BHP Group Orders Battery-Electric Locomotives From Wabtec
This is the third order to be placed by an Australian freight company for battery-electric locomotives.
Roy Hill
Wabtec Lands FLXdrive Order From Australian Mining Company (Updated)
Four FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives from Wabtec will begin tests runs in 2024 along Rio Tinto’s western Australian rail network, the mining company reported on Jan. 10.
GE, Roy Hill “in the pink”
GE Transportation has joined with Roy Hill, Australia’s single-largest iron ore mine, and Hancock Prospecting to support breast cancer treatment and research with two new ES44ACi locomotives and 130 China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC)-built ore cars painted in a bright pink livery. The equipment, unveiled during an event at Roy Hill’s Port Hedland rail terminal, joins Roy Hill’s existing fleet of 21 GE-powered unit trains.