Somerton steel shunt
11 November 2014
Until 2014 or so Pacific National ran a short trip train from South Dynon to Somerton, converying coil steel for the Tubemakers pipe factory.
Pacific National Long Island steel train
Until 2020 Pacific National operated the Long Island steel train to the Bluescope Steel mill at Hastings, south of Frankston. The steel is transferred from broad to standard gauge trains at the Melbourne Freight Terminal at South Dynon. In 2015 this facility replaced the Melbourne Steel Terminal, just west of North Melbourne station.
Pacific National interstate steel trains
Pacific National carries raw materials and finished steel product to and from the BlueScope, Arrium and Onesteel plants at Port Kembla, NSW and Westernport, Victoria; with trains running Melbourne-Wollongong-Brisbane and Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth.
Qube Logistics interstate steel trains
In 2021 Qube Logistics commenced transporting Bluescope Steel products along the east coast, after winning a 10 year joint contract with SCT Logistics from Pacific National in 2020.
Qube Logistics Long Island steel train
In 2021 Qube Logistics commenced transporting Bluescope Steel products to the Bluescope Steel mill at Hastings, south of Frankston, after winning a 10 year joint contract from Pacific National in 2020. The steel is transferred from broad to standard gauge trains at the Melbourne Freight Terminal at South Dynon.
SCT Logistics - steel trains
In 2021 SCT Logistics commenced transporting Bluescope Steel products on the East-West corridor, after winning a 10 year joint contract with Qube Logistics from Pacific National in 2020.