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Independent Rail Of Australia
Independent Rail of Australia was an accredited railway freight operator in New South Wales, Australia. History The company's origins can be traced back to 1990, when the Lachlan Valley Railway successfully tendered to operate wheat trains between Woodstock and Cowra on the Blayney to Cowra line for the Grain Handling Authority."LVR to carry wheat from Woodstock" ''Railway Digest'' January 1991 page 9 However, due to the line being closed for repairs, LVR grain services didn't commence until September 1993, with 4204 hauling the first services. In August 1994, the LVR operated wheat trains from Trajere on the Eugowra line to Cowra with 47 class locomotives. In June 1999, LVRF commenced operating trip working services between Port Botany and the Cooks River container terminal in Sydney"LVR Commences Sydney Freight Operations" ''Railway Digest'' July 1999 page 12 followed in July 1999 by a service between Cooks River and Carrington for R&H Transport Services."Lachlan Valley R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DSB Class MZ
DSB class MZ was a series of 61 diesel-electric locomotives operated by Danske Statsbaner. They were built by NOHAB between 1967 and 1978 under licence from General Motors EMD with subcontractors Thrige-Titan (traction motors) and Frichs (chassis, bodywork). There were four series of the locomotive built, designated I - IV. Twenty were sold to Railion Denmark in 2001, two were sold to Spain's COMSA Rail Transport in 2004, and 16 of the III series were exported to Australia in the late 2000s. As of 2010 most of the remainder of the class are divided between various Danish, Swedish and Norwegian companies. In Sweden the locomotives have received the designation TMZ. Sub-series MZ I Ten units of the first series were built between 1967 and 1969, each costing DKK ~2.4 million.DSB MZ(I) 1401-1410, ''www.jernbanen.dk'' One is kept by the Danish Railway Museum (MZ 1401), while the rest were sold to various Swedish operators between 2002 and 2006 including three to Motala Verkst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandgate Railway Station, New South Wales
Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern railway line, Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, New South Wales, Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek. A one kilometre branch diverged behind the station in a north-westerly direction for Sandgate Cemetery. This closed on 13 October 1985. Following the completion of the Sandgate Flyover in November 2006, Sandgate station is flanked by two coal lines on either side. Australian Rail Track Corporation 24 November 2006 Platforms & services Sandgate has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Hunter Line services travelling between Newcastle Interchange, Newcastle, Maitla ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freight Australia
Freight Australia was an Australian railway company that purchased the V/Line Freight business from the Government of Victoria in 1999. Initially known as Freight Victoria, it operated rail freight services and controlled non-urban rail track in the state of Victoria, later expanding into freight haulage in other states. Freight Australia was sold to Pacific National in August 2004. Background V/Line formerly had a freight division, known as V/Line Freight. Under the Kennett State Government, V/Line was split into two separate entities on 1 July 1997: V/Line Passenger and V/Line Freight, with separate management to each other in preparation for privatisation. When V/Line was privatised in 1999, the passenger and freight divisions were sold separately. History Inception The company was formed in March 1999 when the Freight Victoria consortium was announced by the Victorian State Government as the successful bidder for the state owned V/Line Freight business. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFCL Australia
Rail First Asset Management (RailFirst), formerly known as CFCL Australia (CFCLA), is an Australian rolling stock leasing company operating in the rail freight market. It leases assets to a number of private rail operators in the local rail industry, predominantly on the defined interstate rail network. Though primarily based in New South Wales, RailFirst's assets can be found operating in most Australian states and with all major train operating companies. It has rolling stock on both long-term lease to these companies as well as assets that are available for spot hire. It is owned by Anchorage Capital Partners. History CFCL Australia was established in 1998, by the American Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company. Its first contract was for the supply of a small fleet of radio controlled, automated ballast hoppers to Westrail. The first locomotives acquired were 13 members of the EL class from Australian National in November 1998. In 2000, it diversified into wagons. In Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian National Railways Commission
