Genesee & Wyoming Australia
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Genesee & Wyoming Australia GM class locomotives in April 2008
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| Industry | Railway operator |
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| Predecessor | Australian National |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Kilburn |
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Area served
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Northern Territory South Australia |
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Key people
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Greg Pauline (MD) |
| Parent | Genesee & Wyoming Inc |
| Website | www.gwrr.com |
Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) is an Australian rail freight operator based in Adelaide, South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming and was formed in June 2006 to run the South Australian operations of the Australian Railroad Group.
The company's origins can be traced to when Australian National's intrastate South Australian freight operations were sold to Genesee & Wyoming Inc in August 1997. Operations commenced in November 1997 with the operation branded Australian Southern Railroad.
In 1999, GWA commenced operating services from Adelaide to Melbourne for Patrick Corporation. On 1 December 1999, GWA took over operation of the BHP network in Whyalla.
In October 2000, Australian Railroad Group, a 50/50 joint venture between Genesee & Wyoming and Wesfarmers, were the successful bidder for the Westrail freight business in Western Australia. As part of the joint venture agreement, ownership of Australian Southern Railroad passed to the Australian Railroad Group. This resulted in some exchanging of rolling stock between the two operations.
In June 2006, the Australian Railroad Group joint venture was broken up with the Western Australian operation sold to QR National and Wesfarmers 50% share in the South Australian operation back to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The operation was rebranded Genesee & Wyoming Australia.
In June 2010, Genesee & Wyoming Inc purchased the assets of FreightLink from its receivers leading to Genesee & Wyoming Australia taking over operation of freight trains on the Adelaide–Darwin railway.
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