Avon? No problem!

We recently spoke with Chris Ainley who wrapped up his first project as a Possession Protection Officer providing support to Arc Infrastructure Mobile Maintenance Team (MMT) in the Avon Valley.

“The most challenging part of the project was the limited services for communications. Phone and radio reception is intermittent in the Avon Vally area and when you have multiple workgroups, paired with live rail traffic, the stakes are high.

One of our most effective, but not as tangible tools, was trust and the safety culture that existed in the team. Arc Infrastructure MMT already has an ingrained and committed approach to effective rail safety and this contributed hugely to implementing a safe system to communicate over multiple workgroups and large distances.”

Not only did this project end incident-free, but photography enthusiast Chris even had a moment to capture some fantastic images of the Valley.

Acknowledgement of Country

Railtrain Holdings Group acknowledges the Noongar, Kariyarra, Awabakal, Dharug, Turrbal and Birri Gubba people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our corporate offices operate. We also recognise and acknowledge the Traditional Owners of all lands we work on that accommodate Australia’s vast rail network and infrastructure. We value and celebrate all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and languages, and acknowledge their continuing connection to the land, the sea and the community.