SCT Logistics

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SCT Logistics
FormerlySpecilaised Container Transport
IndustryLogistics
Founded1974
FounderPeter Smith
Headquarters
Altona
,
Australia
Key people
Geoff Smith (Managing Director)
Revenue$390 million (2020)
OwnerSmith family
Number of employees
2,000 (2020)
Websitewww.sctlogistics.com.au

SCT Logistics is an Australian interstate transport company operating rail and road haulage, with facilities in Brisbane, Sydney, Parkes, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

History[]

Freight Australia G class locomotives hauling a Melbourne bound service near Geelong in September 2006
G class at Seymour in December 2007
SCT class locomotives at Hazelmere in December 2008
SCT 001 at Forrestfield in September 2018

SCT Logistics was founded in 1974 as Specialised Container Transport.[1][2]

In the mid-1990s, National Rail decided to discontinue the use of refrigerated vans, louvred vans, and boxcars on its trains. At the same time, Australia's rail network was being opened up to enable private operators the use of publicly owned railway track.

SCT had a customer base who wished to retain their use, so a number of surplus covered wagons were acquired, and hook and pull agreements were agreed with V/Line Freight (Melbourne to Adelaide) and Australian National (Adelaide to Perth) to haul the trains.[3] In July 1995, SCT began operating a weekly service from Melbourne to Perth.[4][5][6] The initial terminals for the service were at Dynon in Melbourne, Keswick in Adelaide and Kewdale in Perth. These were later replaced by purpose built facilities at Laverton North, Penfield and Forrestfield.[7]

In October 2000, Freight Australia was awarded a contract to haul the services from Melbourne through to Perth with G class locomotives and specially equipped fuel tankers to replenish on the move. Crew vans were also introduced, for the accommodation of train crew on the long journey across the Nullarbor Plain.[3][8][9] The company also owned and operated its own locomotives for shunting wagons in its terminals.[10] In November 2006, SCT commenced running trains from a new terminal in Parkes, New South Wales to Perth.[11][12]

In February 2007, SCT purchased nine G class locomotives and leased three NR class locomotives from Pacific National until SCT's own fleet of SCT locomotives were delivered.[13][14][15] This was to comply with an undertaking given by Toll Holdings to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission as part of it acquiring control of Pacific National.[16]

In February 2010, SCT Logistics commenced operating between Melbourne and Brisbane service with its wagons included in Aurizon operated services.[17][18] In January 2017, it began operating its own Melbourne to Brisbane services having opened a terminal in Bromelton.[19]

In September 2010 Specialised Bulk Rail was formed as a subsidiary to haul iron ore from Cairn Hill Mine, Coober Pedy to Outer Harbor for IMX Resources.[20][21]

In 2020, SCT Logistics was ranked 169th in the Australian Financial Review "Top 500 Private Companies in Australia", recording an annual revenue of $390 million, up 4% from the previous year. As of 2020, SCT employed approximately 2,000 people. In January 2022, SCT Logistics commenced operating bulk trains of steel products from Melbourne to Adelaide and Perth under contract to BHP.[22]

Fleet[]

SCT Logistics operational locomotive fleet consists of:[23]

Previous Fleet

Motorsport[]

SCT Logistics is the naming rights sponsor for the No.4 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB driven by Jack Smith in the 2022 Supercars Championship.[25] It also supports Tommy Smith, who is competing in the 2022 GB3 Championship.[26]

References[]

  1. ^ Company Overview SCT Logistics
  2. ^ The rise and rise of SCT Track & Signal May 2014 pages 24/25
  3. ^ a b Peter Clark (June 2003). "The SCT Refrigeration Car Fleet". Australian Model Railway Magazine. 21 (3): 36–40.
  4. ^ Private train arrives early Daily Commercial News 19 July 1995
  5. ^ Interstate freight race starts Railway Gazette International September 1995 page 539
  6. ^ Open access brings Railway Gazette International 1 March 2003
  7. ^ Locations SCT Logistics
  8. ^ Freight Australia Hooks up SCT Railway Digest October 2000 page 7
  9. ^ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 759 January 2001 page 32
  10. ^ SCT Railway Digest December 2007 page 21
  11. ^ Premier endorses Parkes as the hub of the nation Champion-Post (Parkes) 23 October 2006
  12. ^ SCT opens Parkes terminal Railway Digest December 2006 page 15
  13. ^ SCT Logistics gains part of Toll's rail divestments Rail Express 16 February 2007
  14. ^ SCT secure PN starter kit Rail Express issue 77 March 2007
  15. ^ SCT launches G class Kevin Sheedy Express Railway Digest September 2007 page 5
  16. ^ Toll-Pacific National Starters Kit SCT Logistics 16 February 2007
  17. ^ SCT Logistics Commences North South Rail Trials SCT Logistics 12 February 2010
  18. ^ News in Brief Railway Gazette International March 2010 page 7
  19. ^ SCT Logistics hopes to capture freight from road with new east coast service International Railway Journal January 2017 pages 53-55
  20. ^ SCT breaks into the bulk rail market The SCT Express May 2011
  21. ^ SCT orders Australia's first Chinese built locomotives and enters mineral haulage market Railway Digest November 2010 page 6
  22. ^ SCT confirmed for Bluescope steel east-west contract, Qube wins north - south work Railway Digest June 2020 page 6
  23. ^ SCT Fleet Vicsig.net
  24. ^ a b SCT Acquires PN Locos Motive Power issue 51 April 2007 page 6
  25. ^ Brad Jones Racing retain Jack Smith for 2022 Auto Action 25 November 2021
  26. ^ Douglas Motosrport Sign Tommy Smith for 2022 GB 3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 15 December 2021

External links[]

Media related to SCT Logistics at Wikimedia Commons

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