DISTRIBUTED POWER Iron Ore Trains hauled by Aurizon's entire GWB & GWB Fleet - Australian Trains

Aurizon’s fleet of six GWBs and four GWUs were kept busy throughout 2025, working iron ore trains between Wirrida and Whyalla through Australia’s remote outback. Seven return services run each week, using distributed power with two locomotives on the head end, with one to two units working on the rear depending on the train's size. Each trip moves around 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes of product, with total train weights ranging from roughly 10,000 to 13,000 tonnes. For much of the journey, the trains traverse the Darwin and Trans Australian Railways, where the vast outback is often the only thing for 100's of kilometres in every direction. Every GWB and GWU in Aurizon’s fleet hauled these services during 2025, and all ten units are seen in this production across multiple trips into the outback. What you'll see: 00:00 - Introduction and train details 00:45 - Distributed Power & Locomotive Marshalling 01:25 - Quad Engine Ore Train climbs Pimba Bank 03:00 - GWA/B Class - EMD EDI/Progress Rail GT46C-ACe 03:45 - Loaded Iron Ore Train through the Valley at Woocalla 06:00 - GWU U Class - GE UGL Rail C44aci 06:35 - Quad Engine Empty returns from Whyalla 09:10 - Empty ore takes on the Outback at Tent Hill 11:40 - Triple Engine loaded Ore crosses Ballast at Heesso 13:40 - SCT Intermodal crosses Ore Train at Pimba 15:20 - Outro Our Channel:    / @ms_trains   © M&S Trains 2025 - All Rights Reserved