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Australian Railroad Group
Australian Railroad Group (ARG) was an Australian rail freight operator. It began operations in Western Australia on 17 December 2000 following its purchase of the Westrail freight business. It was purchased by QR National in June 2006. The main commodities hauled by ARG included grain, mineral sands, alumina, bauxite, coal, woodchips, quartz, nickel and iron ore around Western Australia. In June 2011, it ceased trading as a separate brand, and became part of QR National. History In 2000, the Australian Railroad Group was formed as a 50/50 joint venture between United States rail operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc and Australian rural services company Wesfarmers, to bid for the freight operator Westrail which was being sold by the Western Australian state government. Genesee & Wyoming already had an Australian presence, having purchased the South Australian freight operations of Australian National in November 1997 and rebranded the operation Australia Southern Railroad. In Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAGR P Class (diesel)
The P class are a class of diesel locomotives built by A Goninan & Co, Bassendean for Westrail between 1989 and 1991. History In 1988, Westrail placed an order for 15 CM25-8 Dash 8 locomotives for bulk grain and general freight haulage with A Goninan & Co. A 16th was later ordered followed by a 17th funded by AMC Mineral Sands. In 1997, the class was fitted with Locotrol equipment to allow them to operate in top and tail formation. All were included in the sale of Westrail to Australian Railroad Group in December 2000, with the class redesignated as the 2500 class. In June 2006, all were included in the sale of Australian Railroad Group's Western Australian operation to QR National. All 17 remain in service with Aurizon as at October 2014."Australia Wide Fleet List 2014" ''Motive Power ''Motive Power'' is a bi-monthly railway related magazine that focuses on diesel locomotives in Australia. The first issue was published on 23 August 1998. Its headquarters is in Sydney. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian conglomerate, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. It has interests predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, operating in retail, chemical, fertiliser, industrial and safety products. With revenue of A$30.8 billion in the 2020 financial year, it is one of Australia's largest companies by revenue. Wesfarmers is also one of the largest private employers in Australia, with approximately 107,000 employees. Wesfarmers was founded in 1914 as a co-operative to provide services and merchandise to Western Australian farmers. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1984 and grew into a major retail conglomerate. History Westralian Farmers Co‐operative Limited was formed in 1914 as a cooperative company by the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of Western Australia, to acquire the assets of the West Australian Producers' Union, to be focused on the provision of services and merchandise to the Western Australian rural commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian Railways 700 Class (diesel)
The 700 class is a class of six diesel-electric locomotives based on the Alco DL500G model, built by AE Goodwin, Auburn, New South Wales for the South Australian Railways. They are virtually identical to the New South Wales 442 class locomotive. History The locomotives, built in 1971 and 1972, operated on all main lines in South Australia and interstate to Broken Hill and Melbourne.Broad Gauge 700-class diesel locomotives Chris's Commonwealth Railways Pages The first three were delivered on broad gauge bogies and the latter three on standard gauge bogies. All were initially delivered in the South Australian Railways' red and silver colour scheme. The three standard-gauge locomotives were soon repainted in the South Australian Railways' "mustard pot" colour scheme (orange with brown lining and silver bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARG LQ 3121 Diesel Locomotive At Thornlie
Arg or ARG may refer to: Places *''Arg'' () means "citadel" in Persian, and may refer to: **Arg, Iran, a village in Fars Province, Iran **Arg (Kabul), presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan **Arg, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran **Arg of Karim Khan ** Arg of Tabriz **Arg-é Bam, an ancient citadel in Bam, Iran **Arg-e Rayen, Kerman, Iran **Herat Citadel, also known as Arg-e Herat *ARG, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Argentina People *James Argent, nicknamed "Arg" Arts, entertainment, and media * Alternate reality game *'' American Record Guide'', a classical music magazine *''Archive for Reformation History'', journal Mathematics *Argument (complex analysis), the angular component of a complex number or function * Argument of a function, a specific input in a mathematical function Military *ARG, US Navy hull classification symbol for "internal combustion engine repair ship" * Amphibious ready group of US Navy Organizations and enterprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q4004 ARG A QR COMPANY