The Australian National Railways Commission was an agency of the Government of Australia that was a railway operator between 1975 and 1998. It traded as Australian National Railways (ANR) in its early years, before being rebranded as Australian National. AN was widely used from 1980, the logo, logotype being registered as a trade mark. History Australian National Railways was established by the Whitlam Government, Whitlam Federal Government following a commitment made in the 1972 Australian federal election, 1972 election to invite the states to hand over their railway systems to the federal government. On 1 July 1975, Australian National Railways was formed taking over the operations of the federal government owned Commonwealth Railways. The state governments of Government of South Australia, South Australia and Government of Tasmania, Tasmania whose railway systems were deeply in debt, accepted. During the next two years, discussions between these two states and the federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales 44 Class Locomotive
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Australian Rail Track Corporation
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is an Australian Government-owned statutory corporation. It operates one of the largest rail networks in the nation spanning 8,500km across five states, 39 worksites and more than 50 First Nations. ARTC continues to expand the network through major infrastructure projects including Inland Rail, which is a new 1,700km freight line between Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, NSW and Queensland that will complete Australia’s national freight network and better connect producers to markets. History In November 1996, the Australian Government announced a major rail reform package that included the sale of government-owned train operators Australian National and National Rail, and the establishment of ARTC to manage the sections of the interstate rail network which had been controlled by the two former organisations. ARTC was incorporated in February 1998, with operations starting in July 1998 when the lines managed by Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RailCorp
Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) was an agency of the State of New South Wales, Australia established under the ''Transport Administration Act 1988'' in 2004. It was a division under the control of Transport for NSW since the latter's establishment in 2011. RailCorp was converted into a state-owned corporation and renamed Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) on 1 July 2020.Transport for NSW Annual Report 2016-17 page 142,237 Transport for NSW, Retrieved 18 January 2018Transport Administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minto Railway Station
Minto railway station is located on the Main Southern railway line, Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Minto, New South Wales, Minto. It is served by Sydney Trains Airport & South Line, T8 Airport & South line services. History These days, Minto Railway Station is nothing more than another stop on the timetable much like its adjacent stations of Leumeah (south) and Ingleburn (north). However, this station has a detailed (and busy!) history. On 29 October 1856, it was announced that the Great Southern Railway was to be extended [single line] from Liverpool to Campbelltown and it was to pass through the Minto Parish. This rail line was subsequently opened 4 May 1858 with stations between Liverpool and Campbelltown yet to be determined although, “every landholder on the line is quite prepared to prove to the satisfaction of the Commissioners that the proper place for a station is on his property.” Progressively, stations began appearing between Liverpool and Campb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harefield Railway Station
Harefield is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1878, NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009. and closed to passenger trains in the 1980s. The station building survives in a state of considerable disrepair. Also see Harefield, New South Wales
Harefield is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. It in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 11 kilometres south of Junee and 35 kilometres north by road from Wagga Wagga
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Cootamundra Railway Station
Cootamundra railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Cootamundra. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Cootamundra station opened on 1 November 1877 when the Main South line was extended from Harden-Murrumburrah. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Bethungra on 15 April 1878.Cootamundra Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage On 1 June 1886, Cootamundra became a junction station when the Tumut & Kunama line opened as far as |
Blayney Railway Station
Blayney railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Main Western line in Blayney, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The station opened on 1 November 1876 when the line was extended from Bathurst. In 1888, it became a junction station with the opening of the Blayney-Demondrille line. Opposite the platform lies an intermodal freight transport depot that opened in 1994."Blayney Freight Service Commences Operations" ''Railway Digest'' June 1994 page 7 Services Blayney is served by NSW TrainLink's daily '' Central West XPT'' service operating between Sydney and Dubbo and the weekly ''Outback Xplorer'' between Sydney and Broken Hill. NSW TrainLink road coach services operating between Lithgow, Orange and Grenfell also serve the station. Description The heritage-listed complex includes a type 1 brick station building and residence dating from 1876 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
