在澳大利亚,铁路多年的国有化体制、3种类型轨距并存的状况、不同行业对铁路运输的具体要求、铁路私有化和开放路权导致的运营商过多,造成了澳大利亚的机车种类繁杂,部分机车车辆年龄老化。过去的15年是新机车交付使用的顶峰时期,Mart Carter评论了正在发生的转变,并审视了机车供应市场新的供应商。 In Australia, many years of nationalization of the railway system, the coexistence of three types of gauge, the specific requirements of railways by different industries, the privatization of railways and the excessive number of operators caused by the right of way have led to the complicated locomotive types in Australia, Part of the rolling stock age. Over the past 15 years, the peak of delivery of new locomotives, Mart Carter commented on the changes that are taking place and looked at new suppliers in the locomotive market.