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Date: Thursday 20th November 2025
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Location: WSP – Level 27, 680 George Street, Sydney
PWI NSW holds five Technical-Networking Meetings per year to provide members with a technical focus, enhance knowledge sharing and encourage regular networking amongst members.
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John Holland is proud to be Australia’s leading end-to-end rail and transport provider. With over 75 years of experience, we are a Tier 1 contractor delivering people-centred solutions to complex challenges. We connect people and places by designing, engineering, constructing, and operating infrastructure and transport services that support and enhance communities across Australia and New Zealand.
At John Holland, we are at the forefront of partnering with government and private sector clients to drive mobility through integrated solutions. Our expertise spans the entire lifecycle of rail and transport projects, including:
- Design
- Construction
- Systems Integration
- Assurance
- Testing
- Commissioning
- Operations & Maintenance
This end-to-end capability allows us to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient rail infrastructure and operations that help communities grow and thrive. But at John Holland, it’s not just what we build—it’s how we build it, together. Our culture is deeply rooted in combining technical excellence and innovation with a strong commitment to community, sustainability, wellbeing, and safety.
Whether it’s delivering new rail networks, upgrading existing infrastructure, or maintaining critical transport systems, we are focused on creating infrastructure that connects people and places while leaving a lasting positive impact.
Construction of Botany Rail Duplication
Jarod Wakefield Bio, Construction Manager – John Holland
Jarod brings over 12 years of construction industry experience working on large-scale, complex rail projects, including Sydenham Station Junction and Junction Works and Sydney Metro Northwest Rapid Transit. On Epping to Chatswood Rail Line, Jarod worked closely with Sydney Trains to connect brownfield track to the new greenfield Metro over an intensive 12-week construction period. He was recognised at the 2019 Australian Rail Industry Awards as PWI Young Rail Engineer of the Year.
Presentation title –
Construction of Botany Rail Duplication
Outline of presentation
Construction insights of how to deliver a complex infrastructure project in a brownfield rail environment
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The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators Australia & New Zealand – Who are we and what do we do?
CIRO details
The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators is an organisation for Railway Operators, run by Railway Operators. Founded in the UK 25 year ago, its purpose is to assist and support rail professionals in their development, today and in the future. The vision is:
“To support improvement in the quality of the railway operations workforce and help railway organisations succeed”
Huw Bridges, Huw has been involved in Public Transport for over 40 years. He has worked in and across multiple modes, including Heavy & Light Rail, Ferries and Buses in the UK and Internationally, His career has taken him from a Junior Railman at Cricklewood Carriage Sidings to the Chief Safety & Assurance Officer at Transdev Australia & New Zealand, providing oversight across the four modes mentioned earlier. Focussing on Operations and Safety, his career has included direct exposure to the rail accidents at Southall (1997), Ladbroke Grove (1999) and Potters Bar (2002). Huw has also had the good fortune to work at a policy and governance level, working with RSSB in the setting of safety standards, the European Rail Agency on the Rail Safety Directive and with Regulators in Australia and New Zealand. He is the current Chair of the ARA Safety Policy Committee and the Chair of the CIRO Australia and New Zealand Council.
Presentation title
The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators Australia & New Zealand – Who are we and what do we do?
Outline of presentation
The presentation provides a short history of the CIRO and the Australian & New Zealand Council, what our aims and objectives are, and how to join and contribute.
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