BHP Welcomes Australia’s First Purpose-Built Battery-Electric Locomotives To The Pilbara
The title of this post, is the same as that of this news story from BHP.
This is the sub-heading.
The first brand-new, purpose-built battery-electric locomotives (BELs) in Australia have arrived in Port Hedland.
These first three paragraphs add more detail.
The two BELs, delivered in partnership with Wabtec, are fully battery-powered heavy-haul units that will be trialled on BHP’s iron ore rail routes between its Pilbara mines and Port of Port Hedland operations.
Purpose-built to withstand the region’s extreme heat and demanding conditions, the locomotives have been designed to deliver high performance while aiming to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions (Scopes 1 and 2).
Each locomotive features a 7 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery system and regenerative braking technology, which captures energy during downhill braking and feeds it back into the battery to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
This is a YouTube video of the locomotive under test in the snow. Do they get snow in Western Australia?
For comparison this is a YouTube video of the UK’s largest locomotive, which is a Class 99 locomotive.
November 15, 2025 Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Australia, Battery-Electric Locomotives, BHP, Bi-Mode Locomotive, Class 99 Locomotive, Pilbara, Snow, Wabtec, Western Australia | Leave a comment
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