Customer Notice: Derailment impacting rail services
12 January 2026
Customer Notice: Track re-opening following derailment – Update #3
We confirm that the East-West rail line has now reopened and rail services have resumed.
While services are now operating, please note we are working through a significant backlog of freight. Our teams are prioritising the safe and efficient clearance of this backlog and will continue working to restore normal operations as quickly as possible.
The impact of this disruption is expected to be felt well into next week.
We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding as we manage this recovery phase. Thank you for your continued support during this time.
For further information please contact your local Sadleirs Representative.
Kind regards,
The Sadleirs Logistics Team
8 January 2026
Customer Notice: Derailment impacting rail services – Update #2
Further to our update regarding the derailment affecting the main East-West rail line, our rail provider has confirmed that response teams remain onsite and are continuing detailed assessments of the damage. Work is progressing on a recovery plan to safely restore operations as quickly as possible.
As published by the ARTC, the East-West rail line is currently expected to reopen on Saturday, 10 January 2026 at 6.00pm.
We understand the disruption this incident may be causing and appreciate your patience during this time. We will continue picking up freight and loading as per normal. Further communications will be issued as more information comes to hand.
If you have any urgent concerns in the meantime, please contact your Sadleirs Representative.
Kind regards,
The Sadleirs Logistics Team
7 January 2026
Customer Notice: Derailment impacting rail services – Update #1
Please be advised of a rail network disruption following a derailment about 35km east of Spencer Junction, ~3 hours west of Adelaide, which has closed the line into Perth until further notice.
While it is too early to confirm the full impact, current indications suggest potential delays of up to 72 hours. We are awaiting further information from the rail operator and relevant authorities.
We can confirm that no Sadleirs containers were involved in the incident.
Our operations team is closely monitoring the situation and assessing impacts across the network. We will continue to pickup and load all freight per normal. Further communications will be issued as more information comes to hand and service expectations become clearer.
If you have any urgent concerns in the meantime, please contact your Sadleirs Representative.
Kind regards,
The Sadleirs Logistics Team
