Posted 3 years ago by newsbot
The threat of court sanction would be enough to ensure the new owner of a key east coast freight facility did not exploit its powerful position to the detriment of competitors, the judge behind a landmark case has said.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
An investigation into a train derailment on the Nullarbor last year has found the tracks failed to restore to the normal position after an east-bound train departed the line two hours prior.
Posted 5 years ago by x31
Former BHP Billiton coal boss Dean Dalla Valle will replace David Irwin as chief executive officer of Pacific National, the bulk and intermodal operator announced on Monday.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
EXPORTS of agricultural, mineral and timber products through Victorian ports face big disruptions from two rail industry battles over wage and work conditions.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
DRAWN out negotiations between Victorian grain train drivers and freight business Pacific National (PN) is costing the grains industry millions of dollars due to train delays and cancellations.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
Pacific National is reportedly on the hunt for its next CEO after David Irwin resigned last week.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
A train derailed at the Raglan Station Road Railway Crossing at 4pm Tuesday.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
121 full-time train crew jobs made redundant across a handful of depots, mostly Pt Waratah and Port Kembla, but some at Greta and other places too.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
A TRAIN believed to belong to Pacific National derailed five kilometres east of Julia Creek on Wednesday morning.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
It with a sad heart that I wish to inform the Railpage community of the passing of one of our members, Tim Gray, @Termite who was well known through the railway community as a top bloke who loved all things railway.
Posted 6 years ago by DesL
THE Hunter Region is wearing the brunt of big job cuts announced by freight rail company Pacific National.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
Recently a pair of wagons, former National Rail wagons, of which 50 were built by China Northern at Qiqihar appear to have been placed in a siding.
Posted 6 years ago by x31
Queensland Rail is pleading with people not to take risks near railways, releasing a video showing the blatant disregard for safety around trains.
Posted 6 years ago by DesL
Asciano’s executive remuneration 2016 report revealed that CEO John Mullen will have been paid just over $8.18m for 2016, a 72.3% increase on the previous year.
Posted 6 years ago by newsbot
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has kicked off its investigation into Pacific National's bid for Glencore's Hunter Valley coal haulage business.
Posted 6 years ago by DesL
Asciano, the ports-rail group that was the subject of fevered takeover bids, hasn’t done too well in this last financial year. Its results this year are written in a swathe of red ink.
Posted 6 years ago by Graham4405
Train malfunctions at Narangba with a 10kg chunk of shrapnel punching through both sides of a crossing.
Posted 6 years ago by Railpage System User
The competition watchdog says it will not stand in the way of ports and transport operator Asciano being bought out by a global consortium, nor will it block Metcash's possible Home Hardware takeover.
Posted 6 years ago by x31
Hidden away in the heart of Alice Springs railyard, the small Pacific National site seems pretty unassuming. But this little site, and its team of committed staff members, are doing truly remarkable things.
Posted 6 years ago by x31
In May 2014 Nyrstar (an integrated metals and mining business) reached an agreement with the South Australia Government and Federal Government to invest AUD 563 million to redevelop the Port Pirie Smelter into an advanced polymetallic processing and recovery facility.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
Our Western Australia sites are geographically far removed from their eastern counterparts, but the dedication, achievements and commitment of our people at these sites is changing the way Pacific National does business.
Posted 6 years ago by Railpage System User
Pacific National has awarded UGL contracts with a totalling A$594m for the supply and maintenance of locomotives, including the first order for the 1067 mm gauge version of GE’s PowerHaul family.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
ONE of Australia’s largest freight businesses – and a key component of the Hunter coal chain – failed to act on recommendations from internal investigations of wheel fractures before a coal train derailment in August, 2015.
Posted 6 years ago by NSWGR8022
Outgoing Asciano boss John Mullen has attacked the federal government’s lack of commitment to investing in rail infrastructure and has called on both major parties to fully commit to building the dedicated freight line linking Melbourne and Brisbane, known as inland rail.
Posted 6 years ago by bevans
Asciano investors have approved the ports and rail group's $9.05 billion takeover, with more than 99 per cent of votes cast in favour of the deal.
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