Specifications - Hamersley Freight Line, Australia

System
Operator	Pilbara Rail
First opened	1966 by Hamersley Iron
Route length	1,100km (687.5 miles)
Gauge	1435mm
Principal centres	Dampier, Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Marandoo, Brockman, Yandi, Yandicoogina
Extensions under construction	Doubling of Tunkawanna-Rosella Sidings section (95km)
Materials carried	Iron ore
Average yearly traffic	116 million tons
Rolling Stock
Locomotives (main line)	29 GE Dash 9 diesel locomotives (1994-2005)
Wagons	2,400 (105 ton capacity)
Special Characteristics
Largest privately operated railway in Australia
Expansion of rail network parallel to mining expansion
23,500 ton trains formed of 226 wagons
Doubling of 95km of route to provide additional capacity
More than one billion tons of iron ore moved since 1966
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