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The Fortescue Railway, owned and operated by Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore opening in 2008.〔(Port and Rail Infrastructure ) Fortescue Metals Group〕 Upon completion, the railway line was the heaviest haul railway in the world, designed for 40 tonnes axleloads, 2.5 to 5 tonnes heavier than the other Pilbara iron ore rail systems.〔 On 4 November 2014, FMG Rail commenced trialing 42 tonnes axle loads. Additionally to the FMG line, a number of other networks operate in the region. Rio Tinto operate the Hamersley & Robe River railway,〔(Rail ) Rio Tinto〕 while BHP Billiton operate the Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways.〔(Rail ) BHP Billiton〕 ==History== FMG originally planned to use the existing railway lines, owned and operated by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, to develop its Cloud Break deposit. Lengthy legal battles however forced the company to spend A$2.5 billion to construct its own line.〔(Fortescue opens the world's heaviest haul railway ) ''Railway Gazette International'' published: 14 July 2008 accessed: 6 November 2010〕 Construction on the 280 kilometre line from the Cloud Break mine to the Herb Elliott Port at Port Hedland commenced in November 2006. The current network consists of 620 kilometres of track.〔 The line was scheduled to be fully operational within 18 months. A cyclone in March 2007 killed two workers at the project and led to delays. The first train from the mine to the port ran on 5 April 2008.〔 In December 2012, the line was extended to the new Solomon Mine.〔"Fortescue Hamersley Line opened" ''Railway Digest'' February 2013 page 23〕 The journey from mine to port takes approximately five hours and, on average, 14 trains a day are operated.〔 The line is open-access, meaning Fortescue is willing to allow other mining companies to use it for their operations.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fortescue railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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