# Fortescue awards John Holland $130M contract for Pilbara railway

Fortescue Metals Group awarded John Holland a $130 million contract to equip a 143 km railway connecting the Eliwana iron-ore mine to the Hamersley line in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-02
- Where: Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $90.0M (130.0M AUD)
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Products: railway infrastructure, signalling equipment, train control systems
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md) (customer)
- [John Holland](https://endata.com/companies/25691.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [railjournal.com](https://www.railjournal.com/regions/australia-nz/fortescue-selects-contractor-for-pilbara-line/), 2020-07-02: "FORTESCUE Metals Group has awarded John Holland a $A 130m ($US 90m) contract to equip a new 143km railway connecting the Eliwana iron-ore mine to the existing 620km Hamersley line to Port Hedland."

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