Not to be confused with AN Tasrail, a predecessor to the current company.
This article is about the current state government-operated company. For the original state government-owned company, see Tasmanian Government Railways.
TasRail[1] is the trading name of Tasmanian Railway Proprietary Limited, a Tasmanian Government state-owned enterprise that has operated the mainline railways in Tasmania since September 2009. It operates only freight services.
A TasRail container train led by a TR Class locomotive in January 2016
Established under the Rail Company Act 2009,[2] in September 2009 the Tasmanian Government purchased the AN Tasrail business from Pacific National.[3] TasRail combined the above-rail (rollingstock) and business assets with the below-rail assets (track and associated infrastructure), for which the state had assumed responsibility in May 2007,[4] to form a vertically integrated rail operator.[2]
There are 199 level crossings on the TasRail network with active control at 123 crossings and passive control at the remainder.[8] Active control includes flashing lights and warning bells that are activated by approaching trains and passive control includes 'Stop' or 'Give Way' sign which rely on motorists to watch for trains before crossing the railway line. During the period 2003 – 2012, there were 36 reported crashes at level crossings, with 20 resulting in casualties, 3 of which were fatal.[9] Almost two thirds of crashes occurred within urban areas with speed limits 50 or 60 km/hr. Relocation of the Hobart terminal to Brighton during June 2014 meant that 29 crossings became inactive, which was expected to reduce level crossing crashes in Tasmania by 30%.[10]
References
^Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd Australian Securities & Investments Commission
^ ab"TasRail – Home". tasrail.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
^Rail Sale Agreement Finalised 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Asciano 7 September 2009
^(PDF). National Competition Council. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
^Background – Organisation of Australia's Railways Department of Infrastructure & Regional Development
^"Australia Wide Fleet List" Motive Power issue 96 November 2014 page 73
^"TasRail locomotive and rolling stock update" Railway Digest December 2014 page 20
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Not to be confused with AN Tasrail a predecessor to the current company This article is about the current state government operated company For the original state government owned company see Tasmanian Government Railways TasRail 1 is the trading name of Tasmanian Railway Proprietary Limited a Tasmanian Government state owned enterprise that has operated the mainline railways in Tasmania since September 2009 It operates only freight services A TasRail container train led by a TR Class locomotive in January 2016OverviewHeadquartersLauncestonLocaleTasmania AustraliaDates of operation2009 present PredecessorAN TasrailTechnicalTrack gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Length843 km 523 82 mi OtherWebsitewww tasrail com au Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 2 1 Current locomotive fleet 2 2 Former locomotive fleet 3 Road crossings 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditEstablished under the Rail Company Act 2009 2 in September 2009 the Tasmanian Government purchased the AN Tasrail business from Pacific National 3 TasRail combined the above rail rollingstock and business assets with the below rail assets track and associated infrastructure for which the state had assumed responsibility in May 2007 4 to form a vertically integrated rail operator 2 The Tasmanian Government Railways had operated the state s railway network until it passed to the federal government s Australian National in March 1978 5 Fleet EditAs at April 2017 the fleet consisted of 27 operational locomotives 6 7 Current locomotive fleet Edit Class Image Type Built Number NotesDQ Diesel electric 1964 1969 12 From Pacific National in 2009 Four stored DV Diesel electric 1961 1971 1 From Pacific National in 2009 De motored and is used as a driving van TR Diesel electric 2013 2014 17 Purchased from Progress Rail and have Caterpillar 3512 engines All are still in operation Y Diesel electric 1961 1971 1 From Pacific National in 2009 One in service as a shunter and one de motored and is used as a driving van Former locomotive fleet Edit Class Image Type Built Number Notes2050 Diesel electric 1978 4 Purchased from Aurizon in 2011 2 stored as 2 others Returned to Service D Diesel electric 1971 2 From Pacific National in 2009QR Diesel electric 1964 1969 3 From Pacific National in 2009 All stored DC Diesel electric 1964 1 From Pacific National in 2009 scrapped in 2011MKA Diesel electric 1967 1972 6 From Pacific National in 2009 all storedZC Diesel electric 1966 72 4 From Pacific National in 2009 3 scrapped in 2012 1 preservedZ Diesel electric 1973 4 From Pacific National in 2009 all storedZa Diesel electric 1973 1976 3 From Pacific National in 2009 2 stored 1retained for preservationZB Diesel electric 1973 4 From Pacific National in 2009 all storedZP Diesel electric 1973 1 From Pacific National in 2009 storedZR Diesel electric 1973 1 From Pacific National in 2009 storedRoad crossings EditThere are 199 level crossings on the TasRail network with active control at 123 crossings and passive control at the remainder 8 Active control includes flashing lights and warning bells that are activated by approaching trains and passive control includes Stop or Give Way sign which rely on motorists to watch for trains before crossing the railway line During the period 2003 2012 there were 36 reported crashes at level crossings with 20 resulting in casualties 3 of which were fatal 9 Almost two thirds of crashes occurred within urban areas with speed limits 50 or 60 km hr Relocation of the Hobart terminal to Brighton during June 2014 meant that 29 crossings became inactive which was expected to reduce level crossing crashes in Tasmania by 30 10 References Edit Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd Australian Securities amp Investments Commission a b TasRail Home tasrail com au Retrieved 22 June 2010 Rail Sale Agreement Finalised Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Asciano 7 September 2009 Tasmanian Railway Network Declaration Application PDF National Competition Council 1 May 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 16 February 2011 Retrieved 22 June 2010 Background Organisation of Australia s Railways Department of Infrastructure amp Regional Development Australia Wide Fleet List Motive Power issue 96 November 2014 page 73 TasRail locomotive and rolling stock update Railway Digest December 2014 page 20 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 7 June 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 1 Para 3 1 2 Para 4 2External links EditOfficial website Locomotive detailsPreceded byAN Tasrail Rail transport in Tasmania2009 Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TasRail amp oldid 1099731199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
