Aurizon

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Australian rail freight company

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::summary Australian rail freight company ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]

FieldValue
nameAurizon Holdings Limited
logoAurizon logo.svg
imageAurizon Intermodal train Wallan Victoria.jpg
image_captionAurizon intermodal rail service passing through Wallan, Victoria in April 2024
former_nameQR National Limited
typeGovernment-owned corporation
(2004-2010)
Publicly traded company
(2010-present)
traded_as
foundation
location_cityBrisbane
location_countryAustralia
key_people{{plainlist
area_served
industryRail transport
productsCoal, bulk, and containerised freight
servicesLogistics, supply chain management, line haul, and terminal operations
revenueAUD$3.844 billion (2024)
net_incomeAUD$406 (2024)
num_employees4,883 (2020)
divisionsNetwork, Coal, Bulk, Containerised Freight
homepage
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| name = Aurizon Holdings Limited | logo = Aurizon logo.svg | image = Aurizon Intermodal train Wallan Victoria.jpg | image_caption = Aurizon intermodal rail service passing through Wallan, Victoria in April 2024 | former_name = QR National Limited | type = Government-owned corporation (2004-2010) Publicly traded company (2010-present) | traded_as = | foundation = | location_city = Brisbane | location_country = Australia | key_people = {{plainlist|

  • Chairman: Tim Poole
  • CEO: Andrew Harding | area_served = | industry = Rail transport | products = Coal, bulk, and containerised freight | services = Logistics, supply chain management, line haul, and terminal operations | revenue = AUD$3.844 billion (2024) | net_income = AUD$406 (2024) | num_employees = 4,883 (2020) | divisions = Network, Coal, Bulk, Containerised Freight | homepage = Aurizon Holdings Limited ( ) is a freight rail transport company in Australia, formerly named QR National Limited and branded QR National. In 2015, it was the world's largest rail transporter of coal from mine to port. Formerly a Queensland Government-owned corporation, it was privatised and floated on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in November 2010. The company was originally established in 2004-05 when the coal, bulk and container transport divisions of Queensland Rail were brought under one banner as QR National.

In 2019, the company operated in five Australian states. On an average day, it moved more than 700000 MT of coal, iron ore, other minerals, agricultural products and general freight, equating to more than 250 million tonnes annually. Aurizon also managed the 2670 kilometre (1660 mi)-long Central Queensland coal network that links mines to coal ports at Bowen, Gladstone and Mackay. It was the largest haulier of iron ore outside the Pilbara.

In 2021, a major corporate change was foreshadowed when Aurizon sought to acquire rail operator One Rail Australia. The corporate regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, approved the sale subject to One Rail Australia's coal-haulage business in New South Wales and Queensland being divested. Aurizon's purchase of One Rail Australia's assets not subject to divestiture occurred in July 2022. Divestiture of the remaining assets occurred on sale to Magnetic Rail Group on 17 February 2023.

The company in 2023 was Australia's largest rail-based transport business, transporting more than 250 million tonnes (246 million long tons) of commodities per year.

QR National

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/QQR_National_early_logo.jpg" caption="QR National logo (2004–2010)"] ::

The QR National brand was established in the 2004-05 financial year when Queensland Rail's coal, bulk and containerised business units were brought under one banner.

The company's major traffic at the time was coal, both for export and domestic power generation, in Queensland. In 2005, QR National started to operate export coal services in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. By 2008, its operations extended across the entire mainland other than the Northern Territory when their first Melbourne–Perth intermodal container service started. In August 2008, QR National took over the operation of Melbourne–Horsham container service for Wimmera Container Line, after Pacific National withdrew its service.

Public float

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/QRNational.png" caption="QR National logo (2010–2012)"] ::

Main article: Public float of QR National

In 2009, the Queensland Government announced that Queensland Rail's commercial activities were to be separated from the government's core passenger service responsibilities, formed into a new company named QR National Limited, and privatised. The new company was incorporated the following year, taking:

  • the coal business in Queensland and New South Wales
  • regional freight business in Queensland
  • bulk mineral and grain haulage in Queensland and Western Australia
  • containerised freight between Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

QR National obtained a 99-year lease over the 2300 km Queensland coal network, comprising:

On acquiring the lease, QR National became responsible for the maintenance of the coal lines.

