Every Litre. Every Locomotive. Every Time.
■ RAIL FUEL MANAGEMENT
Banlaw’s ResTrack system gives rail operators complete, real-time control of every litre — from bulk delivery at the terminal through to burn in the locomotive. Engineered in Australia. Trusted globally. For almost 30 years.
- ✓ Engineered in Australia
- ✓ Trusted globally for almost 30 years
- ✓ 99.5%+ fuel accountability
"The Choice for All Fortescue Operations"
"In May 2013 Fortescue had fuel accountability of 99.68% by volume. The initial finding of an audit by Fortescue validated the choice of the Banlaw system as it is rolled out across all Fortescue operations."
It Pays to Switch to Banlaw for Rail.
- Reduce Fuel Costs & Eliminate Losses
- Halve Locomotive Refuelling Times
- Complete Network Visibility — Terminal to Locomotive
Eliminate Fuel Losses
ResTrack AutoID ensures no unauthorised access to locomotive fuel, with 99.5%+ fuel accountability across your network.
Halve Locomotive Refuelling Times
Banlaw's patented dry-break nozzles deliver up to 1,000 L/min — cutting locomotive downtime in half with faster, safer refuelling.
Full Network Visibility
Real-time stock levels, consumption data, and automated reconciliation from terminal to locomotive — across your entire network.
1000s of sites use Banlaw every day
Banlaw is trusted by the biggest.
Banlaw partners with industry magnates to track every drop of high-value fluids. There’s a reason Banlaw is the industry standard for Fluid Asset Intelligence.
With over 40 years experience saving our clients money, time and worry; it’s Banlaw that ensures you have a Fluid Management System that saves. Creates systemic safety and bottom-line efficiencies on your site with Banlaw.
Our equipment isn’t just used in mining – You’ll find Banlaw on farms, depots, ports, rail and construction sites across the world. Engineered for the harshest conditions on earth – our hardware lasts 4x longer than the competition.
When it counts; you need Banlaw.
Banlaw is Fuel Management for Rail.
Trusted by some of the world’s largest rail operators, Banlaw is the industry standard for locomotive fuel management.
With almost 30 years of experience in rail fuel management, Banlaw’s ResTrack system and patented refuelling hardware are engineered to perform in the harshest conditions — from outback Australia to the freezing temperatures of Arctic operations.
Our equipment is built to last 4x longer than the competition. When reliability and fuel security matter most, rail operators choose Banlaw.
FillSafe™
Fluid transfer products designed to fill up safely, every time. Guaranteed to last.
ResTrack™
Automate the security, access, monitoring and reconciliation of high-value fluids. Every drop counts.
FlowLogix™
Leaders in Liquid Infrastructure Engineering. Custom solutions and site services. Work smarter.
ResTrack™ — Unified Fuel Management, From Terminal to Locomotive
ResTrack is Banlaw’s end-to-end fuel management system — the platform that unifies fuel management across your entire rail network. It maintains, monitors, measures, secures and controls hydrocarbon movement and dispensing, whether you run a single refuelling station or thousands of locomotives spanning multiple regions and continents.
Real-time visibility of fuel stock, movements and consumption by site, fleet or locomotive
Automated reconciliation of deliveries, dispensing events and invoices
Scalable from a single depot to a national or global rail network
Role-based dashboards for operations, finance, maintenance and sustainability teams
Open APIs for ERP, scheduling and fleet management integration
Deliver / Store / Dispense
Delivery
For both supplier and client, the benefits of a Banlaw fuel management system relate to open and transparent data disclosure. There is surety at consignment; you know that the product received accurately matches delivery dockets.
Key Functions:
- Identifies inwards transactions (Manual or Auto ID)
- Actuates ball valves to allow authorised deliveries
- Enables unloading pumps
- Receives temperature and flow inputs
- Calculates temperature-compensated measurements
- Stores accurate transaction data
- Captures manifest details, such as volume delivered and docket number
Storage
Banlaw fuel management systems are suitable for both fixed fuel farms, and mobile storages (service trucks). Our solutions deliver tank overfill prevention, tank level monitoring, fluid loss control, and fuel-stock condition management.
Key Functions:
- Real time tank level measurement and recording
- Bulk water detection
- Tank side display for operators
- Bulk storage overfill protection (including SIL rated solutions)
- Automated stock rotation & MCC/PLC controls
- Tracking and management of fluid moves between bulk storages
- Tank side (local) ‘high’ or ‘low’ level alarms
- Software alarms
Dispensing
On the dispense side, Banlaw fuel management systems excel in the areas of fuelling efficiency, and fuel security (No ID, No Fuel = reduced fuel theft). We track consumption of fuels and service fluids to every asset in your fleet. Seamless processes and automatic reporting also reduce the burden of administering contractors, or other 3rd parties that access fluids on your sites.
