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March 9, 2026 | Signalling

AutoHaul drives efficiencies at Rio Tinto

Eight years since it operated its first driverless heavy-haul freight train in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and nearly seven since it switched to entirely automated operations, Rio Tinto provides an update on the efficiency improvements delivered by its AutoHaul ATO system. The mining company also reveals some of the current and future upgrades it is working on, as Kevin Smith reports.

November 9, 2023 | Signalling

Hitachi to begin final phase of AutoHaul interlocking upgrade

The final phase of the project will focus on the Paraburdoo Line.

December 31, 2018 | 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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