The rolling stock workshops at Redbank, Rockhampton and Townsville were included in the privatisation.

The float took place in November 2010.

In August 2021, Aurizon signed a six year agreement with CBH Group (with two options to extend for a further two years) to provide rail haulage services for their grain trains. Although scheduled to transition in May 2022, all parties agreed to bring the handover date forward to September 2021. Aurizon had already been informally providing rail haulage services in the Geraldton region since mid-2021. .

In February 2022, Aurizon commenced a five-year contract to haul mineral sands from Broken Hill to Kwinana for Tronox, to be extended 320 km east to Ivanhoe, where a new loading facility has been constructed.

Re-branding as Aurizon

Following a vote by its shareholders, in 2012 QR National was rebranded as Aurizon. The CEO at the time, Lance Hockridge, said the new name derived from the words Australia and horizon. Marketers opined that the name was "a nearly perfect example of all that can go wrong with a rebranding" and that it was "a classic case of people making a weird hybrid name to try and make it unique and interesting so that people will remember it. This is not true: people don't remember made-up words."

Company sales and purchases

In 2005, QR National incorporated a subsidiary, Interail, which had been acquired in 2002 and operated in New South Wales.

In the same year, QR National acquired logistics company CRT Group, for which it already provided line haulage.

In 2006, QR National acquired Australian Railroad Group (ARG), which operated in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. ARG remained a separate subsidiary operation until it was rebranded as QR National in 2011.

In 2007, the company acquired the Golden Bros Group.

In 2019, after a Federal Court judgement, Aurizon's intermodal and trucking business was acquired by Linfox for A$7.3 million.

Purchase of One Rail Australia non-coal assets

In October 2021, Aurizon agreed terms to purchase One Rail Australia. The transaction was approved in July 2022 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after the commission accepted Aurizon's court-enforceable undertaking to dispose of the seller's Hunter Valley coal haulage and Queensland coal haulage business to maintain competition levels. The ACCC Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, said: "We are also satisfied that the divestment of One Rail's east coast business would preserve it as a potential competitor to Aurizon for the supply of non-coal bulk rail haulage in the future, and Aurizon would continue to be constrained by a number of existing bulk rail haulage competitors.” The sale was completed on 29 July 2022, and Aurizon took over One Rail Australia's South Australian, Northern Territory and interstate operations the following day under the brand, "Aurizon Bulk Central".

In December 2022, Aurizon agreed to an offer by Magnetic Rail Group Pty Ltd to purchase the divested assets. The buyer was to pay about $A425 million ($US284.3 million) – the equity value of the east coast business – and assume existing debt facilities, which originally totalled $A500 million. Proceeds$, A125 million of which was to be deferred for 12 months, would be used initially to reduce Aurizon's debt and would form part of Aurizon's available capital. After the ACCC gave regulatory approval, the sale was completed on 17 February 2023.

Price regulation

As Aurizon's infrastructure was a monopoly, it was subject in 2018 to regulation by government organisations including the Queensland Competition Authority. Aurizon disputed the price that it should be allowed to charge its clients – for example when the Authority used a lower weighted average cost of capital that did not account for the risk that clean energy poses to fossil fuel.

Events after purchase of ORA non-coal assets

On 20 February 2023, Aurizon announced it had re-entered the interstate intermodal market on being awarded a billion 11-year contract with Team Global Express (formerly Toll Global Express) – the largest non-coal contract in the history of the company. The company stated that services would begin in April 2023 and that by April 2024, five weekly services would run east–west (Melbourne–Sydney–Adelaide–Perth); two would run north–south (Brisbane–Sydney–Melbourne). The first revenue service of this contract departed Melbourne for Perth on 8 April.

