Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales / Sale of Series 620/720 Diesel Rail Cars and Spare Parts - 08/07002

Rail Corporation of New South Wales (RailCorp) is inviting offers from interested parties for the purchase and removal of a number of items (referred to herein as the Goods) in accordance with the terms of the RFT Document.  These items are:

§                     9 diesel rail cars, Nos. 625/626/629/631/725/726/728/729/731;

§                     2 diesel rail car motors & transmissions;

§                     4 bogie sets for power & trailer cars; and

§                     10 rolls of brown seat vinyl.

The Goods are located at the Endeavour Service Centre in Broadmeadow and have been broken into a number of separable parts for tendering purposes.  These items are considered surplus to requirements and will be sold by tender, at RailCorps sole discretion, on an "as is - where is" basis.  The carriages are known to contain hazardous materials (i.e. asbestos containing materials, lead based paint and synthetic mineral fibres) in specific areas within the carriages.  Technical details relating to the hazardous materials as well as other information including approximate carriage weights, dimensions etc are listed in Part D.

RailCorp has specific timeframe deliverables in relation to the contract, including:

§                     full payment is to be received by RailCorp no later than 14 calendar days following issue of the Letter of Acceptance (LOA); and

§                     removal of the Goods is required to be completed no later than 28 calendar days following the date of the LOA.

The transfer of ownership of the materials from RailCorp to the Buyer is subject to the full performance of the obligations specified in Part C.

An on-site inspection has been arranged for Thursday 22 May, Friday 23 May and Saturday 24 May 2008 between 0900 and 1100 hours at the Endeavour Service Centre at Broadmeadow, NSW.