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FreightCorp

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State-owned corporation overview
Formed16 January 1989
Preceding State-owned corporation
  • State Rail Authority
Dissolved31 January 2002
Superseding agency
  • Pacific National
JurisdictionNew South Wales
HeadquartersParramatta
Minister responsible
  • Minister for Transport
Parent State-owned corporationState Rail Authority
Key document
  • Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW)

FreightCorp, formally Freight Rail, was a railway operator owned by the Government of New South Wales responsible for intrastate and some interstate rail cargo handling from its foundation in January 1989 until it was privatised in August 2002.

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Diesel locomotives used on the railways of Australia. 40 class 41 class 42 class 421 class 422 class 43 class 44 class 442 class 45 class 47 class 48 class...

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New South Wales 82 class locomotive

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class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Braemar for FreightCorp in 1994–1995. In 1992, a fleet of 55 EMD JT42C locomotives was ordered...

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New South Wales 48 class locomotive

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Authority, these have since passed to RailCorp. In December 1994, Silverton Rail purchased six from FreightCorp. All were placed in service as their Silverton...

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Pacific National

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to TasRail in 2009. "FreightCorp for sale with National Rail" Railway Digest October 2000 page 17 Buchanan, Alison. "Freightcorp and National Rail Corporation...

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New South Wales 90 class locomotive

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diesel-electric locomotives built by Electro-Motive Division, Canada for FreightCorp and EDi Rail, Cardiff for Pacific National for use on high tonnage Hunter...

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New South Wales 86 class locomotive

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In 1994/95 all were repainted by A Goninan & Co, Taree into Freight Rail (later FreightCorp) blue. By October 1997 18 had been withdrawn from service with...

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New South Wales 81 class locomotive

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1994 page 34 "Freight Carriers move into New Markets" Railway Digest January 1999 page 9 "Ten-Year Leigh Creek Contract for FreightCorp as NSW Flows Lost"...

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National Rail Corporation

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over the running of all interstate services from Australian National, FreightCorp and V/Line. National Rail took over cross-border operations progressively...

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New South Wales 80 class locomotive

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taking delivery of the NR class locomotives, the 80s began to return to FreightCorp in January 1997. As they were surplus to requirements, some were placed...

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Patrick Corporation

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Holdings, it acquired a 50% shareholding in Pacific National that purchased FreightCorp and the National Rail Corporation. In March 2002, Patrick acquired a...

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New South Wales 422 class locomotive

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22 "FreightCorp 422s Sold to Private Operator" Railway Digest June 2000 page 14 422 Class Railpage 22 Class Railpage "Qld Rail buys into freight market"...

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National Rail NR class

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operate interstate freight services in Australia. The fleet included locomotives of mixed age and power, leased from FreightCorp, V/Line and Australian...

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New South Wales 49 class locomotive

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on ballast trains. In June 1994, the Manildra Group leased 4907 from FreightCorp for use at its Gunnedah mill. Later in 1994, Manildra purchased 4907...

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New South Wales 442 class locomotive

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entered service in 1998/99. A locomotive shortage saw six reinstated by FreightCorp in late 1995. After being used as shunters in Sydney, the last were withdrawn...

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Flying Tiger Line

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Line established on 24 June 1945 as National Freight Service known under the name of National Skyway Freight using a small fleet of 14 Budd Conestoga freighters...

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New South Wales 85 class locomotive

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1998, the 85 class were withdrawn and stored at Lithgow. In July 2000, FreightCorp moved three of the class to Werris Creek. Two were sold for preservation...

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Interail

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Casino and Murwillumbah under sub-contract to FreightCorp. A 49 class locomotive was hired from FreightCorp for a few months in 1998. In May 1999, a tourist...

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New South Wales 46 class locomotive

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operated for the Public Transport Commission, State Rail Authority and FreightCorp with most remaining in service into the 1990s. The locomotives were built...

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Freight forwarder

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A freight forwarder or forwarding agent is a person or a company who co-ordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper (party...

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Rail Motor Society

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(TAM 503 and BR 1395) located on an isolated track segment. A former FreightCorp training car FZ 663 is used for a meal room and training facility. During...

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International Freighting Corporation

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International Freighting Corporation of New York City was a US shipping company whose main operations was chartered shipping from United States ports to...

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State Rail Authority

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introduced new 80 Class, 81 Class and 86 Class locomotives used on both freight and country passenger services, K set, C set, Tangara, Millennium and V...

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National Retail Systems

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National Retail Systems, Inc. (NRS) includes Keystone Freight Corp. & National Retail Transportation, Inc. (NRT). NRS is an asset based 3PL founded in...

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Delec Locomotive Depot

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locomotives, Delec's work began to contract. It was included in the sale of FreightCorp to Pacific National in February 2002. With Pacific National opening a...

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Beresfield railway station

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October 1997, Beresfield was the site of a major rail accident, when a FreightCorp coal train passed a red signal and collided with the rear of another...

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History of rail transport in Australia

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National Rail Corporation took over interstate rail freight operations from Australian National, FreightCorp and the Public Transport Corporation, and commenced...

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FedEx

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FedEx Office (originally known as Kinko's), FedEx Supply Chain, FedEx Freight, and various other services across multiple subsidiaries, often meant to...

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Alstom at the Ballarat North Workshops, second-hand grain hoppers from FreightCorp, and the conversion of surplus vans into log and container flats. To...

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