Hamersley Freight Line, Australia
System:
Operator
Pilbara Rail
First opened
1966 by Hamersley Iron
Route length
1,100km (687.5 miles)
Gauge
1435mm
Principal centres
Dampier, Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Marandoo, Brockman, Yandicoogina
Extensions under construction
Doubling of Tunkawanna-Rosella Sidings section (95km)
Materials carried
Iron ore
Average yearly traffic
116 million tons
Rolling Stock:
Locomotives (main line)
29 GE Dash 9 diesel locomotives (1994-2005)
Wagons
2,400 (105 ton capacity)
Special Characteristics:
Largest privately operated railway in Australia
Expansion of rail network parallel to mining expansion
23,500 ton trains formed of 226 wagons
Doubling of 95km of route to provide additional capacity
More than one billion tons of iron ore moved since 1966
