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CFCL Australia (CFCLA) is an Australian locomotive and rolling stock leasing company operating in the rail freight market, leasing its assets to a number of private rail operators who are active in the local rail industry, predominantly on the defined standard gauge interstate network. Though primarily based in New South Wales, CFCLA’s assets can be found operating in most Australian states and with all major train operating companies. It has rolling stock on both long term lease to these companies as well as assets that are available for spot hire. It is owned by Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company and Marubeni Corporation ==History== CFCL Australia was established in 1998, by the American Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company. Its first contract was for the supply of a small fleet of radio controlled, automated ballast hoppers to Westrail. The first locomotives acquired were 13 members of the EL class from Australian National in November 1998.〔"ELs Sold to US Bidder" ''Railway Digest'' December 1998 page 12〕 In 2000, it diversified into wagons.〔"CFCLA Wagon Expansion" ''Railway Digest" June 2000 page 13〕 In March 2009, the Marubeni Corporation purchased a 49% stake in CFCLA.〔(Joint Venture ) CFCLA〕 In November 2012, CFCLA unveiled its first intrastructure train in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.〔(Trainsets 2013-2014 ) CFCL Australia〕 As at October 2014, it had locomotives operating construction trains on the Roy Hill line and on the Hamersley & Robe River railway.〔"Australia Wide Fleet List" ''Motive Power'' issue 96 November 2014 pages 66/67〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CFCL Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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