Who is NRT Group?
Sydney Metro is Australia’s first fully automated railway and Australia’s biggest public transport project.
NRT Group is responsible for delivering and managing two projects for the NSW Government’s Sydney Metro, authorised under a Public Private Partnership (PPP):
- Sydney Metro Northwest Operations Trains and Systems PPP (OTS), which operates the new driverless Metro North West Line, and
- Sydney Metro City & Southwest Operations Trains and Systems 2 PPP (OTS2) which will extend the line from the Chatswood into the Sydney CBD and beyond to Bankstown
In 2024, Sydney will have 31 metro stations and more than 66 kilometres of new metro rail, revolutionising the way Australia’s biggest city travels. Metro means a new generation of world-class fast, safe and reliable metro trains easily connecting customers to where they want to go. Customers don’t need timetables – they just turn up and go.
When Sydney Metro is extended into the central business district (CBD) and beyond in 2024, metro rail will run from Sydney’s booming north west region, under Sydney Harbour, through new underground stations in the CBD and beyond to the city’s south west.
There will be ultimate capacity for a metro train every two minutes in each direction under the city, carrying around 40,0000 customers per hour, a level of service never before seen and Sydney and in line with other metro systems worldwide.
Sydney’s first phase of the metro and Australia’s first driverless railway, the Metro North West Line, opened on 26 May 2019. Services at the 13 metro stations currently operate every four minutes in the peak in each direction.
The 30 kilometre City & Southwest extension will run from the end of the Metro North West Line at Chatswood, under Sydney Harbour, through the CBD and on to Bankstown with seven new metro stations and 11 upgraded stations.
This extension will enable a seamless customer experience on the metro, with NRT Group and its Core Contractors, MTR Australia as the Integrator and Metro Trains Sydney (MTS) as the Operator & Maintainer Contractor, responsible for delivering an expanded fleet of new metro trains and the core rail systems, as well as operations and maintenance for a period of 15 years.
For more information about Sydney Metro visit www.sydneymetro.info
Governance
Investors
The NRT Group is owned by 5 investors, all leading infrastructure investors in Australia and internationally being:
- MTR Corporation
- Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
- Marubeni Corporation
- Plenary Group; and
- Pacific Partnerships (owned by CIMIC Group).
Board
The Board of the NRT Group comprises representatives of all five shareholders, as well as the independent Chair, Michael Rose AM, appointed in May 2020.
Leadership
Steve Herman
The NRT Group is managed by direct employees, led by its CEO, Steve Herman, and his senior management team. Steve has been with NRT Group since 2014, as Finance and Commercial Director until end-July 2019, prior to taking on the role of CEO.
Michael Rose
Michael Rose brings valuable commercial, government, strategic and operational capabilities from his extensive experience as both a Chief Executive and as a member of Australian and International Boards. Michael is the Chair of the Committee for Sydney, an urban policy think tank that advocates better policy outcomes for Sydney. He is also Chair of Greater Sydney Parklands and sits on the boards of of Silicon Quantum Computing and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. He is a lawyer by background and the former Chief Executive Partner of one of Australia’s leading law firms.
Michael has served on the boards of a number of Government, arts and not-for-profit organisations. He has a senior advisory role at UNSW and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Awards
Sydney Metro North West Line
Australian Engineering Excellence Awards 2020
• Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT) Consortium – Divisional Winner (Sydney).
• The Metro North West Stations Design Joint Venture – Divisional Finalist
2015 Partnerships Awards
Sydney Metro Northwest was awarded the Projects Grand Prix and Best Transit Project at the 2015 Partnerships Awards
2015 Australian National Infrastructure Awards
(Infrastructure Partnerships Australia)
The Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium (NRT) together with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) was honoured with the Government Partnership Excellence Award
2019 PFI Asia Awards
PPP Deal of the Year: Sydney Metro Northwest
AIA
Hassell Architects Sydney Metro
2020 Australian National Infrastructure Awards
(Infrastructure Partnerships Australia)
The Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium (NRT) together with Sydney Metro was honoured with the Project of the Year Award
Sydney Metro City & Southwest
2019 Infrastructure Investor Annual Awards
Global PPP Deal of the Year: Sydney Metro City & Southwest PPP
2019 Proximo Asia Awards
Asia PPP Deal of the Year: Sydney Metro City & Southwest PPP
Asset Triple A Infrastructure Awards 2020
Australia Transport Deal of the Year: Sydney Metro City & Southwest PPP
2020 Australian National Infrastructure Awards
(Infrastructure Partnerships Australia)
The Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium (NRT) together with Sydney Metro was honored with the Government Partnership Excellence Award