In March 2023, Aurizon and Viterra proposed that the Australian federal government supply A$220 million in funding to repair and upgrade the Eyre Peninsula Railway lines. The proposal included re-opening the Port Lincoln–Wudinna and Cummins-Kimba lines and upgrading the outloading facilities at Viterra's Lock, Wudinna, Cummins, Kimba and Rudall sites. An annual target of at least 1.3 million tonnes of grain haulage was estimated. Aurizon and Viterra planned to have the network reopened within 12 months if funding were approved.

East coast container service

In February 2023, Aurizon inaugurated two Melbourne–Perth containerised freight services and in September 2023 a weekly return container service on the Melbourne-Sydney–Brisbane corridor in collaboration with its customer, Team Global Express.

Accidents

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/RO-2020-003_interim_Picture1.jpg" caption="Freight train Y279"] ::

On 23 February 2022, as part of the 2022 eastern Australia floods, freight train Y279 derailed at approximately 3:30am due to flash flooding that had resulted in a track washout at the 149.020km point just south of Traveston.

Locomotive fleet

::data[format=table] | Class | Image | Type | Top speed (km/h) | Built | Number | Business unit | Use and area of operation | Notes | ** Standard gauge fleet** | Queensland narrow-gauge fleet | Western Australia narrow-gauge fleet | South Australia narrow-gauge fleet | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | AC class | [[Image:ARG AC4305 North Dynon.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2009 | 8 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group | | | | | | ACB class | | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2011 | 6 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group | | | | | | ACC class | | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2013 | 3 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | ACC6032 Allocated to Bulk Central/Intermodal | | | | | | ACD class | [[File:ACD6055 leading an Aurizon Intermodal.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2022-2023 | 15 | Aurizon Bulk Central/East | NSW, Interstate mineral sands | ACD6050 - ACD6055 allocated to Intermodal | | | | | | GWU class | |[[File:GWU Class.png|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2020-2021 | 4 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | 5000 class | 115px | Diesel-electric | 80 | 2005–2007 | 12 | Aurizon Coal | Hunter Valley coal | | | | | | | 5020 class | 115px | Diesel-electric | 80 | 2010–2014 | 25 | Aurizon Coal | Hunter Valley coal | Improved version of 5000 class | | | | | | 6000 class | [[Image:QRNational 6000 class number 2 end.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2009 | 12 | Aurizon Coal | Hunter Valley coal | Ex QR National. | | | | | | 6020 class | | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2012 | 9 | Aurizon Coal | Hunter Valley coal | 6022, 6023 & 6025 allocated to Bulk Central/Intermodal | | | | | | 6040 class | | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2017–2018 | 5 | Aurizon Coal | Hunter valley coal | | | | | | | CF class | | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2012–2013 | 2 | Aurizon Coal | Hunter Valley coal | Ex CFCL Australia | | | | | | GWA class | [[File:GWAClassOnSouthlineGrain.png|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2011-2012 | 9 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | GWB class | [[File:GT46C ACE locomotive GWB 105.jpg|frameless|115x115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2019-2022 | 6 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | 3 ex One Rail Australia, 3 delivered to Aurizon. | | | | | | Q class | [[File:Q 4001 Downer EDI Rail GT46C Aurizon.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1997-1998 | 19 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group | | | | | | V class | | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2002 | 1 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | FQ class | | Diesel-electric | 115 | 2003 | 4 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | CLF class | [[Image:Arg-intermodal-lara-australia.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1970 | 2 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | CLP class | [[File:Repainted CLP17 on 6DA2 in September 2025.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1970 | 4 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | GM class | [[Image:GM43 train.JPG|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1965-1967 | 9 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | J class | [[File:J104 Forrestfield, 1986.JPG|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 62 | 1966 | 3 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Northern Territory - Alice Springs | Ex One Rail Australia 2x Former Alice Springs Shunt Locos, now stored in Dry Creek with mechanical troubles and vandalism damage from Alice Springs | | | | | | G class | [[Image:Pacific-national-g-classes.