Oct 19, 2022 · An industry-first initiative to construct 140 ‘flat pack’ iron ore cars over the next four years in Perth will develop capability and boost Western Australia’s manufacturing sector, through a collaboration between BHP, UGL, QRRS and supported by the State Government.

Our iron ore trains are over 2.5km, or 264 ore cars long! It can take up to half an hour to walk from one end to the other. The ships we use to transport iron ore to our customers can carry around 47 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of material. The chemical symbol for iron is 'Fe'. This comes from its Latin name, Ferrum. How is iron ore used?

BHP iron ore train has typically 268 cars and a train weight of 43,000 tonnes carrying 24,200 tonnes of iron ore, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long, two SD70ACe locomotives at the head of the train and two remote controlled SD70ACe locomotives as mid-train helpers.

Oct 20, 2022 · BHP has announced an industry-first initiative to construct 140 flat-pack iron ore cars in the next four years. The initiative will see BHP partner with UGL and QRRS, with state government support.

Oct 19, 2022 · An industry-first initiative to construct 140 ‘flat pack’ iron ore cars over the next four years in Perth, Western Australia, will develop capability and boost the state’s manufacturing sector, through a collaboration between BHP, UGL, QRRS and supported by the State Government, BHP says.

loaders. We have over 1,300 km of track and we run over 180 locomotives, and over 10,000 ore cars. Those split up over 35 trains across the network. The trains are over 2.5 km long and, fully loaded, are over 40,000 tons. At the Port, we've got five car dumpers aging from 50 years old to 10 years old, and you'll get a great opportunity to

Oct 24, 2022 · BHP has committed to the construction of more than 140 iron ore cars over the next four years at UGL’s Bassendean facility in Perth. The initiative to assemble, weld, and commission the ore cars will help to develop Western Australia’s capability for establishing an iron ore car industry.

Jan 22, 2019 · Marbelup Models has developed HO scale 3D-printed models of 4 different types of ore cars as used by BHP Iron Ore in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The 4 versions are: "Comeng" - built 1969-1982

Oct 19, 2022 · An industry-first initiative to construct 140 'flat pack' iron ore cars over the next four years in Perth will develop capability and boost Western Australia's manufacturing sector, through a collaboration between BHP, UGL, QRRS and supported by the State Government.

Oct 23, 2022 · BHP is getting up to 140 new iron ore railcars manufactured at UGL Limited's Bassendean facility, supporting the local manufacturing industry.