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First Rio Tinto driverless train in Pilbara service by 2014

International Mining | February 21, 2012 | 1:58 am Europe

Rio Tinto will run the world’s first automated long-distance heavy-haul rail network in the Pilbara, with a $518 million investment (Rio Tinto share $478 million) in driverless trains. The first driverless train will be launched in 2014, with the…