Disruption to Services - Northern Territory – Queensland, NSW & ACT, WA - Flooding

23 February 2026

West – East – West – Flooding 

ARTC has advised of a Black Weather Alert between Port Augusta and McLeay. All train services are 
currently suspended in the Spencer Junction to McLeay section. Trains will remain stopped and are 
being stabled/stopped (both directions) until inspection of rail infrastructure. Further rain and 
waterflow is expected in the coming hours. Until we hear further we are envisaging a delay of 
between 5-8 days on resumption of services.   

Northern Territory – Queensland, NSW & ACT - Flooding 

The QLD – NT corridor has remains closed due to flooding and we are still looking at delays of approx 
5-7 days. 

Western Australia – Northern Territory 

The Victoria Highway has re-opened and though more rain is expected, we are only envisaging a 
delay of approx 3 days on this corridor as we work through the backlog of freight. 

Queensland - Northern Queensland 

Road closures in in Central and Northern Queensland continue to cause deals and we envisage a 
delay of approximately 3-5 days. 

As always, we are actively managing these unforseen adverse events and will continue to keep you updated.

20 February 2026

Northern Territory – Queensland, NSW & ACT - Flooding 

The QLD – NT corridor has closed again due to flooding and we are still looking at delays of approx 3- 
5 days.  

Western Australia – Northern Territory

The Victoria Highway has re-opened and though more rain is expected, we are only envisaging a delay of approx 3 days on this corridor as we work through the backlog of freight.

Northern Queensland 

Townsville to Mt Isa: Flinders Highway closed between Richmond and Julia Creek, alternate route via Winton is closed between Winton and Cloncurry. Currently we envisage a delay of approximately 3 days.

As always, we are actively managing these unforseen adverse events and will continue to keep you updated.