Downer Rail (EDi Rail until 2 July 2007[1]) is a rail company based in Australia. Formed by a merger of Walkers[2] and Clyde Engineering, it is currently a division of Downer EDi. Downer Rail services include design, manufacture, refurbishment and maintenance of rolling stock.
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Downer EDI Rail has undertaken several projects/tasks in Melbourne, Australia, such as:
Downer Rail has undertaken several projects/tasks in Sydney, Australia, such as:
Downer Rail has undertaken several projects/tasks in Perth, Australia, such as:
Downer Rail has undertaken many projects/tasks in South East Queensland, Australia, such as:
Downer Rail has undertaken the construction of the following classes of locomotives for the coal network in Central Queensland
Downer has also undertaken refurbishment of 3500 and 3600 into 3550 Class
In addition to railway construction, the Walkers side of Downer Rail has a long heritage of shipbuilding. In 1884 the firm began work on 5 hopper barges for the Queensland Department of Harbours and Rivers. During construction the decision was taken to convert them to also serve as Auxiliary Gunboats, which made them the largest warships built in Australia before federation. During World War II, Walkers constructed 2 River class frigates, a Modified River (Bay) class frigate and 7 Bathurst class corvettes in addition to other smaller vessels. Post war naval projects included the 8 Balikpapan class landing craft heavy and 10 of the 20 Attack class patrol boats. The other 10 Attack class patrol boats were built by Evans Deakin Industries (EDI) which was taken over by Downer holdings in 2001 to form the parent company; Downer EDI. Evans Deakin's Brisbane yard closed in 1971, and Walker's Maryborough yard closed in 1974.