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Becomes the third Australian iron ore miner to go down the battery-electric locomotive path.

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A Wabtec FLXdrive locomotive on a test track in the US.

A Wabtec FLXdrive locomotive on a test track in the US.

The deal makes Rio Tinto the third Australian miner to turn to battery-electric trains. In September Roy Hill became the first miner in the world to buy a battery-electric heavy haul locomotive. This month...

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