Rail haulage stays on track. [New rail system technology in the coal and mineral industry]

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · World Mining Equipment; (United States)

OSTI ID:5114161

This paper describes the use of rail haulage systems in coal and ore mining. The paper is made up of several smaller articles, all dealing with rail haulage systems. The first article describes a rapid haulage systems for goods and bulk handling in both surface and underground mining environments of Australia. The paper describes its capacity, electrical demands, and track systems. The second article describes automated underground rail systems in China's coal mines. The third article describes the modernization of more conventional rope rail haulage systems, describing designs of transfer and lifting stations, and other relevant components. Three additional short papers describe technology advances in rail systems in eastern Europe and underground rail systems in Western Australia and Queensland.

• OSTI ID: 5114161
• Journal Information: World Mining Equipment; (United States), Vol. 17:5; ISSN 0746-729X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
42 ENGINEERING
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RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
DESIGN
SPECIFICATIONS
CAPACITY
COAL MINES
MINE HAULAGE
RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS
UNDERGROUND MINING
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
LAND TRANSPORT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
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Lignite
& Peat- Transport
Handling
& Storage
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