Electricians
Queensland Rail's electrical tradespeople install and maintain electrical components, wiring, equipment and systems. You'll get the opportunity to develop skills in specialised areas of the rail industry, such as servicing, plant servicing, and signalling.
With over 2,860 kilometres of electrified track, Queensland Rail's electricians play a vital role in ensuring that all Queensland Rail's electrical equipment is in optimal working order.
Mechanical Fitters & Turners
Queensland Rail's mechanical fitters & turners set up machinery to manufacture engineering products, as well as to repair and replace components, or other items. They also design and manufacture modifications to locomotives and rollingstock. Queensland Rail gives you experience in leading edge equipment including milling machinery, grinding machinery, hydraulic presses, thread cutting machinery and much more.
Fabrication Trades People
Queensland Rail continually strives to identify areas for improvement and actively encourage creativity to achieve its objectives. In order to do this, Queensland Rail's fabrication professionals specialise in a number of different areas. Just some of the many roles within Fabrication are:
Boiler Makers
Working with heavy gauge steel - cutting, shaping, assembling, and welding - our boiler makers construct and repair rail rollingstock such as wagons and locomotives.
Sheet Metal Workers
Queensland Rail's sheet metal workers produce, manufacture and repair a wide range of light metal products, such as ducts, linings and doors for rollingstock.