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1981-1989 | 2 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | 422 class | [[File:Aurizon 2210.jpg|frameless|115x115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1969–1970 | 7 | Aurizon Bulk Central/West | South Australia/Northern Territory/Western Australia | 4 Ex One Rail Australia | | | | | | ALF/ ALZ class | [[Image:Genesee & Wyoming ALF21.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1976 | 8 | Aurizon Bulk Central | South Australia/Northern Territory | 1 Ex Australian Railroad Group, Scrapped. | | | | | | L class | [[Image:L 266 Kalgoorlie, 7001.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1967 | 1 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group, 1 stored | | | | | | LQ class | [[Image:ARG LQ 3121 diesel locomotive at Thornlie.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1967 | 1 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | 1 Ex Australian Railroad Group stored at Avon Yard. 1 Ex Interail scrapped in 2016 due to an accident. | | | | | | LZ class | [[Image:QRNational (Aurizon) WAGR L class LZ3106 and LZ3103 -- Fremantle, February 2015.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 115 | 1967 | 6 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group | | | | | | 3200 class | [[File:3215 and 3208 at East Maitland.jpg|115x115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1995–1998 | 3 | Aurizon Bulk East | New South Wales | Regauged from gauge | | | | | | 1720 class | [[File:QR loco 1738 hauls a short livestock train south along the Denison St section of the NCL. This line has since been reduced to single track.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 80 | 1966–1970 | 28 | Aurizon Bulk East | General freight and shunting | 16 other units sold to South Africa in 2012, 8 stored | | | | | | 2000 class | [[File:The Savannahlander RM 2028 at Mutchilba.jpg|frameless|115x115px]] | Railmotor | 80 | 1960–1970 | 2 | Aurizon Network | Queensland network track inspections | Nos. 2004 and 2032 | | | | | | 2100 class | | Diesel-electric | 80 | 1970–1984 | 53 | Aurizon Bulk East | General freight and minerals | 5 other units transferred to Western Australia as the DD class (see below), 4 other units sold to TasRail in 2011, 3 to South Africa in 2012, 2 stored for parts | | | | | | 2300 class | [[File:2303 - Redbank - 2000.jpeg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1997–2002 | 51 | Aurizon Bulk East | General freight and minerals, 7 other units in Western Australia as DFZ class (see below) | Rebuilt from 1550 class | | | | | | 2400 class | | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1977–1980 | 38 | Aurizon Bulk East | General freight and minerals | 18 converted to 2300 class 1 stored | | | | | | 2700 class | | Diesel-electric | 110 | 2019–present | 6 in service | Aurizon Bulk East | General freight and minerals | These locomotives are dubbed the Super Clyde. These are rebuilt from older locomotives. | | | | | | 2800 class | [[Image:QRNational-2800-class-diesel.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1995–1998 | 46 | Aurizon Bulk East | General freight and minerals | 3 other units on standard gauge [see above], 1 other unit in Western Australia as PA class [see below] | | | | | | 4000 class | | Diesel-electric | 100 | 2000–2005 | 49 | Aurizon Coal | Blackwater and Moura coal networks | 4020 scrapped | | | | | | 4100 class | [[Image:QRNATIONAL 4140.JPG|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 2007–2012 | 56 | Aurizon Coal | Blackwater, Moura and Newlands coal networks | Originally 75 units, 19 units transferred to Western Australia as ACN class | | | | | | 3100/3200 class | [[File:QR electric locos 3102 & 3255 on the Goonyella line ~1991.jpg|115px]] | Electric | 80 | 1986–1989 | 15 | Aurizon Coal | Bowen Basin | 63 rebuilt as 3700 class (see below), 4 other units sold to South Africa in 2012–2013, Remaining units scrapped during May and June 2016 | | | | | | 3300/3400 class | | Electric | 80 | 1994–1995 | 13 | Aurizon Coal | Blackwater coal network | All Stored | | | | | | 3500/3600 class | [[Image:QR 3524.jpg|115px]] | Electric | 80 | 1986–1988 | 68 | Aurizon Coal | Goonyella coal network | 15 stored | | | | | | 3551 class | | Electric | 80 | 2003–2004 | 14 | Aurizon Coal | Blackwater coal network | Rebuilt from 3900 class | | | | | | 3700 class | [[Image:QR 3701.jpg|115px]] | Electric | 80 | 2005–2007 | 63 | Aurizon Coal | Goonyella and Blackwater coal networks | Rebuilt from 3100/3200 class | | | | | | 3800 class | [[Image:QR 3811.jpg|115px]] | Electric | 80 | 2008–2010 | 45 | Aurizon Coal | Goonyella and Blackwater coal networks | | | | | | | 3900 class | [[File:Dia 0385.jpg|115px]] | Electric | 100 | 1988-90 | 11 | Aurizon Coal | Blackwater coal network | All Stored | | | | | | A class | | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1960 | 1 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group, 1 other unit exported to South Africa in January 2015. | | | | | | AB class | | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1970 | 2 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group. 