Leading the way in leasing and domestic manufacturing Click here for Rail Express article
Australia’s First Freight Green Loan
Rail First has been awarded the Australian freight industry’s first Green Loan accreditation for a $125 million tranche, recognising the ongoing sustainability improvements to its assets and operations. Click here for full story
CQPY Wagon’s built to lease
As the 100th new build CQPY rolls off our production line, the Islington shop team has taken the opportunity to create a “time-lapse” video showing the construction of our CQPY class of wagons. We should all be very proud of the work we have done over the past 2 year to re-establish wagon manufacturing in […]
Rail First Asset Management Change of Ownership
Rail First Asset ManagementChange of Ownership Please click here to view announcment of Change of Ownership
Another Australian Made Locomotive
Another Australian-made locomotive rolls off the UGL Broadmeadow site and into service for Rail First Asset Management UGL, a member of CIMIC Group, recently handed over its latest Australian-made locomotive to longstanding client Rail First Asset Management (Rail First). UGL is Australia’s leading rail company and is one of the country’s largest regional employers. […]
Working local with Rail First
Working local with Rail First: A small community with a big heart Looking for a change in career and lifestyle? Rail First’s Goulburn and Islington maintenance facilities offer you and your family a refreshing change in pace. With the charm of a small country town and the buzzing energy of a big city, Goulburn […]
Keeping Australia Moving
Keeping Australia Moving: How Rail First’s wagon manufacture project is helping to drive the future of rail in Australia Something that makes Rail First so exciting to work for is the variety of paths you can choose to go down. Whether you’re interested in operations, asset management, or wagon maintenance and building, there’s a place […]
Right on Track
Rail First Asset Management is proud to have worked in collaboration with Signageworld and Journey Beyond Rail in their recent win at the ‘Global Best of Wide Format Awards’ at the ISA International Sign Association Expo in Atlanta for the work they did for the Aboriginal Parrtjima festival of Light and the NT government. The […]
First CQPY Wagon’s built to lease into the Australian rail market
Rail First Asset Management’s Islington Workshop in South Australia recently completed the first 50 CQPY Wagons built to lease into the Australian market. For the first time in over 10 years, wagon manufacture has returned to Islington making Rail First the only company currently producing intermodal wagons in Australia. The 80 strong workforce at Islington […]
Shooting Star
Rail First is delighted to announce that our CDBY 254 Crew Van will be adorned in Indigenous Artwork by highly respected Kokatha man, Artist, and AFL Legend, Gavin Wanganeen. The work is from the “Shooting Stars” series inspired by a camping trip Gavin and his wife Pippa took on Wardang Island, where he saw a shooting […]