Fortescue Omniscriptum Fortescue railway

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Fortescue railway, owned and operated by the Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the purpose of carrying iron ore. It is the only railway line the group operates in the Pilbara, having opened in 2008. Upon completion, the railway line was the heaviest haul railway in the world, designed for 40 tonnes axleloads, 2.5 to 5 tonnes heavier than the other Pilbara iron ore rail systems. Additionally to the FMG line, a number of other networks operate in the region. One is operated by the Rio Tinto Group, the Hamersley & Robe River railway, while another two, operated by BHP Billiton, are the Goldsworthy railway and the Mount Newman railway.