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Great Northern Rail Services was railway operator in Victoria, Australia. Great Northern Rail Services was incorporated in July 1993 and provided locomotives and train crews to other rail operators, ran general train operations (freight and passenger) and rail vehicle maintenance services in Victoria. The company was the first fully accredited and operational private rail operator in Victoria.〔(Australian Productivity Commission: Inquiry into Progress in Rail Reform - Submission by Great Northern Rail Services Pty Ltd October 1998 ) Australian Productivity Commission〕 The company ceased operations in November 2002 due to the increased public liability insurance costs.〔(Department of Transport and Regional Services - Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics - "Rail Infrastructure Pricing: Principles and Practice" ) ''The level of public liability insurance required to run over rail lines in Victoria is reported to have led Great Northern Rail to cease operations in November 2002.''The Australian'' 18 November 2002 page 29)''〕 ==History== Great Northern Rail Services had its start in the leasing of locomotives, in particular to the National Rail, but later expanded into other rail and rail related areas. The main areas of operation were:〔 *Infrastructure maintenance (ballast spreading, rail recovery, sleeper distribution etc.) *Maintenance of locomotives and freight wagons *Locomotive leasing (with own crew, or pure leasing) *General train operations (provision of locomotives, crews and crew hire) *Hook & pull operations *Terminal shunt and transfer *Intermodal terminal operation In November 1997 the company was the first private company to sign an Enterprise Agreement with the Public Transport Union - Locomotives Division and became the first private company to operate locomotives with its own crews on the Victorian rail network.〔 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「Great Northern Rail Services」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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