European Train Control System (ETCS)—Inner City
Building Queensland finalised its first Business Case for ETCS—Inner City and presented it to government in May 2016. The Queensland Government subsequently committed full funding of $634.3 million to the project over the next eight years as part of its 2016–17 Budget commitments. Based on an existing European model, the project consists of an in-cab signaling control and automatic train protection system that guards against train collisions and over-speed derailment. The ETCS—Inner City project will also benefit Cross River Rail.
View the European Train Control System (ETCS)—Inner City Cost Benefit Analysis summary.
All Completed Business Cases
Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade Project
Building Queensland delivered the completed Business Case to government in December 2016.
Townsville Eastern Access Rail Corridor
Building Queensland completed the detailed business case for the Townsville Eastern Access Rail Corridor (TEARC) in late 2017.
New Youth Detention Centre
Building Queensland led the development of a detailed business case for the construction of a new 32-bed youth justice centre at Wacol. Developed in partnership with Department of Youth Justice, the business case assessed options to improve conditions for young people in detention and youth detention centre staff, as well as reduce the number of […]