Teralba Announced as ‘Preferred Site’ for State Government’s Train Factory
The preferred site could support up to 780 construction jobs and 550 ongoing jobs as NSW rebuilds local train manufacturing.
- On Tuesday, the NSW government named a former mine site at Teralba, owned by Macquarie Coal, as the preferred location for its new $12 billion train manufacturing facility, chosen over the Broadmeadow locomotive depot in Newcastle.
- The plant is central to the state's $12 billion Future Fleet Program, which aims to rebuild local train manufacturing capacity after the previous Coalition government sent it overseas.
- Construction is expected to support up to 780 jobs, with about 550 ongoing roles across the facility and supply chains, guaranteeing more than 30 years of manufacturing in NSW starting with the new Tangara replacement fleet.
- Minister for the Hunter Yasmin Catley said, "This is a great day for the Hunter," while Transport Minister John Graham praised Teralba as "a larger and more flexible site" for manufacturing and testing.
- The government will now progress detailed site investigations and due diligence with Glencore, integrating the project into the Macquarie Coal Complex Transformation Precinct through a State Significant Rezoning process with Lake Macquarie City Council.
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Teralba announced as ‘preferred site’ for State Government’s train factory
There’s been a step forward, for train manufacturing in New South Wales. The Premier today using a visit to Lake Macquarie to announce a former coal mine is his government’s preferred site – as it promises to build the state’s next fleet of trains on home soil.
Teralba identified as preferred Hunter site to build NSW’s next train fleet
Returning train manufacturing to the Hunter is a step closer with the NSW Government today confirming the former mine site at Teralba as the preferred location for the new state-owned facility that will build the next generation of NSW passenger trains.
In New South Wales, Australia, the development plan for the Macquarie Coal Complex in Teralba has been completed. The new regulations permit activities such as the production, assembly, and maintenance of railway vehicles at the former mine site. Teralba, chosen by the state government as part of its 12 billion AUSD Future Fleet Programme to produce next-generation passenger trains, is set to become one of the new centers of the railway industry…
Former mine site at Teralba to be new train manufacturing hub
The NSW Government has announced that a former mine site at Teralba is the preferred location for the new state-owned facility that will build the next generation of NSW passenger trains. The government says the announcement is a step towards rebuilding local manufacturing in the Hunter, with the Future Fleet Program expected to support up to 780 jobs during construction and around 550 ongoing jobs across the facility and supply chains. Followin…
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