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Rio Tinto invests US$518 million in autonomous trains for Pilbara iron ore rail network in Western Australia

Rio Tinto | February 19, 2012 | 11:10 pm Top Companies Australia Europe Iron Ore 

Rio Tinto will run the world's first automated long-distance heavy-haul rail network, with a US$518 million investment (Rio Tinto share US$478 million) in driverless trains. The first driverless train will be launched in 2014, with the AutoHaulTM automated train programme...

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