Heavy haul railway news
News about heavy haul rail freight operations, infrastucture, technology and projects around the world.
Fortescue commissions battery heavy haul locomotives
AUSTRALIA: Iron ore miner Fortescue has begun commissioning two Progress Rail battery locomotives which it says house the world’s largest land-mobile batteries each with a capacity of 14·5 MWh.
President inaugurates Algeria’s heavy haul Western Mining Railway
ALGERIA: The 950 km Western Mining Railway formally opened on February 1, facilitating rail shipments of iron ore over a distance of 1 400 km to a steel plant in Oran.
US and Indian rail research bodies agree to work together
INTERNATIONAL: MxV Rail and India’s Centre for Heavy Haul Rail Research & Development are to work together on railway engineering research.
Diesel locomotive battery tender to be tested in Western Australia
AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon is to trial the use of a Battery Electric Tender intended to reduce emissions from heavy haul rail operations.
BHP battery locos delivered to the Pilbara
AUSTRALIA: Mining company BHP has taken delivery of its first purpose-built battery-electric heavy haul locomotives for trials between its Pilbara iron ore mines and Port Hedland.
Wabtec and Vale to test ethanol as a locomotive fuel
BRAZIL: Mining company Vale and locomotive supplier Wabtec have signed an agreement to test the use of ethanol as an alternative to diesel fuel on the Vitória a Minas Railway.
Battery shunters deployed at Gabonese mine
Pacific Railway coal line officially opened
European Investment Bank backs Mauritanian railway enhancement
Heavy haul railway tracklaying makes progress through the desert
Western Australia produced iron ore wagon rolled out
Desert railway upgrading aims to double iron ore capacity
First through train runs on Russia’s Pacific Railway
Fortescue and Downer to develop heavy-haul battery loco design
Jordan and UAE to co-operate on Aqaba railway project
Progress Rail locos delivered to Mongolian coal railway
Malmbanan iron ore railway reopens after derailments
Interview: Heavy haul line expands Mongolia’s rail capacity
Pilbara heavy haul battery locomotive unveiled
Pilbara iron ore wagon manufacturing agreement
Battery freight locomotive conversion underway
Study finds batteries and hydrogen could replace diesel locos on heavy freight trains
Guinea bauxite miner orders British sleepers
LKAB orders 100 ore wagons