About the strategy
This strategy outlines how the Australian Government will work with stakeholders to:
- develop a more collaborative approach to procuring rolling stock – locomotives, carriages, wagons, trams, light rail vehicles and their associated components and systems
- help grow a more globally competitive rail manufacturing sector.
It will simplify procurement, harmonise standards across states and territories, increase innovation, and improve skills and capabilities in the rail manufacturing sector.
The strategy is part of the National Rail Manufacturing Plan. It was developed through consultation with:
- state and territory governments
- rail manufacturing companies of all sizes
- unions
- industry bodies such as the Australasian Railway Association
- researchers and universities.