{"id":256832,"date":"2020-04-16T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T08:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=256832"},"modified":"2020-04-17T19:21:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T09:21:43","slug":"inland-rail-proposals-to-be-assessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/04\/16\/inland-rail-proposals-to-be-assessed\/","title":{"rendered":"Inland Rail Proposals To Be Assessed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35620\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/paul-antonio-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35620\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/paul-antonio-200.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Antonio\" width=\"200\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/paul-antonio-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/paul-antonio-200-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>April 16, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio has welcomed a Federal Government announcement that pre-feasibility studies will be advanced for five projects linked to the Inland Rail project.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Antonio said it was a great achievement for southern Queensland proponents to receive approval for more than a quarter of the 16 projects along the Melbourne-to-Brisbane Inland Rail alignment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pleased to see that the merit of the rail interface improvement projects has been acknowledged by the Federal Government. Each of the proposals has been ruled as eligible for the next stage of assessment,\u201d Mayor Antonio said.<\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba Regional Council, on behalf of the Darling Downs and South West Queensland Council of Mayors, submitted Expressions of Interest for three projects late last year.<\/p>\n<p>The two other proposals were submitted by Goondiwindi Regional Council and InterLinkSQ and Seaway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The successful proposals in southern Queensland include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Potential upgrade and re-opening of existing rail lines<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 To upgrade and re-open the existing West Moreton Rail System and the South West Rail System to allow these routes to accommodate the same loads as the Inland Rail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Western Rail System<\/strong> \u2013 Additional connections to Inland Rail. To investigate additional rail connections to the existing South West Rail system. The proposal has the potential to improve rail connections to the Inland Rail to accommodate heavy agricultural, mining and bulk commodity loads from the west and to minimise the need for both road and rail freight loads through Toowoomba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rail Provisioning Centre<\/strong> (potential maintenance facility) &#8211; This proposal would see the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) build a rail provisioning\/maintenance centre for Inland Rail operations at strategic locations in the Toowoomba Region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goondiwindi Regional Council<\/strong> \u2013 To develop a Goondiwindi to Inland Rail corridor connection through upgrading the current South Western Rail line beside the Queensland and New South Wales border from Kurumbul to Thallon. The proposal has the potential to allow better connectivity to Inland Rail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>InterLinkSQ and Seaway<\/strong> \u2013 To develop the South West Intermodal Project. The proposal has the potential to provide a cost-effective and efficient service offering through the provision of a \u2018hub and spoke\u2019 logistics network. This would include the construction of a new rail siding and a primary regional aggregation and distribution centre (hub) in Toowoomba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mayor Antonio said the announcement vindicated three years of research and advocacy by his DDSWQ colleagues and their communities across the Bulloo, Quilpie, Paroo, Murweh, Balonne, Maranoa, Goondiwindi, Western Downs, Southern Downs and Toowoomba local government areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe projects now proceed to the second stage, which is a pre-feasibility study to be conducted by Ernst and Young on behalf of the Department,\u201d Mayor Antonio said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relevant State authorities, the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Rail, will be invited to join the process since the first two proposals clearly involve the Queensland Rail freight network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/11\/29\/qld-signs-inland-rail-agreement\/\"><strong>Qld Signs Inland Rail Agreement<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/03\/21\/rail-link-offers-huge-savings\/\">Rail Link Offers Huge Savings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/02\/01\/mp-calls-for-decision-on-rail-route\/\">MP Calls For Decision On Rail Route<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/10\/03\/qff-unhappy-with-inland-rail-route\/\">QFF Unhappy With Inland Rail Route<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/09\/rail-link-boost-for-wellcamp\/\">Rail Link Boost For Wellcamp<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/05\/antonio-welcomes-8-4b-for-rail\/\">Antonio Welcomes $8.4b For Rail<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/03\/good-news-for-rail-link\/\">Good News For Rail Link<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/03\/mayor-pushes-for-rail-commitment\/\">Mayor Pushes For Rail Commitment<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/07\/mayor-wants-action-on-inland-rail\/\">Mayor Wants Action On Inland Rail<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/04\/mayor-to-play-key-role-in-rail-push\/\">Mayor To Play Key Role In Rail Push<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/02\/mayor-confident-about-inland-rail-route\/\">Mayor \u2018Confident\u2019 About Inland Rail Route<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/11\/28\/truss-to-fast-track-inland-rail-link\/\">Truss To \u2018Fast-Track\u2019 Inland Rail<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio has welcomed a Federal Government announcement that pre-feasibility studies will be advanced for five projects linked to the Inland Rail project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":35621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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