In 2019, the Victorian Government announced an expansion of the VLocity Train capacity, servicing Victoria's regional centres. Three seperate expansions have been ordered, constituting a total of 53 new VLocity Trains at a cost of $1.2 billion.
The additional 53 VLocity Trains since 2019 will bring the total Victorian VLocity fleet to 141 trains.
Key Dates
| May 2019 | Project Announcement |
| Sep 2020 | Contract Award: First set of VLocity Trains |
| May 2023 | Contract Award: 23 Additional VLocity Trains |
| Mar 2024 | Construction Commencement: 23 Additional VLocity Trains |
| 2028 | Expected Construction Completion |
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 from Bombardier. |
| Jan 2022 | Alstom completed its acquisition of Bombardier, assuming responsibility to deliver the 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. |
| Mar 2024 | The Victorian Government announced that Alstom had commenced manufacturing on the 23 additional VLocity Trains ordered in May 2023 for the Melton Line. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2023)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Victoria |
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