Driverless Ore Train Derails

[pware]

A driver-less ore train has derailed in the remote Kimberly region of North Western Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-18/driverless-train-derailed-rio-tinto-karratha/102493484

 

[Forester1]

Curious how many cars that train usually runs?

 

[pware]

According to the Pilbara Rail web site the typical consist on Rio Tinto's mining rail network is 3 locos and 240 ore wagons with assistance from 2 additional banking locos at various locations.

 

[Forester1]

Thanks. That is definitely heavy hauling!