Bowmans Rail was an Australian railway operator hauling freight in South Australia.
History Bowmans Rail was founded as Bowmans Intermodal in 2003. It was a joint venture between hay processor and exporter Balco, and logistics operator Patrick Corporation, each owning 50%. A railway terminal was built with a one-kilometre siding was built at Bowmans, South Australia.Bowmans About to Start Catch Point issue 151 September 2002 page 5Latest News from Balco Bowmans Catch Point issue 156 July 2003 page 12Regional rail terminal established in SA's mid-north Railway Digest October 2003 page 8
in September 2012 Toll Holdings and AGT Foods Australia purchased Patrick's shareholding.Patrick Portlink SA Update Motive Power issue 84 November 2012 page 13Toll and AMG take shares in Bowmans Intermodal Fully Loaded 9 December 2012 The company adopted its current name in 2016, when it transported over 36,000 containers annually.SA logistics company expands operations Logistics Magazine 25 August 2016Bowmans Intermodal expands and changes name Track & Signal October 2016 page 52
The company operates freight services from Bowmans and Port Pirie to Port Adelaide; conveying lead, hay, grain, pulses, seed, wine and pork bellies, as well as the importation of fish bait. Since 2016 the company has transported mineral sands for Tronox Mining between Broken Hill and Port Adelaide, and in 2017 intended to commence an Adelaide to Leigh Creek intermodal service for the mining and petroleum industries.
Bowmans Rail opened a new intermodal terminal near Port Augusta in March 2018. The site was adjacent to the Bungala Solar Power Farm which was under construction and would receive solar panels and other construction materials by rail to reduce the number of trucks accessing the site via unsealed roads. The new terminal on the former Leigh Creek line was expected to handle 2,000 containers per annum.Bowmans Rail set for solar power Catch Point issue 244 March 2018 page 10
Locomotives and crew were initially provided by the Australian Railroad Group until Rail First Asset Management took over in 2004.Partick Portlink's Bowmans Start Up Catch Point issue 157 September 2003 page 14Partick Portlink's Bowmans Changes Catch Point issue 163 September 2004 page 14Bowmans Rail - Booming Business Catch Point issue 250 March 2019 pages 4-6
Locomotives
Bowmans Rail hire locomotives from Rail First, below is the list of hired locos:
Formerly with Bowmans Rail Logos:
EL63, GL111, CM3308, CM3309
CFCLA/Rail First Logos as of February 2024:
EL53, EL54, EL55, EL63
References
External links Official Website