Q4, Q-4 or q4 may refer to: * The fourth quarter of a calendar year * The fourth quarter of a fiscal year * Q4 (New York City bus), a bus line in Queens * '' Quake 4'', a first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software *Audi Q4 e-tron, a compact SUV * Swazi Express Airways IATA airline designator * Alfa Romeos All Wheel Drive (AWD) system * The Cunard Line codename for the ship later named Queen Elizabeth 2 ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' (''QE2'') is a retired British ocean liner converted into a floating hotel. Originally built for the Cunard Line, the ship, named as the second ship named ''Queen Elizabeth'', was operated by Cunard as both a transatlantic ... * A shortened name for Section 4, a part of Co-op City * An abbreviation for "''quaque'' four" (every four) used in medical prescriptions * " Quran 4", the 4th chapter of the Islamic Holy book See also * 4Q (other) {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DFZ2401 AB1504 Thornlie , a pharmaceutical drug
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DFZ may refer to: * Cosworth DFZ, an engine produced for Formula One racing * Default-free zone, a collection of systems relating to Internet routing * Deflazacort Deflazacort (trade name Calcort among others) is a glucocorticoid used as an anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulation, immunomodulatory agent. It was patented in 1965 and approved for medical use in 1985. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babcock & Brown
Babcock & Brown LP was a global investment and advisory firm, established in 1977, based in Sydney, Australia, that went into liquidation in 2009. Babcock & Brown Securities LLC was an active investment banking firm focused on equipment and project financing such as aircraft, rail, marine and infrastructure and is based in Greenwich, CT, USA. It is unrelated to Babcock & Brown LP. Babcock & Brown LP was best known in financial markets for structured finance deals. The company had at its peak 28 offices and over 1,500 employees worldwide. Although headquartered in Sydney, it had a significant presence in Europe and the United States. The creditors of Babcock & Brown LP voted to place the company into liquidation on 24 August 2009. At the end of 2008 Babcock & Brown LP had a market capitalisation of just over $8.5 billion, and in 2007 its market capitalisation peaked at above $9.1 billion (A$33.90 per share). However, by October 2008 the share price had collapsed by 95% to A$1.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookfield Rail
Arc Infrastructure (previously known as Brookfield Rail and WestNet Rail) is a transport infrastructure owner and access provider in Western Australia with a long-term lease on the network from the Government of Western Australia. It operates approximately 5,500 km of standard, narrow and dual gauge rail infrastructure in the southern half of the state. History In December 2000, the State Government privatised Westrail, with the Australian Railroad Group, a 50/50 joint venture between United States rail operator Genesee & Wyoming and Australian rural services company Wesfarmers, the successful bidder. Included in the sale was a 49-year lease on the below rail infrastructure network."Australian Railroad Group buys Westrail freight" ''Railway Digest'' December 2000 page 23 This part of the business was rebranded as WestNet Rail. On 1 June 2006, Australian Railroad Group was sold with the above rail rolling stock and terminal assets passing to QR National, and the below rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Pacific Transport Consortium
The Asia Pacific Transport Consortium was established in 1999 to: Under a concession deed by the AustralAsia Railway Corporation, it was also contracted for performance of the project. The consortium performed all rail safety, marketing, operation and asset management functions associated with the business. It outsourced to rail service providers train control, train crewing, terminal loading, port operations, and maintenance associated with track and rolling stock. It derived the majority of its revenue from freight forwarders for transportation of general freight, and from transport agreements with mining companies. Revenues from the consortium's four largest customers accounted for approximately 53% and 55% of total revenues in 2009 and 2010 respectively. The design and construction was subcontracted to ADRail, a consortium of Kellogg Brown & Root, John Holland, Barclay Mowlem and Macmahon. The operations were subcontracted to an operating company, FreightLink, a cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Rail Australia
One Rail Australia is an Australian rail freight operator company. Founded by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 1997 as Australian Southern Railroad, and later renamed Genesee & Wyoming Australia, it was renamed One Rail Australia in February 2020 after the company sold its remaining shareholding. In July 2022 it was purchased by Aurizon and the majority of One Rail's assets were transferred to that company; some remaining assets are set to be divested. Corporate history Genesee & Wyoming Inc. was one of several US regional railroad companies to take advantage of the privatisation of Australian rail freight operations in the 1990s. In 1997, its Australian company, Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd, acquired the South Australian rail freight assets of Australian National from the Australian federal government, which included a 50-year lease on the South Australian network from the state government. Operations commenced in November 1997 under the "Australian Southern Railroad" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
