Wabtec has announced an agreement to transform Fortescue’s locomotive fleet to meet the performance requirements of the resource company while delivering operational and environmental efficiencies. Read full article.
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Wabtec and Rio Tinto have inked a deal to deliver four of the manufacturer’s battery-electric locomotives to the miner’s rail lines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, pushing Rio toward its goal to halve its Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 2030. See full article from The Asia Miner.
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Wabtec has sold the world’s first 100% battery-operated heavy haul locomotive, its FLXdrive battery-electric unit, to Roy Hill in Australia to serve on its rail operations between the mine and Port Hedland. The locomotive, a first for the mining industry, is expected to reduce the operator’s fuel costs, and also emissions by double digits per train. Wabtec said the FLXdrive…
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