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Rio Tinto
November 9, 2023
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Signalling
Hitachi to begin final phase of AutoHaul interlocking upgrade
The final phase of the project will focus on the Paraburdoo Line.
June 15, 2023
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Fleet
Rio Tinto and Gemco Rail to manufacture ore wagons in Pilbara region
Rio Tinto will order 100 wagons over six years.
August 9, 2022
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Technology
AutoHaul extended on Rio Tinto’s Pilbara network
Driverless operation now extended by 166km to Gudai-Darri mine.
April 4, 2022
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Infrastructure
Guinea and mining giants agree $US 15bn investment including 670km railway
The line will connect the Simandou iron-ore deposit with the Atlantic coast.
January 11, 2022
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Fleet
Rio Tinto orders four battery locomotives from Wabtec
Using the locomotives will reduce emissions by double-digits, the manufacturer says.
May 25, 2021
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Technology
Rio Tinto trials collision avoidance system in the Pilbara
The collision avoidance system being tested by Rio Tinto has been developed by Rail Vision.
March 15, 2021
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Freight
Railway heavyweights continue to tip the scales
Longer, faster, heavier is the mantra that many in the heavy haul railway sector live by. Technological advancements have been critical to steady improvements in performance and safety over the past 60 years. Kevin Smith charts these and considers the challenges facing heavy haul as it embraces digitalisation.
August 9, 2019
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Freight
Rise of the machines: Rio Tinto breaks new ground with AutoHaul
Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron-ore railway network is the world’s first automated heavy-haul freight railway. With trains now running unmanned, Kevin Smith looks at what made AutoHaul, the world’s largest robot, a reality.
June 14, 2019
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Freight
Rio Tinto completes rollout of driverless heavy-haul freight system
RIO Tinto has completed the rollout of the $A 940m ($US 648.5m) AutoHaul driverless heavy-haul freight project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
December 31, 2018
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Freight
Rio Tinto completes automation of Pilbara rail network
RIO Tinto announced on December 28 that it has successfully completed its $US 940m AutoHaul project to automate the operation of its 1700km heavy-haul rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which it says is now the “world’s largest robot and first automated heavy-haul, long-distance rail network.”
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