They entered service on Australian National's standard gauge network from Broken Hill to Adelaide, Alice Springs and Perth.

In January 1996, AN10 was destroyed in the Hines Hill train collision.

[4] The class are currently facing storage in Melbourne due to combined high operational costs and mechanical failures.

As of 17 February 2023, the entire class is stored, with all except AN1 (which is in Port Augusta) in storage at South Dynon.

It is unsure on what will happen with AN1, the only operational member of the class at this time.