Article: WA: Deal to ensure privatisation of Westrail Freight

Article: Genesee & Wyoming's Joint Venture with Wesfarmers Selected as ...
PR Newswire;  October 30, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... government of Western Australia to purchase Westrail Freight for approximately $323 million including ... based in Perth, Western Australia. Westrail Freight is composed of the freight operations ... fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, Westrail Freight had revenue of $142 million and ...

Article: Westrail Freight Sale This Year.(Western Australia ...
International Railway Journal;  May 1, 2000 ;     516 words ... ... proposed sale of the state-owned railfreight operator, Westrail Freight, to go ahead later this year. Following previous delays ... Bill will include new conditions that the purchaser of Westrail Freight must establish separate operating companies to manage the ...

Article: Australian Railroad Group Closes Acquisition of Westrail ...
PR Newswire;  December 18, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... has completed the acquisition of Westrail Freight from the government of Western Australia ... based in Perth, Western Australia. Westrail Freight is composed of the freight operations ... was advised on the acquisition of Westrail Freight by Credit Suisse First Boston. To ...

Article: ARG Purchases Westrail Freight.
International Railway Journal;  December 1, 2000 ;     355 words ...WESTRAIL FREIGHT has been sold to Australian Railroad Group (ARG) for $A 585 million ... Wesfarmers, a public corporation based in Perth, Western Australia. Westrail Freight had revenues of $A 142 million and a pre-tax profit of $A 49 ...

Article: Sale Of NRC And Westrail Freight Advances.
International Railway Journal;  July 1, 2000 ;     589 words ... ... for the sales of National Rail Corporation (NRC) and Westrail Freight. NRC will be sold following an agreement between the Commonwealth ... Meanwhile, legislation enabling the immediate privatisation of Westrail Freight has been passed by parliament. The Western Australian ...

Article: Australian Railroad Group acquires Westrail ...
Purchasing;  March 8, 2001 ;     591 words ...Australian Railroad Group Pty Ltd has acquired Westrail Freight from the government of Western Australia. Australian Railroad Group is now the largest private rail operator in Australia, serving half of the Australian continent.

Article: WA: Ripper tips "good news" budget for everyone, except ...
AAP General News (Australia);  May 25, 2005 ;     512 words ... ... abolished is likely to be rebuffed. WA's Treasurer Eric Ripper was giving ... government's $585 million sale of Westrail freight to Wesfarmers in 2000. But Mr Ripper ... cut stamp duties. This would open WA up to the possibility of a cut in ...