Infrastructure supply specialist UGL has announced it has secured $190 million in new orders to supply and maintain freight locomotives to a number of blue-chip Australian customers.

 

Under the new contracts, UGL will deliver 38 new locomotives to customers including:

  • GE Evolution locomotives to support Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia
  • C44ACi locomotives to supplement Xstrata Coal Australia’s locomotive fleet operated by Freightliner Australia in the Hunter Valley. The order includes an eight year maintenance support program for these locomotives and associated wagons
  • C44ACi locomotives to QR National
  • C44ACi locomotives to PN Rail in Victoria.

 

“These significant new locomotive orders reflect UGL’s market leading position in the rail freight market and are testament to our capabilities in comprehensive rolling stock delivery and asset management,” UGL’s CEO and Managing Director Richard Leupen said.

 

“We continue to experience strong demand for locomotive rolling stock supported by resources related investment on both the East and West coasts of Australia. A large pipeline of locomotive supply and maintenance opportunities is visible and we expect to participate in a significant proportion of these new opportunities as they are awarded.”