A few British train drivers have gone out to Australia to work for various freight companies. I don't know how the work conditions compare, but I suppose the weather is better..!!! And the standard of living too.
@TheDepotCat It's largely dependent on who you drive for and where. Anything to do with mining will obviously pay a lot, and the scenery isn't exactly hard. Although anyone from a cold climate like the UK may have some trouble acclimatising.
Actually I am wrong, the trains will be ran from Perth. There will be maintenance crews at the 7-Mile. Rio Tinto is also working with Komatsu to automate the 930E-4 Haul trucks at all of their iron mines in WA. No drivers, a totally autonomous system. The future is here, the machines are taking over.
That automation is dead and buried for the moment, with the recession they've cancelled the project, so I was told by an engineer last time I was up there.
BTW, how do you know all this, coming from the U.S. ? Were you over here with G.E. a few months ago or have you been working on a project in the Pilbara ?
I work for Rio Tinto in the us. I have been looking at jobs at iron. Just learning what can if the call were to come. Almost all capital projects in all groups worldwide are shelved until things pick up again.
Pilbara Rail bought some new Dash 9s last year and I was talking to some American engineers in Dampier who came over to set them up. I thought you might have been with them.
They said the length and weight of the trains blew their minds, and the heat they've got to operate in.
In a couple of years these trains will be automated. There will be no engineer or crew. There will be a crew at the 7-mile yard in Dampier monitoring the trains. Like the worlds biggest toy train set with approximately 1600km of track.
230-240 Wagons,2.5 Km long (approximately), when wagons are loaded with iron ore each wagon weighs 103 tones approx, train requires 5 locomotives from Paraburdoo to Wombat Junction, 2 at the front(Head end Lead and 3 at the back(Bankers).
The most massive train I ve ever seen. I'm Basque, and I got a permit to drive the road beside the railway at Karratha Visitor's Centre. The train never end, and after one soon you will see another one.
Maybe I come back to Karratha soon. What's up over there? Any news?
Yeh My son JD John Dargaville works on those railway lines in the stinkin hot weather. amazing alright the length of thos trains.
aliceotimi 1 year ago
get a degree and become a technician. machines have to be designed, tested and maintained by humans.
keep in mind: burger flipping and shelf stocking can be automated, too.
sktavdr 2 years ago
A few British train drivers have gone out to Australia to work for various freight companies. I don't know how the work conditions compare, but I suppose the weather is better..!!! And the standard of living too.
TheDepotCat 3 years ago
@TheDepotCat It's largely dependent on who you drive for and where. Anything to do with mining will obviously pay a lot, and the scenery isn't exactly hard. Although anyone from a cold climate like the UK may have some trouble acclimatising.
Mechknight73 1 year ago
Actually I am wrong, the trains will be ran from Perth. There will be maintenance crews at the 7-Mile. Rio Tinto is also working with Komatsu to automate the 930E-4 Haul trucks at all of their iron mines in WA. No drivers, a totally autonomous system. The future is here, the machines are taking over.
MontanaIR 3 years ago
That automation is dead and buried for the moment, with the recession they've cancelled the project, so I was told by an engineer last time I was up there.
BTW, how do you know all this, coming from the U.S. ? Were you over here with G.E. a few months ago or have you been working on a project in the Pilbara ?
Just curious.
gm16v149 2 years ago
I work for Rio Tinto in the us. I have been looking at jobs at iron. Just learning what can if the call were to come. Almost all capital projects in all groups worldwide are shelved until things pick up again.
MontanaIR 2 years ago
Pilbara Rail bought some new Dash 9s last year and I was talking to some American engineers in Dampier who came over to set them up. I thought you might have been with them.
They said the length and weight of the trains blew their minds, and the heat they've got to operate in.
gm16v149 2 years ago
In a couple of years these trains will be automated. There will be no engineer or crew. There will be a crew at the 7-mile yard in Dampier monitoring the trains. Like the worlds biggest toy train set with approximately 1600km of track.
MontanaIR 3 years ago
nooooooooo!
i that true??
scareface999 3 years ago
how long this takes to build up some speed?
keltanentalo 3 years ago
heheh and how long does it take stop?!
scareface999 3 years ago
230-240 Wagons,2.5 Km long (approximately), when wagons are loaded with iron ore each wagon weighs 103 tones approx, train requires 5 locomotives from Paraburdoo to Wombat Junction, 2 at the front(Head end Lead and 3 at the back(Bankers).
lordxah 4 years ago
Nice!! A Couple good Dash 9s in the consist.
I get a ton of them in the US by Norfolk Southern.
NSNCRailfan 4 years ago 2
The most massive train I ve ever seen. I'm Basque, and I got a permit to drive the road beside the railway at Karratha Visitor's Centre. The train never end, and after one soon you will see another one.
Maybe I come back to Karratha soon. What's up over there? Any news?
ZildjianK 4 years ago
That thing won't stop in a hurry
tyro260274 4 years ago
Man thats massive! How much would that consist weigh if it was fully loaded?
tunno0012866 4 years ago
Hate to tell you but Pilbara Iron are based in Karratha/Dampier, so its not Port Hedland. Trains are about 2-3km long, i drive for P.I
littleguy2001 5 years ago
Thank you, I corrected it.
joba13 5 years ago
long train 223 of 224 wagons(Cars)
dutchtrainmanserie22 5 years ago
I just love the reaction when the whistle sounds
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago 2