Annual Report 2009-10

Building aSustainable FutureMajor projects continue to be rolled out as part ofthe largest investment ever by a State Governmentin South Australia’s public transport infrastructure.These will see TransAdelaide’s train and tramnetworks transformed into a modern and vibrantsystem over the next several years. There are manyelements of the Rail Revitalisation Project encompassing allaspects of our business: infrastructure; refurbishment of existingtrains and acquisition of new trains and trams; new engineeringand stabling facilities; employee and customer safety andsecurity enhancements; increased operations and improvedcommunications infrastructure.Whilst the Rail Revitalisation Project’s most obvious emphasis is on theupgrading, conversion and acquisition of infrastructure, rolling stock andsystems, it also encompasses the on-going organisational development ofTransAdelaide. Last year’s restructure has been both further developed andfine-tuned. The integration with DTEI’s Public Transport Division to form whatwill be Public Transport Services has been an added boon as the best systemsand methods from each organisation are being adapted to provide greaterefficiencies.Our TeamLast year’s restructure was undertaken in response to the recognition thatsome very important facets of our business needed strengthening to enableTransAdelaide to meet the challenge of providing excellent public transportduring the Rail Revitalisation Project and beyond.12 | TransAdelaide Annual Report 2009-10In 2009-10 TransAdelaide employed over 700 people in a range of occupations.New people have been recruited over the past year and many existing staffmembers have been, or are being retrained and up-skilled to take newly createdor expanded roles. Our participation at the Career Expo in August 2009 at theEntertainment Centre proved to be very successful in attracting prospectiverecruits.The operations area has taken the majority of new recruits through intakes oftrainee Train Drivers, Passenger Service Assistants and Tram Operators. This isexpected to continue as the number and frequency of tram and train servicesincreases over coming years. TransAdelaide’s Access and Equity Policy, drawnfrom the Disability Action Plan, guides employment opportunities for minoritygroups and those with physical disabilities. Its commitment to equal opportunityis based on merit.