Railway Technical Info - Australia

Information on this page is subject to the disclaimer. For details of information presented, see the Tech Info index.

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
heavy rail	standard	n/a	none

This system may be regarded as a continuation of the New South Wales state system, and includes the following principal routes:

Broken Hill (NSW) - Crystal Brook (SA) - Tarcoola (SA) - Kalgoorlie (WA) - Perth (WA)
Tarcoola (SA) - Alice Springs (NT) - Darwin (NT)
Albury (NSW) - Melbourne (Vic)
Melbourne (Vic) - Adelaide (SA) - Crystal Brook (SA)
Kyogle (NSW) - Brisbane (Qld)

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
state heavy rail	3' 6" (1067mm)	LH	25kV 50Hz AC overhead
Gold Coast: light rail	standard	LH	750V DC overhead

System	Track	Route	Electrification
state heavy rail	standard	LH	none
Sydney: regional heavy rail	standard	LH	1500V DC overhead
Sydney: "Light Rail"	standard	LH, stubs	750V DC overhead

System	Track	Route	Electrification
state heavy rail	5' 3" (1600mm)	LH	none
Melbourne: suburban heavy rail	5' 3" (1600mm)	LH	1500V DC overhead
Melbourne: trams	standard	LH, stubs	600V DC overhead

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
Adelaide: suburban heavy rail	5' 3" (1600mm)	LH	none
Adelaide: trams	standard	LH, stubs	600V DC overhead

The Adelaide suburban network has started a programme of 25kV 50Hz AC electrification.

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
state heavy rail	3' 6" (1067mm)	LH	none	see interstate for Perth - Kalgoorlie line
Perth: suburban heavy rail	3' 6" (1067mm)	LH	25kV 50Hz AC overhead

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
state heavy rail	3' 6" (1067mm)	???	none	no passenger service

Links