BHP Billiton Middelburg
Client: BHP Billiton Middelburg
Location: Mphumalanga
Completed: October 2005
BHP Billiton Middelburg appointed TSD Consulting Services to:
- Measure locomotive performance during hauling operations in terms of traction motor currents and speed profiles
- Measure brake performance in terms of stopping distances and retardation profiles
- Measure vehicle-track interaction during haulage operations
- Visually inspect brake rigging, running gear and draw gear of wagons
- Recommend actions to be taken to improve safety parameters and operational efficiency.
