Pacific National


Fast Facts

  • Location - 85 locations across in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania
  • Key Operations -
    • Bulk Services - specialist operator of transport of containerised freight and bulk commodities, including coal grain and bulk industrial products
    • Intermodal Services - rail freight services to freight forwarders and steel manufacturers
  • Fleet - Over 600 locomotives and 14,000 wagons
  • Revenue - $1.6 billion*
  • Number of Employees - over 4,000

* For the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 figures

Summary of Operations

Bulk Services

Coal

  • Second largest coal haulage operator in Australia
  • Transports around 95 million tonnes of coal by rail to domestic and export markets each year
  • Commencment of coal haulage in Queensland in 2010

 

Grain

  • Primary bulk grain haulage operator in South Eastern Australia
  • Bulk grain haulage to the export and domestic grain industry in NSW and Victoria

 

Industrial

  • Bulk rail-based logistics services for energy, mining, agricultural and construction industries
  • Contracts are primarily exclusive agreements over 3 to 5 years for distinct point-to-point movements

 

Intermodal Services

  • Australia's largest interstate rail freight carrier
  • The only rail operator with operations in all Australian states and territories
  • Provides rail-based, interstate logistics services for steel manufacturers throughout Australia
  • Provides line-haul services of containerised freight for Australia's largest freight forwarders and logistics providers and international shipping companies
  • Comprises a significant fleet of rolling stock - 234 locomotives and 4,800 wagons