Regional Rail Logistics was a rail freight operator based in
New South Wales
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Australia. They operated containerised freight services three days a week between the
Riverina
The Riverina
is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...
towns of
Junee
Junee () is a medium-sized town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town's prosperity and mixed services economy is based on a combination of agriculture, rail transport, light industry and government services, and in par ...
and
Cootamundra
Cootamundra, nicknamed Coota, is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. It is within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. At the 2016 Census, Cootamundra had a population of 6,782. ...
to
Port Botany
Port Botany is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Port Botany is located 12 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Por ...
in
Sydney, using rolling stock of Melbourne rail operator
El Zorro.
The first RRL train ran on 18 December 2008 from Junee with 25 wagons. The service is 40 to 45 percent cheaper compared to transport via road, and 20 jobs were created in the towns. The train was the first local freight train to serve the Riverina since 2002, with exporters having to ship by road, or have their loading attached to interstate trains running through the region. The company planned to expand to serve
Bomen in early 2009 and discussions were in place for a
Griffith service.
The company is no longer in operation.
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Freight railway companies of Australia
Defunct railway companies of Australia