page_title: Hamersley & Robe River railway
section_title: Rio Tinto locomotives
hierarchical_section_title: Hamersley & Robe River railway / Rolling stock / Rio Tinto locomotives
caption_attribution_description: English: An iron ore train loading at the Brockman 4 mine, Western Australia.
context_page_description: The Hamersley & Robe River railway, majority-owned by the Rio Tinto Group, and operated by its subsidiary Pilbara Iron, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the purpose of carrying iron ore. The network is larger than any other Australian heavy freight rail network in private ownership. The total length of its track is about 1,300 km.
  In addition to the Pilbara Iron network, there are three other iron ore rail lines in the Pilbara. BHP Billiton operate the Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways, while Fortescue Metals Group operate the Fortescue railway.
context_section_description: In February 1995, 29 GE Transportation Dash 9-44CWs were delivered in one shipment from Erie, Pennsylvania. Because 13 had been deck cargo, they received corrosion damage and required remedial attention before entering service. Further orders brought the total to 72 (7043-7050, 7053-7098, 9401-9409 & 9428-9436).
  Since 2007, 97 GE Transportation ES44DCis (8100-8196) have been delivered.
caption: GE Dash 9-44CW 9435 at Brockman 4 mine in June 2012
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