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Independent Rail of Australia is an accredited railway freight operator in New South Wales, Australia. ==History== The company's origins can be traced back to 1990 when the Lachlan Valley Railway successfully tendered to operate wheat trains between Woodstock and Cowra on the Blayney to Cowra line for the Grain Handling Authority.〔"LVR to carry wheat from Woodstock" ''Railway Digest'' January 1991 page 9〕 However, due to the line being closed for repairs LVR grain services didn't commence until September 1993 with 4204 hauling the first services.〔"The Lachlan Valley Railway's Wheat Haulage" ''Railway Digest'' October 1993 page 420〕 In August 1994 the LVR operated wheat trains from Trajere on the Eugowra line to Cowra with 47 class locomotives.〔"The Lachlan Valley Railway commences operations on the Cowra - Eugowra line" ''Railway Digest'' September 1994 page 31〕 In June 1999, LVRF commenced operating trip working services between Port Botany and the Cooks River container terminal in Sydney〔"LVR Commences Sydney Freight Operations" ''Railway Digest'' July 1999 page 12〕 followed in July 1999 by a service between Cooks River and Carrington for R&H Transport Services.〔"Lachlan Valley Rail Freight Expands Sydney Based Operations" ''Railway Digest'' September 1999 page 10〕 Congestion in Carrington saw the service diverted to the Toll Holdings siding at Sandgate.〔"Lachlan Valley Rail Freight - ELs commence working Newcastle - Sydney freight" ''Railway Digest'' March 2000 page 33〕 By October 2006, LVRF had been sold to Stephen Heraghty of Bowport Allroads Transport and rebranded as Independent Railways of Australia.〔(Stephen Heraghty ) Macarthur Regional Organisation of Councils〕 Independent Rail provides services to Tamworth, Narrabri, Newcastle, Blayney, Cootamundra, Harefield, Minto and the Port Botany rail freight terminals. It also operates a number of RailCorp and Australian Rail Track Corporation spoil and infrastructure trains. In June 2012 Qube Logistics announced it had purchased Independent Rail's parent company, Macarthur Intermodal Shipping Terminal and incorporate the Independent Rail fleet into its own.〔(Qube expands regional rail capacity ) Qube Logistics 7 June 2012〕 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「Independent Rail of Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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