BHP Billiton Iron Ore Railroad
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Mike Darby, Vice President Rail
Iron Ore
BHP Billiton Iron Ore RailroadPresentation to Analysts June 2005
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Rail System Location MapThe Nelson Point -
Newman Railway is
426km
Yandi spur line is
30kmArea C spur line extension from Yandi is 38km
Port Hedland-Yarrie Railway is 208km
Jimblebar spur line is
32km
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Safety Performance - Rail Classified Injuries
Classified Injury Frequency Rate for Rail (including contractors)47.3
28.1
17.2
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Historical Actual CI Actual
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FY84
FY86 FY88 FY90
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FY98 FY00 FY02 FY04 RGP
Tonnes Railed
Rapid
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Rail KPI’s - Long Trains (300-336 Cars)
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Yandi & MACNewman
Number of Train Runs
Apr 05
3,642Long Trains
YTD
1,053 Trains
3,642
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Million Tonnes Railed Per Employee
0.1260.148 0.151
0.167 0.179
0.2160.245 0.258
0.301
0.353
FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05
Employee Productivity Tripled in the last 10 years
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Railroad Manning
362
297 288 290 302322
339375
FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 Actual FY05 Plan
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50RakesOre Cars
Rolling Stock Fleet Expansion Program
Arrival of 3 SD40
Arrival of 5 SD40
Arrival of 6 SD40
Arrival of 6 SD40
Arrival of 13 SD70
10 Train Schedule
12 Train Schedule
Original
8 AC600 Locos
40 Dash 8 Locos
2210 Ore Car
12 Train Schedule12 Train Schedule
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Locomotive Fleet Dash 8 AC6000 SD40 SD70ace
Number 40 8 20 13 (Oct05)
Traction Horsepower 4,000 6,000 3,000 4,300
SD40
Dash 8
AC6000
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Automatic Train Protection - ATP System
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Current Train Operations
Newman Line• 12 ore trains per day / 14 trains 1 July 05
• Flexibility of One / Two / Three Rake Trains
• Train configuration:1 rake = 104 ore cars = 12,480 tonnes of ore
2 rakes = 208 ore cars = 24,960 tonnes of ore
3 rakes = 312 ore cars = 37,440 tonnes of ore
• Goldsworthy Line• 4 ore trains per day
• Train configuration:90 ore cars = 7,650 tonne of ore
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Asset Protection
12 Hotbox / Hot Wheel Detectors
1 Cold Wheel Detector
1 Wheel Impact Monitor
3 in Motion Weighbridges
Acoustic Bearing Detection
Dragging Equipment Detectors
Auto Locomotive Downloads
Video Imaging
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• Vertical suspension travel (ride quality)
• Wheel-rail acceleration (rail condition)
• In-train forces
• Lateral stability (hunting)
• Longitudinal acceleration
• Car body / draft gear pocket strains
• Temperature
• Brake pipe pressure
Instrumented Ore Cars (IOC)
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Page 14Car side wall strains
IOC Reporting
Automatic data downloading
Dumping Forces Measured
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IOC Other Applications
Strain Gauge on Sidewalls
Measure Car Body Dumping Strains
Control Service Dumping Peaks
Strain Gauge on Draft Gear Pocket
Measure Longitudinal Train Forces
Control Service Loading
Peaks & In Train Forces
• Bearing Temperature & Brake Pressure
• Track Assessment Sensors
• Improve Car Body Life
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The following bearing faults are detected:
• Cone Faults
• Roller Faults
• Audible Wheel Flats
• Cup Faults
• Looseness / fretting
• Noisy Wheel sets (flanging)
Acoustic Bearing Detection
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• Flange Height
• Flange Width
• Vertical Flange
• Hollowing Depth
• Rim Thickness
• Wheel Diameter
Video Imagining Technology
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Video Imaging Reporting
1. Tabulated
2. Pictorial
3. Graphical
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37 Traceable Components for each Ore Cars
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Wheels Ultrasonic Testing
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Train Driving Simulator
Used To Define Driving Strategy
& Training Needs
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Aluminothermic / Flash Butt
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In Track Flash Butt Welder
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Rail KPI’s Broken Rails
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'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05April
Calendar Year
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Best Practice
R&D programme since 1970, combination of ‘in-house & Monash University
It focuses on four main areas:-
• Rail / Wheel Interface
• Higher Axle Load
• Train Lengths / Cycle Time
• Components Life
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Higher Axle Load
1970 1974 1986 1996 99-04
8996
107116
Yandi
126Yandi28.5 tonnes 30.0 tonnes
32.5 tonnes35.0 tonnes
37.5 tonnes
Wettonnes
per wagon
Operating Improvements
40.2 tonnesAxle Load
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Rail / Wheel Interface
0.34
1.9
1980 2005
350
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1980 2005
Ore Car Wheel LifeMillion Tonne Kms
Rail Life (Tangent Track)Million Gross Tonnes
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Train Lengths / Cycle Time
Train LengthsCars per Train
131
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1972 1984 199240
36
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1972 1984 Current
Train Cycle TimeHours
Current
Train LengthCars / Train
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Environmental & Efficiency
1.45
0.68
1978 2005
Fuel
Sav
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Contributing Factors
Rail / Wheel profile
Aerodynamic Ore Cars
Efficient Locomotives
Distributed Power
Higher Axle Load
Longer Trains
Driver Strategy
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What’s in the “Future”
• Continued Safety Focus
• 40 tonne axle loading
• “Cruise Control”
• Train Automation
• Electric Brake Trials
• Increased Tonnage (16 train schedule arrival based)