National Rail Corporation Limited
NRC · National Rail
1991 – February 2002
Company owned by the Commonwealth, New South Wales and Victorian governments that operated interstate rail freight services across the standard-gauge network.
How it came into existence
Incorporated in 1991 under an intergovernmental agreement to create a single commercial operator of interstate rail freight; it began operating in 1993, progressively taking over interstate freight services from Australian National and the New South Wales and Victorian railways.
Legislation: National Rail Corporation Agreement Act 1992
Changes during its life
- Interstate rail freight services
Australian National's interstate freight passed to National Rail progressively from 1993; exact date not confirmed.
How it ended
Sold in February 2002, together with the New South Wales Government's FreightCorp, to a consortium of Toll Holdings and Patrick Corporation, which combined the two businesses as Pacific National.
Main functions
- Interstate rail freight haulage
- Intermodal container freight services
- Operation of rail freight terminals
- Locomotive and wagon fleet management
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport and Regional Services.
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