Project

Additional VLocity Trains

PROJECT STATUS
Under Delivery
Additional VLocity Trains

The Victorian Government has announced an expansion of the VLocity Train capacity, servicing Victoria's regional centres.

Three seperate expansions have been ordered, constituting 53 new VLocity Trains at a cost of $1.19 billion.

The trains are being constructed at The Alstom factory in Dandenong South, South-East of Melbourne.

In the 2023-24 Victorian Budget, the Government committed funding for the delivery of 23 new VLocity trains to increase capacity for commuters on the Melton Line.

Funding contributions

Victorian Government

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Victorian Department of Transport
Successful Tenderer: Alstom

PROJECT HISTORY

May 2019 The 2019-20 Victorian Budget confirmed $340 million allocated towards the project to deliver 18 additional VLocity Trains.
May 2022 The Victorian Government allocated an additional $250 million in the 2022-23 Budget to purchase and additional 12 VLocity trains.
May 2023 In the 2023-24 Victorian Budget, the Government allocated $601 million to commission an additional 23 VLocity trains to service the Melton Line through an extension of its existing contract with Alstom.
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Victoria |
Resources
Media releases
2022/07/22
2023/05/23