Australian National's logo, used in the 1980s and 1990s

The Australian National Railways Commission (ANRC) was established by the Whitlam Government in 1975, incorporating the Commonwealth Railways, the Tasmanian Government Railways and the non-urban railways of South Australia (the metropolitan Adelaide railway lines are now owned and operated by TransAdelaide). Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (, pronounced Goff), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Commonwealth Railways were estabished in 1912, as part of a government department, currently called the Department of Transport and Regional Services, by the Government of Australia to construct the Trans-Australian Railway and the proposed Port Augusta to Darwin railway. ... The Tasmanian Government Railways were absorbed into the Australian National Railways Commission, established by the Whitlam Government in 1975, along with the former Commonwealth Railways, the the non-urban railways of South Australia. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... TransAdelaide is a public transport company which previously operated the majority of the suburban bus network in Adelaide, Australia and currently operates the suburban train and tram network. ...

ANRC was also known as Australian National Railways (ANR) in its early years and was later rebranded as Australian National (AN).

It was privatised in 1997 and its interstate freight operations were sold to Pacific National. TasRail, its Tasmanian operations and infrastructure, was sold to Australian Transport Network Limited, which was taken over by Pacific National in 2004. Its South Australian branch lines were sold to the Australian Railroad Group. Its passenger operations were taken over by Great Southern Railway. NR Locomotive Pacific National is one of Australias largest private rail freight businesses. ... TasRail, formerly a subsidiary of the Australian Government owned Australian National Railways (ANR), operates the Tasmanian rail system which links all major ports and cities of Tasmania. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... South Australia was the first colony in Australia to build a railway line. ... Australian Railroad Group (ARG) is one of Australias largest private rail operators, operating across almost 10,000 kilometres of track and began operating in Western Australia on December 17, 2000 following its purchase of the Westrail freight business. ... Great Southern Railway (GSR), owned by Serco Asia Pacific, is a tourism business and rail transport operator in Australia. ...