Rio Tinto Iron Ore awards A$317m Heavy-Haul Railway Automation Contract to Ansaldo STS Australia
17.07.2012
Rail technology company Ansaldo STS Australia will develop and deliver an automated train management system for Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s 1,500 km heavy-haul iron ore rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Rio Tinto’s AutoHaul™ automated heavy haul railway, to be completed in 2015, will be the first of its kind in the world and will significantly enhance the flexibility and capacity of Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s mining rail network.
The highly-specialised modular signalling solution developed and to be implemented by Ansaldo STS includes the introduction of a centralised Vital Safety Server for the safe and flexible management of train movements and an on-board driving module which enables the complete automation of the trains’ operation. Additional features of the Ansaldo STS solution include complete reuse of wayside infrastructure and no disruption to train operations during deployment.
This significant contract is the latest in a series of heavy haul rail projects awarded to Ansaldo STS Australia under a five-year framework agreement to support Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s major expansion and operational efficiency projects in the Pilbara.
The Rio Tinto Iron Ore - Ansaldo STS Framework Agreement (RAFA) was established in November 2010 under which Ansaldo STS is to deliver signalling, communications, train control and automation systems to Rio Tinto Iron Ore on demand.
Ansaldo STS has been has been designing and delivering signalling and communications solutions for Rio Tinto’s heavy haul mining railway for more than 15 years. Rio Tinto’s decision to award the contract for the automation of its critical heavy haul rail infrastructure to Ansaldo STS further strengthens the company’s position as the leading system integration partner in heavy haul mining railways.
Earlier this year Ansaldo STS was awarded a A$151m turnkey contract to deliver a signalling and telecommunications system, using satellite positioning, for the Roy Hill Iron Ore project’s 342km green field heavy haul railway in north-west Western Australia.
Ansaldo STS employs 700 people across Australia and has offices in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Perth and Karratha.
Rio Tinto’s AutoHaul™ automated heavy haul railway, to be completed in 2015, will be the first of its kind in the world and will significantly enhance the flexibility and capacity of Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s mining rail network.
The highly-specialised modular signalling solution developed and to be implemented by Ansaldo STS includes the introduction of a centralised Vital Safety Server for the safe and flexible management of train movements and an on-board driving module which enables the complete automation of the trains’ operation. Additional features of the Ansaldo STS solution include complete reuse of wayside infrastructure and no disruption to train operations during deployment.
This significant contract is the latest in a series of heavy haul rail projects awarded to Ansaldo STS Australia under a five-year framework agreement to support Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s major expansion and operational efficiency projects in the Pilbara.
The Rio Tinto Iron Ore - Ansaldo STS Framework Agreement (RAFA) was established in November 2010 under which Ansaldo STS is to deliver signalling, communications, train control and automation systems to Rio Tinto Iron Ore on demand.
Ansaldo STS has been has been designing and delivering signalling and communications solutions for Rio Tinto’s heavy haul mining railway for more than 15 years. Rio Tinto’s decision to award the contract for the automation of its critical heavy haul rail infrastructure to Ansaldo STS further strengthens the company’s position as the leading system integration partner in heavy haul mining railways.
Earlier this year Ansaldo STS was awarded a A$151m turnkey contract to deliver a signalling and telecommunications system, using satellite positioning, for the Roy Hill Iron Ore project’s 342km green field heavy haul railway in north-west Western Australia.
Ansaldo STS employs 700 people across Australia and has offices in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Perth and Karratha.
