The consortium was established in 1999 to:[1] Under a concession deed by the AustralAsia Railway Corporation, it was also contracted for performance of the project.
[1] The design and construction was subcontracted to ADRail, a consortium of Kellogg Brown & Root, John Holland, Barclay Mowlem and Macmahon.
[4] The first freight train arrived at Darwin's East Arm Port from Adelaide on 17 January 2004, operated by FreightLink.
Early in 2008, the board of directors decided that a voluntary sale process would allow the consortium to comply with its obligations under that agreement.
[5] That company, now One Rail Australia, operates trains, controls traffic, and maintains above-rail and below-rail assets on the Tarcoola–Darwin line.