UGL and longstanding client BHP have re-introduced wagon assembly into Australia, via a pilot scheme involving rail wagon construction at UGL’s Bassendean site in Perth, Western Australia.
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First graduates from Pilbara Rail Academy
Sixty new train drivers are poised to graduate from BHP’s Pilbara Rail Academy Traineeship Program, created last year to meet the growing skills shortage in Western Australia.
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Reasons for runaway train
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its findings on the derailment of a runaway iron ore train in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
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Rail worker among WA COVID cases
The WA Department of Health has confirmed two individual cases of COVID at mine sites in the state’s Pilbara and Mid West regions, with one of them being a rail worker at BHP’s Yandi iron ore mine.
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Silver Star still shines on
The train carriage known as the Silver Star used to be a common sight in WA’s Pilbara, and still brings back fond memories to those who grew up in the region.
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BHP joins battery-electric push
BHP will add four battery-electric locomotives to its Western Australian rail network, becoming the fourth major miner to improve rail decarbonisation efforts in Australia since mid-December.
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BHP keeps rail services moving
BHP’s rail workforce are changing the way they work to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ensure that the network continues to operate.
As a number of train drivers are based interstate and overseas,
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BHP reports positive year despite productivity hit
BHP has overcome productivity issues faced in the 2019 financial year — including a costly derailment — with the release of a solid final quarter report.
BHP reported a $US1 billion ($1.42 billion)
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BHP proposal approval lays out 100-year plan for the Pilbara
Western Australia’s McGowan Government has approved mining giant BHP’s plans for expansion in the Pilbara region, which includes plans for the company’s freight rail operations.
BHP’s plan lays
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