Key Functions:
- Captures Auto ID inputs from wired or wireless hardware
- Banlaw are the only manufacturer of Auto ID technology integrated within Dry Break Refuelling hardware. External ID technologies are more prone to damage and failure
- Auto ID receivers and Vehicle Tags assign a unique security ID chip to each piece of plant equipment
- Identifies machines and operators by Pin / Swipe / Fob (Employee ID cards supported)
- Captures machine mileage or machine hours (keypad or wireless solutions)
- Controls pumps automatically
- Actuates ball valves automatically
- Manages numerous fuels and fluids from a single ResTrack Controller (of particular importance on mobile service vehicles)
- Captures accurate and temperature-corrected flow data
High-Speed, Safe Refuelling Hardware — Built to Last
Refuelling Hardware — Faster, Safer, Longer-Lasting
Banlaw refuelling hardware sets the standard for rail. Patented dry-break technology delivers up to 1,000 litres per minute per nozzle — faster, safer and with 4x the service life of competing products. Rail operators currently refuelling at 300–500 litres per minute can halve their refuelling time by installing matched Banlaw nozzles, receivers and tank vents. Every component is engineered to mitigate fuel spillage, reduce operator strain, and keep locomotives in service longer.
(Dry Break Auto ID (left), Splash Fill Auto ID (middle), and Long Range RFID (right))
Controllers
Banlaw ResTrackTM Controllers are at the heart of the fuel management system. These units are deployed on-site in the vicinity of bulk storages, fuel pumps, and dispensing points. The Controllers manage all local fluid access and security, as well as accurately capturing data such as tank levels, fuel dispensed into equipment, fluid moves between storages, and more. Banlaw sells specific Controller versions with advanced functionality to support mobile refuelling applications (service trucks), automated stock rotation, and the integration of electronic safety systems (SIS/SIL).
(Xpress Controller (left), Advanced Controller (middle), and Tank Side Controller (right))
Software
The Banlaw ResTrackTM Resource Management Software (RMS) is an enterprise software solution for measuring, managing, securing and reporting upon industrial fluids. The RMS can be installed on a corporate network, or as a vendor-managed online fuel management system. ResTrack provides secure anytime, anywhere, any device access to the fuel management system from devices that have a web browser. Banlaw ResTrackTM is an Australian Tax Office (ATO) compliant means of Fuel Tax Credit reconciliation.
(ResTrack RMS, our Fuel Management System Software)
Projects
For almost four decades Banlaw have been planning, designing, manufacturing, and deploying high-performance solutions for rail fuel management. We offer a range of engineered solutions to suit the most commonly called-for specifications, and have distilled these capabilities into compact, pre-assembled, ready-to-deploy skids. We also project manage fully customised resource management and ResTrack deployments to your specific scope. This means Banlaw can provide solutions of premium design, targeted to the budget and physical scale of a very wide range of rail facilities.
Banlaw fuel management systems currently manage in excess of 1 billion litres of fuel per month, for customers in 33 countries.
Here is a link to our Rail Capability Statement. For further insight into Banlaw’s rail fuel management services, please contact us and speak with a specialist.
Refuelling in Extreme Temperatures
Banlaw’s cold temperature range is engineered for reliability in the world’s harshest operating environments. Both refuelling-side and locomotive-side components are rated to -40 degrees C, keeping your refuelling processes running without interruption — from outback Australia to Arctic operations. Every component in the cold temperature range meets the same Banlaw standard: engineered to last 4x longer than competing products.
In-Line Refuelling — Locomotive Fuel Transfer on Long-Haul Journeys
In partnership with Australian rail freight operators including Pacific National, Banlaw has engineered a high-performance In-Line connection system enabling unattended diesel-fuel transfer during extended long-haul journeys. This uniquely rail-specific capability allows fuel to be transferred between a tender wagon and a locomotive while in motion — eliminating costly stops on remote stretches of track.
Banlaw Bulk Fluid Transfer Couplings (BFTC) are purpose-built for the harsh, high-vibration rail environment. Their robust materials and extra safety features ensure the coupling stays connected at all times. Unplanned decoupling of in-line hoses can cause fuel outages, environmental incidents and fire risk — Banlaw’s BFTC eliminates that risk. The couplings support bi-directional flow of diesel at up to 500 L/min and can be used to upgrade an existing system or as part of a fully engineered In-Line Refuelling solution.
- Engineered for high-vibration locomotive environments
- Prevents unplanned decoupling, spills and fire risk
- Bi-directional diesel flow up to 500 L/min
- Developed in R&D partnership with Pacific National
Locomotive Servicing — Centralised Fluid Management at the Depot
Banlaw is transforming the approach to locomotive servicing. By co-locating access points for diesel, oils, coolants and greases within a single service box, Banlaw delivers significant depot efficiencies through smart design. Operators no longer need to access multiple points around the locomotive for routine fluid changes — everything is centralised, faster and cleaner.
- Banlaw Evacuation Coupling (BEC) — one universal coupling for removing waste fluid from different-sized receivers using vacuum, without changing the mating nozzle. Fast, clean and safe.
- LubeCentral range — dry-break fittings that eliminate fluid cross-contamination, with enhanced flow rates and full BEC compatibility.
- Hose reels and service bays — Banlaw can design, supply and install fully fitted locomotive service bays with ResTrack monitoring and control, multi-fluid hose reels, and best-in-class couplings for refilling and evacuating all machine fluids.
(What is a Rail Fuel Management System? ResTrack manages the full deliver, store and dispense cycle for your rail network.)
Rail Fuel Management Terminology
- Rail Fuel Management System
- Locomotive Fuel Management
- Railway Fuel Tracking System
- Rail Depot Fuel Monitoring
- Diesel Fuel Management for Railways
- Locomotive Refuelling System
- Rail Network Fuel Visibility
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