Queensland’s rail infrastructure is at a pivotal moment. With the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games acting as a powerful catalyst for change, the state has a generational opportunity to deliver a smarter, more resilient, and efficient rail network that will serve communities for decades to come.
A new white paper from Engineers Australia and Bentley Systems, developed from insights gathered at the Industry Partners Series event in August 2025, provides a strategic guide for transforming the state’s rail infrastructure through digital delivery.
It explores the urgent need for a shift in procurement, a focus on whole-of-life asset performance, and ecosystem-wide collaboration to ensure Queensland can deliver a lasting infrastructure legacy.
- Procurement as an accelerator: Learn how to move from cost-driven procurement to outcome-based contracting and use Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) to manage project risks more collaboratively.
- Digital delivery across the asset lifecycle: Understand the critical importance of creating a “digital thread” of data, ensuring validated digital twins and operational readiness from day one through progressive assurance.
- Efficiency through constructability: Discover how standardisation and modular designs can significantly reduce costs, risks, and delivery times , with real-world insights from projects like Cross River Rail and Melbourne’s Level Crossing Removal Project.
- Developing Queensland’s digital capability: Uncover strategies for upskilling the workforce to meet the demands of technologies like digital twins, predictive maintenance and mixed reality, in alignment with Queensland’s Digital Professional Workforce Action Plan.
