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As of January 2023, AN class locomotives are generally used as trailing locomotives on Intermodal and Steel services between Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. They were commonly used as second locomotives on steel trains in
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In December 2023 the class has been making a return to service with AN1 running from Port Augusta on 4PM4 (3 December) and returning 6MP5 (9 December) after a trip to Spotswood. AN3 and AN8 are also at Spotswood.
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In September 2024, AN3 and AN8 were transferred to Port Augusta on 1MP2. They are expected to be stored there. It is unsure on what will happen with AN1, the only operational member of the class at this time.
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As of 17 February 2023, the entire class is stored, with all except AN1 (which is in Port Augusta) in storage at South Dynon.
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on The Ghan following this line opening with AN3 painted in the Ghan livery between 2004 and 2014.
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ownership with the sale of National Rail in February 2002. In 2004, they began to operate to
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Pacific National blue & yellow (repainted from Ghan red livery in early 2014)
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They entered service on Australian National's standard gauge network from
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with the transfer of Australian National's interstate operations.
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