-日立铁路已将力拓在西澳大利亚的最新矿山与AutoHaul™网络连接起来。
-日立铁路是AutoHaul™技术开发的和交付牵头人，AutoHaul™是世界上第一个完全自动化的重型运输铁路系统。
-1700公里的AutoHaul™网络现在又增加了166公里。
Hitachi Rail has connected Rio Tinto’s newest mine in Western Australia to the AutoHaul™network
Hitachi Rail was the technical and delivery lead for the development of AutoHaul™ the world’s first fully automated heavy-haul rail system
1,700 km AutoHaul™ network has now been expanded by a further 166 km
近日，随着位于西澳大利亚皮尔巴拉的新Gudai-Darri铁矿的自主铁路运输系统的投入使用，日立铁路和力拓公司迎来了另一个重要的AutoHaul™里程碑。
这个绿地矿山的开发涉及到建造一条166公里长的铁路支线，将新矿与力拓在该地区的现有AutoHaul™铁路网络连接起来。
AutoHaul™是世界上第一个完全自动化的重载长途铁路系统，不需要司机，它使220列车在珀斯运营中心的远程监控下，安全高效地穿越从矿区到港口的1,866公里长的轨道线路。
作为AutoHaul™开发背后的技术主导者，日立铁路提供了系统和软件来连接Gudai-Darri的新铁路段。这包括车载和控制中心技术、轨旁设备、无线基站，以及用于机车控制、平交道口安全和位置跟踪的自动列车运行（ATO）接口软件。
在第一次生产试运行和随后成功的系统调试之后，所有的系统和软件都已投入使用。
日立澳大利亚铁路公司高级总监RoslynStuart说，Gudai-Darri AutoHaul™网络扩建项目是日立铁路长期合作的自然延伸，为力拓公司提供创新的铁路运输解决方案。该项目见证了日立铁路和力拓AutoHaul™团队的又一个 "第一"，背对背装载（高性能的自动列车装载）将被引入Gudai-Darri矿山铁路环线。
力拓经营着世界上最大的铁矿石综合资产组合，并切实承诺实现净零碳排放。Gudai-Darri矿还将部署自主运输卡车、完全自主的运水车和自主培训解决方案，并将由一个34兆瓦的光伏发电场太阳能电站提供部分电力。
日立铁路公司作为铁路自主自主和信号技术的世界级供应商，最近也在澳大利亚开始了一项重大合同，部署创新技术以实现昆士兰新一代铁路（NGR）的自动化。在这份价值1.07亿澳元的合同中，日立铁路公司将在所有NGR列车上安装基于ETCS 2级的ATO系统。
Tuesday, 9 August: Hitachi Rail and Rio Tinto have marked another significant AutoHaul™ milestone with the commissioning of the autonomous rail transport system for the new Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
The greenfield mine development has involved the construction of a 166-kilometre rail spur to connect the new mine to Rio Tinto’s existing AutoHaul™ rail network in the region.
The world’s first fully automated heavy-haul, long-distance rail system, AutoHaul™ enables 220 trains, which are monitored remotely from an operations centre in Perth, to travel safely and efficiently across more than 1,866 kilometres of track from mines to ports – without the need for onboard drivers.
As the technical lead behind AutoHaul™’s development, Hitachi Rail has provided the systems and software to connect the new section of rail for Gudai-Darri. This has included onboard and control centre technology, trackside equipment, radio base stations, and automatic train operation (ATO) interface software for locomotive control, level crossing safety and location tracking.
All systems and software are now operational following the first production test run and subsequent successful system commissioning .
Hitachi Rail Australia Senior Director Roslyn Stuart, said: “The Gudai-Darri AutoHaul™ network expansion project is a natural extension of Hitachi Rail’s long-term collaboration to deliver innovative rail transport solutions for Rio Tinto. The project has seen Hitachi Rail and the Rio Tinto AutoHaul™ team deliver another ‘first’, with back-to-back loading (high performing automated train loading) to be introduced on the Gudai-Darri mine rail loop.”
Rio Tinto operates the world’s largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets and has a tangible commitment towards net-zero carbon emissions. The Gudai-Darri mine will also deploy autonomous haul trucks, fully autonomous water trucks and autonomous training solutions, and will be partially powered by a 34 megawatt photovoltaic solar farm solar plant.
Hitachi Rail is a world leader in autonomous and signalling technology and recently, also in Australia, began a major contract to install innovative technology to automate elements of Queensland’s New Generation Rail (NGR) fleet. The AU$107m contract will see Hitachi Rail install Automatic Train Operation over European Train Control System Level 2 technology on all NGR trains.
素材来源：综合编译自日立铁路
