FreightCorp

FreightCorp, formally Freight Rail, was a railway operator owned by the Government of New South Wales.

It was responsible for intrastate and some interstate railway cargo handling from its foundation in January 1989 until it was privatised in August 2002.

In January 1989, the freight operations of the State Rail Authority were transferred to Freight Rail pursuant to the Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW).

It was also responsible for providing locomotives to haul passenger services for CityRail and CountryLink.

In 1999, it began to operate coal trains in South Australia on the Leigh Creek to Stirling North line to the Northern Power Station, Port Augusta.

FreightCorp liveried 82 class locomotives at Port Augusta in December 2006