the scheduling and control of all train movements.
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Key features of the agreement:
Key features of the North West Rail Link - principal project deed:
Approval – Transport for NSW is responsible for obtaining relevant planning approvals for the project. The operating company is responsible for obtaining and complying with all other required regulatory approvals.
Land access – Transport for NSW has acquired the main sites required for the project and grants the operating company a license to use these sites for the project.
On 16 December 2017, the Victorian Government entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Cross Yarra Partnership (Project Co) to deliver the Tunnel and Stations PPP work package of the Metro Tunnel Project. The Tunnel and Stations PPP was procured and will be delivered as an ‘availability-based’ PPP under the Partnerships Victoria framework.
Key features of the Project Agreement for the Metro Tunnel Project:
Land acquisitions and approvals – the state assumes primary responsibility for:
making the land needed for the project available to the developer (clause 6); and
obtaining the key planning approvals required for the project (clause 8).
Key features of the model concession agreement:
Concession Period – the typical concession period is for 25 years.