2 other units exported to South Africa in January 2015. | | | | | | ACN class | | Diesel-electric | 100 | 2011–2012 | 19 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Originally part of 4100 class, transferred to Western Australia and retained their original numbers | | | | | | DAZ Class | | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1972 | 1 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Stored at forestfield. 5 other locomotives exported to South Africa in 2015. 1 other unit converted into 1900 class and used on the iron ore narrow gauge Railways on South Australia. All converted from WAGR D Class diesel locomotives. | | | | | | DBZ class | [[Image:DBZ2312 P2512 Broomehill, 2011.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1982 | 3 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group converted from DB class 10 sold to CBH group in 2017 (later sold to Watco Auatralia). | | | | | | DFZ class | | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1971 | 7 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Converted from Queensland Railways 2300 Class [see above]. | | | | | | P class | [[Image:P 2509 P 2513, Katanning, 2007.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1989–1991 | 17 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group | | | | | | PA class | [[Image:QRNational-2800-class-diesel.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1996 | 1 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Converted from Queensland Railways 2800 Class | | | | | | S class | | Diesel-electric | 90 | 1996 | 11 | Aurizon Bulk West | Western Australia | Ex Australian Railroad Group | | | | | | 830 class | [[Image:830 class loco-South Australia-1983.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 121 | 1960-1966 | 5 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Thevenard, South Australia | Ex One Rail Australia, all stored. Last 2 operational units placed into storage April 2023 with the arrival of two 2300 class from Queensland. | | | | | | 900 class | [[Image:Penrice limestone train2.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 121 | 1960-1966 | 7 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Thevenard, South Australia | Ex One Rail Australia, all stored. Rebuilt from 830 and NSW 48 class locomotives. Last 3 operational units placed into storage April 2023 with the arrival of two 2300 class from Queensland | | | | | | 1200 class | [[Image:AA1517 Kelmscott-Challis, 1986 cropped.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1960-1967 | 2 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Thevenard, South Australia | Ex One Rail Australia, ex WAGR A Class. Stored serviceable as backup units for the Gypsum train | | | | | | 1300 class | [[Image:Genesee and Wyoming Australia diesel loco 1301 near Whyalla velodrome 6 Dec 2012 (Mel Turner) -- cropped.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | Unknown | 1956-1965 | 4 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Whyalla, South Australia | Ex One Rail Australia, ex BHP Whyalla DE Class | | | | | | 1600 class | [[Image:1606 Thevenard, 2017 (01).jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | Unknown | 1971 | 3 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Thevenard, South Australia | Ex One Rail Australia, formerly the NJ class. | | | | | | 2250 class | [[File:GWA narrow-gauge iron ore train, Middleback Range-Whyalla.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 2004 | 5 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Whyalla, South Australia | Ex One Rail Australia, repatriated from South Africa in 2019 and owned by Aurizon beforehand. | | | | | | 2300 class | [[File:2303 - Redbank - 2000.jpeg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1997–2002 | 2 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Thevenard, South Australia | 2332 and 2364 trucked to Thevenard in March 2023. Both entered service on 13/04/2023. | | | | | | CK class | [[Image:Great-northern-t-class-melbourne.jpg|115px]] | Diesel-electric | 100 | 1967-1968 | 4 | Aurizon Bulk Central | Whyalla, South Australia | Ex One Rail Australia, former Victorian Railways T class | | | | | ::

Former fleet

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2600 classDiesel-electricNarrow100198313AurizonQueensland coal and mineralsExported to South Africa in 2012
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