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UGL Rail is an Australian rail company specialising in building, maintaining and refurbishing diesel locomotives, diesel and electric multiple units and freight wagons. It is a subsidiary of UGL and is based in
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, with a staff of 1,200 across Australia and Asia. It operates factories in
Broadmeadow Broadmeadow is a locality in the Hunter region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is the geographic centre of the Newcastle city and suburban area. Its main commercial hub is located at the "Nineways".
(
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...
), Spotswood and Bassendean. While it used to operate a factory in Taree, the plant was shut down and the equipment sold off.


History

Founded in Australia in 1899 by Cornish brothers Alfred and Ralph Goninan as an engineering and manufacturing company for the coal industry, A Goninan & Co Limited was incorporated as a public company in 1905.Goninan, Alfred (1865–1953)
Australian Dictionary of Biography It entered the rail business in 1917 via Commonwealth Steel Products Company of
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,
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...
, a wheel and axle manufacturer, because those items could no longer be imported from
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due to
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. A Goninan & Co moved to more convenient freehold land at
Broadmeadow Broadmeadow is a locality in the Hunter region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is the geographic centre of the Newcastle city and suburban area. Its main commercial hub is located at the "Nineways".
in 1919 and built a flourishing business in general engineering. It made pitheads, boilers, wagons and a huge, cast 41-ton block for the district's coal trade. In October 1964, A Goninan & Co was purchased by Howard Smith. In August 1999, A Goninan & Co was sold to United Group and re-branded United Goninan. In 2005, it was renamed United Group Rail, as part of a reorganisation following United Group's purchase of
Alstom Alstom SA () is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets. It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, signaling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional ...
's Australian subsidiary, Alstom Transport Australia and New Zealand.


Factories

While most items were manufactured at Broadmeadow, it did purchase Comeng's
Bassendean, Western Australia Bassendean (once referred to as West Guildford) is a north-eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the Town of Bassendean. It is also the name of the sand dune system on the Swan Coastal Plain known as the ''Ba ...
plant. This plant rebuilt many
Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...
Alco The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various time ...
locomotives with
General Electric General Electric Company (GE) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the New York (state), state of New York and headquartered in Boston. Over the year ...
components in the 1990s as well as building 17 Westrail P class and 60 NR class locomotives. In 1983, a factory was established in
Townsville The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...
to fulfill a contract for Queensland Railways 2600 class locomotives that required them to be built locally. It later built the 2800 class. As part of UGL's acquisition of Alstom Australia and New Zealand in 2005, UGL leased Alstom's workshops at Ballarat North from then until 2012.


Products


National

*14 Australian National EL class diesel locomotives *120
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NR class diesel locomotives *137 C44aci diesel locomotives


New South Wales

*6 New South Wales 43 class diesel locomotives *20 New South Wales 47 class diesel locomotives *5 stainless steel power vans *150 S set EMU carriages *160 K set EMU carriages *56 C set EMU carriages *455 Tangara EMU carriages *196
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EMU carriages *14
Hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...
DMU carriages *12 QR National 5000 class diesel locomotives *19 QR National 5020 class diesel locomotives


Victoria

*4 4D EMU carriages *22 V/Line Sprinter DMU carriages


Queensland

*3 Queensland Railways 1150 class diesel locomotives *13 Queensland Rail 2600 class diesel locomotives *50 Queensland Rail 2800 class diesel locomotives *3 UGL Rail PH37ACmai diesel locomotives


Western Australia

*20 Western Australia ADL/ADC class DMU carriages *17 Westrail P class diesel locomotives *9 Prospector/Avonlink DMU carriages *3 GE C36-7 diesel Locomotive, built in 1978 for Hamersley & Robe River railway


Hong Kong

*Refurbishment of 762 MTR Metro Cammell M-stock carriages for
MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...
* Hong Kong Light Rail 20 Phase 3 LRV *UGL and CSR Corporation Limited Hong Kong Light Rail 22 Phase 4 LRV (Design)


New South Wales


Sydney Metro

UGL is a part of Metro Trains Sydney which constructed and now operates the Sydney Metro Northwest


New Intercity Fleet

UGL is a member of the RailConnect NSW consortium, a joint venture between UGL,
Hyundai Rotem Hyundai Rotem Company, often referred to as Hyundai Rotem (), is a South Korean manufacturer of railway rolling stock, railway signalling, defense products and plant equipment. It is a member of Hyundai Motor Group and has presence in more than ...
and
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, which has designed and will build and maintain more than 500 NSW TrainLink D set train carriages. Delivery commenced in the second half of 2019. Maintenance will be carried out at the Kangy Angy Maintenance Centre.


UGL Unipart

UGL Rail has been responsible for the maintenance of all of
CityRail CityRail was a passenger railway brand operated by State Rail Authority, the State Rail Authority from 1989 to 2003 and by RailCorp from 2004 to 2013 with services in and around Sydney, Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle and Wollongong, the ...
's EMU fleet at Maintrain, Auburn since March 1994 following the closure of Electric Carriage Workshops and Eveleigh Carriage Workshops. In the early 1990s, A Goninan & Co refurbished S and V sets at Broadmeadow as part of the Citydecker program. Since December 2011, UGL Unipart, a 70:30 joint venture with
Unipart Unipart is a British multinational logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and consultancy company headquartered in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England. It has operations in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan and works across a variety of sec ...
, has maintained most of CityRail and later
Sydney Trains Sydney Trains is the brand name and operator of Railways in Sydney, suburban and intercity train services in and around Greater Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The metropolitan part of the network is a hybrid urban rail, urban-suburban r ...
and
NSW TrainLink NSW TrainLink is a regional train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and into Australian Capital Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria (state), Victoria, Queensland and South Australia ...
's EMU fleet. Maintenance on H sets was initially carried out at Eveleigh but from 2018 is done at other depots with major work done at Maintrain, Auburn as for other types of Sydney Trains sets. The contract to maintain 1,050 Sydney Trains carriages including H and V sets was extended for two years from 1 July 2019.


Country Regional Network

UGL Rail has been responsible for maintaining the NSW Country Regional Network since January 2022. It took over from John Holland Group.


Metro Trains Melbourne

UGL Rail owns 20% of Metro Trains Melbourne, the consortium that has run
Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
's metro railway network since November 2009.


Adelaide

In July 2020, UGL Rail became responsible for maintenance of the Glenelg tram line in
Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...
as part of the Torrens Connect consortium.UGL and John Holland to operate Adelaide trams
''
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'' 12 March 2020


See also

*
List of oldest companies in Australia This list of oldest businesses and companies in Australia includes businesses, whether incorporated or organised in a different form (such as a partnership). However, the list excludes non-commercial associations and educational, governmental, or ...


References


External links


Company website
* ttp://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/855.html Alfred Goninan {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugl Rail Locomotive manufacturers of Australia Rolling stock manufacturers of Australia Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1899 Australian companies established in 1899 Manufacturing companies based in Melbourne