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MainCo is responsible for the asset maintenance and annual works (preventive and reactive maintenance, and renewals) of the entire Melbourne metropolitan broad gauge railway network.

A comprehensive network - of railway infrastructure is maintained and renewed by MainCo including:

  • Track consisting of rail, sleepers, ballast, drainage systems, points and crossings.
  • Electrical systems including the 1500 volt DC overhead supply catenaries, its supporting structures and the substations for transforming and feeding this supply to the network.
  •  Signal systems including crossing protection equipment (flashing lights, boom barriers, pedestrian booms and gates).
  •  Communications systems including the central train control facility (Metrol) computers, passenger information display system.
  •  Structures and Facilities including Rail bridges, tunnels, lifts, excalators and train stations.


MainCo also manage the maintenance of the Comeng, Hitachi and Xtrapolis trains.