Rail Depot Heavy Lift System
- Maintaining an extensive rail network, BHP Iron Ore maintains a sizeable fleet of 178 Electro Motive Diesel locomotives. For their 10-year maintenance, access to the underside of the locomotive is needed.
- Austral constructed the foundations for the facility that lifts locomotives to allow their underside inspections and maintenance.
- The safe and timely demolition of the existing infrastructure where the footing of the 200t crane and jacks were to be constructed
- Survey control and set out of works in accordance with the lines, design levels, and grid references requested
- The construction of earthworks for traffic and drainage
- The excavation and earthworks needed to meet the levels and dimension outlined in the project drawings
- The construction of the designed structure to the specifications outlined by the client
- Surface finishing of concrete, disposal of excavated materials and clean up
The Project
