QR expands with CRT buy

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In a move that marks further major consolidation of Australia’s intermodal sector, Queensland Rail (QR) has purchased the Melbourne-based ...

POPA in shuttle launch…

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Just weeks after announcing its plans for a nationwide network of intermodal terminals (see WorldCargo News May 2005, p22), P&O Ports Austra...

PN heads north and south

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Pacific National (PN), the now-dominant Australian rail company jointly owned by Toll and Patrick, is spreading its wings further to give it...

QR fills FA need

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Queensland Rail (QR) has moved to seize customers unhappy with the Pacific National (PN) takeover of Freight Australia (see WorldCargo News ...

QR/PN squaring up for legal fight?

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A major row is looming between Queensland Rail (QR) and Pacific National (PN) after QR prematurely ended PN’s exclusive operating rights a...

Rail shake-out gets down to basics

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The new shape of Australia's rail industry is beginning to become more apparent as the dust settles after Toll Holdings' and Patrick Corpora...

Private rail under pressure

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A number of Australia's small private rail operators are believed to be up for sale or facing closure as ramifications of the formation of P...

QR national push

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Australia's sole remaining government-owned freight railway, Queensland Rail, has taken the first step towards becoming a national operator ...

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