Schenker Australia has won a major contract to provide logistics and warehousing to the NSW Rolling Stock Public Private Partnership project.

Schenker Australia has been awarded a major contract by Downer EDI Rail to provide logistics and warehousing to the NSW Rolling Stock Public Private Partnership project.

"The contract is the largest yet placed in Australia and we are excited by the opportunity to work with Downer EDI Rail to assist in the successful delivery of the new fleet of Waratah trains for Sydney," says Ron Koehler, CEO of Schenker Australia.

Over four years, Schenker will be responsible for the transportation of 626 carriages and tons of critical parts to Downer's manufacturing facility in Cardiff, NSW.

The contract includes transportation services for high quality materials from France, Germany, Japan and China via ocean freight, air freight and train and road haulage of partially completed carriages and spare parts to the Cardiff facility.