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New Generation Rolling Stock (NGRS) Stabling Yard
Wulkuraka, Ipswich, South East QueenslandLaing O'Rourke
$2,850,000
Project Value
Fencing
Division
Project Overview
Design and construct high-security fencing, gates, and 5 purpose-built storage sheds for a stabling yard servicing up to 100 trains daily. Scope included 358 mesh with koala barrier and anti-dig footing, concrete acoustic fencing, hydraulic curtain gates, and boom gates.
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The Constraint
- ▸Up to 100 trains using the yard day and night — all works coordinated around continuous rail operations with zero tolerance for service disruption
- ▸Adjacent residential properties required acoustic barriers, but budget constraints ruled out traditional concrete solutions
- ▸1,200m of koala tin barrier integrated into the security fence line to protect local wildlife corridors
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Our Approach
How this job was delivered — the bridge from constraint to result.
- ▸Design and construct high-security fencing, gates, and five purpose-built storage sheds for a stabling yard servicing up to 100 trains daily, coordinating all works around continuous rail operations.
- ▸Specify 358 mesh with koala barrier and anti-dig footing, hydraulic curtain gates, and boom gates so security integrity held while 1,200m of koala tin protected local wildlife corridors.
- ▸Innovate hollow-core concrete as an acoustic barrier after budget constraints ruled out traditional concrete — the first-ever use of that system for noise protection on this job, at significantly lower cost.
- ▸Finish two months ahead of schedule with a 15-person Fencepac team and zero lost-time injuries.
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The Outcome
- Delivered 2 months ahead of schedule with zero lost time injuries
- Innovated hollow core concrete as an acoustic barrier — first-ever use for noise protection, achieving equivalent effectiveness at significantly lower cost
- 1,200m of koala barrier installed protecting local wildlife without compromising security integrity
Project Team
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15 people
Fencepac Team
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