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In an effort to salvage dwindling margins, mining giant Rio Tinto plans by 2016 to cut 40% of its Pilbara train drivers, the highest paid in the world.
After a decade-long mining boom, salaries for the 400 train drivers in Pilbara have swollen to roughly $224,000, Bloomberg reports, providing stiff competition to the country’s medical surgeons.
Rio is an industry leader in automation of trucks and trains and has plans worth $518 million for the “world’s first, fully automated, long-distance and heavy-haul rail system operating in 2015.”
“[Automation] is going to provide a healthy return on investment for Rio,” said Adrian Wood of Macquarie Group Ltd. “They’re trying to squeeze out those extra few tons a year by automating.”
See also: VIDEO: Rio Tinto’s robot army
5 Comments
mike
Great idea ! Remote-controlled robotics is the present and the future.
TonyD
Poor journalism, typical sensationalistic title; only good part is the link out.
frankinca
I would be suspicious that certain people might use illegal techniques to de-automate the train system. The wages of the train operators must be adjustable in some fashion unless, the local government is controlling wages and would prohibit the automation on safety reasons. Like the other commentors, I regard less Rio Tinto if this is a trial balloon, and they expect support from???.
DJR96
Given the shear colossal length and weight of these trains, they already require programmed operation for each route and combination to ensure it has exactly the right speed before during and after every gradient. In other words they’re already run on auto-pilot, so going to remote monitoring/operation is not that big a step to take.
These are the most efficient freight trains in the world. ($/tonne)
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