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High Speed Rail
Completed in 2025, Altamira team members supported the High Speed Rail Authority business case, providing strategic, commercial and manufacturing advice across alignment planning, station assessment, delivery costing, industry engagement and key investment decisions for the initial stage of works.
The key to a successful business case, is combining expert knowledge with careful listening to the market and stakeholders, enabling insightful strategic decision-making to guide the right project outcomes.
The key to a successful business case, is combining expert knowledge with careful listening to the market and stakeholders, enabling insightful strategic decision-making to guide the right project outcomes.
Altamira team members provided strategic, commercial and specialist technical advisory support to the High Speed Rail Authority business case, shaping key delivery and market-facing components of the first stage of Australia’s high speed rail program. Our team led the industry engagement process, designing and managing industry workshops, one-on-one consultations, round-table forums and briefing materials to test delivery assumptions and attract informed market feedback. This included oversight of the national market briefing in Newcastle and coordination of stakeholder inputs across Government and industry.
Altamira team members also supported development of the delivery strategy, advising on packaging, procurement and commercial models and industry challenge processes, including management of an international expert review forum. Specialist advice was provided on operations, maintenance and associated facilities, alongside development of the local content and manufacturing strategy for rolling stock. This included analysis of domestic manufacturing capability, supply chain capacity, cost structures and long-term opportunities aligned with national rail manufacturing objectives.
