Mount Newman railway
Private railway in Pilbara region of Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mount Newman railway, owned and operated by BHP, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia built to carry iron ore. It is one of two railway lines BHP operates in the Pilbara, the other being the Goldsworthy railway.[1]
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Mount Newman railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Locale | Pilbara, Western Australia | ||
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Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail | ||
System | Pilbara | ||
Operator(s) | BHP | ||
Depot(s) | Port Hedland | ||
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Opened | 22 January 1969 | ||
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Line length | 426 km (264.70 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1ā2 in) | ||
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In addition to the BHP network, there are three more independent iron ore rail lines in the Pilbara: Rio Tinto operate the Hamersley & Robe River railway,[2] Fortescue Metals Group the Fortescue railway,[3] and Hancock Prospecting the Roy Hill railway.[4]