Bowen Rail Company has partnered with THEE Group in Rockhampton to serve as the new contractor for track and civil maintenance on the prestigious billion-dollar Carmichael Rail Network in central Queensland. This strategic partnership aims to improve the safety and efficiency of rail operations, reinforcing our commitment to excellence and innovation in infrastructure development.

Bowen Rail Company General Manager Brendan Lane said THEE Group was chosen following an exhaustive, months-long process, as the scope of works to be delivered is so fundamental to the safety and performance of the railway and the coal trains that run on it.

“THEE Group’s a local Indigenous-owned track and civil maintenance contractor with great capability across both plant and people and a growing reputation in Queensland and New South Wales as a partner to industry and a provider of very high-quality services,” Mr Lane said.

He added, “Finding regional suppliers with complementary skillsets can feel like a challenge at times but THEE Group goes to show the kind of expertise that is on offer. This is a major contract worth more than AUD 10 million over its five-year term and will see THEE workers based in Rockhampton and Bowen perform both preventative and corrective maintenance along the 200 kilometres of railway that connects Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael mine near Clermont to Aurizon’s Newlands Rail System south of Collinsville. The Carmichael Rail Network is a world-class asset and with the support of the THEE Group team we have the skills and knowledge to keep it in world-class condition for the next five years.”

THEE Group Queensland Delivery Manager, Rail Sector, Doug James said the business was excited to bring its expertise to the Carmichael Rail Network and continue to grow its regional footprint.

“We’re a 100 % Indigenous-owned business providing multidisciplined rail services from our Gracemere office near Rockhampton as well as our other offices in southeast Queensland and the Hunter region in New South Wales,” Mr James said.

“This contract will see us establish a core team based in Bowen that will be backed by our Rockhampton workforce for when we need to flex up to 30 or 40 staff working on the network for strategic packages of work,” he added.