Flood & storm damage repairs Hunter Valley June 2007

On Friday 8th of June the Hunter Valley and Central Coast regions experienced an extreme storm event. Torrential rainfall caused subsequent urban and rural flooding, extensive property damage and sadly loss of life. The Australian Rail Track Corporations Hunter Valley railway infrastructure also suffered considerable damage which necessitated the suspension of all train operations. The sterling efforts however of ARTC’s staff, specialist contractors and consultants combined with a whole of coal network coordinated approach allowed the reinstatement of services expediently.

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• Authors:
  • Frazer T
• Conference:
  • Permanent Way Institution (PWI) NSW, 2007 Annual Convention
• Publication Date: 2007

Media Info

• Pagination: pp. 30-34
• Monograph Title: Permanent Way Institution (PWI) NSW, 2007 annual convention

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Floods; Incident management; Infrastructure; Railroad transportation; Transportation operations
• ATRI Terms: Flooding; Incident management; Infrastructure; Rail transport; Transport network
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01517029
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 4 2014 8:04PM