The world’s railway operators compete in the use of long trains, which make it possible to increase the profitability of transportation by saving fuel use, locomotive capacity and rail cars. The average length of a freight train is 2 kilometers. Its increase is possible due to the addition of pulling blocks, which allow the length of the train to grow up to 8 kilometers, that is, 3-4 times.
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The Mount Newman Railway is owned by the Australian company BHP Billiton and is used to transport iron ore. The ore train runs between Newman and Port Hedland for approximately 8 hours. Usually it has 250 cars, but in 2001 the train set a world record for length and carrying capacity. At that time, there were 682 wagons in it, it transported 82,000 tons of ore in one trip, and its length was 7.3 kilometers. Eight locomotives pulled the train from the Yandy mines to Port Hedland. © Commons.wikimedia.org
Railway trains carry coal along the 653-kilometer Daqin Railway (Daqin Railway Company) in northern China. A train carrying coal usually includes 210 wagons, its total length reaches 3.2 kilometers. © Commons.wikimedia.org
The railway line for the transportation of ore in South Africa is more than 800 kilometers. Commissioned in the mid-70s, it runs from the Sishen ore mines in the north to the port of Saldanha in the west. The road is not used for transporting people, only iron ore minerals are transported along it. This is a single-track road with dozens of interchanges for trains. At first, the cars on this line were pulled by electric locomotives, the train consisted of 210 units of rolling stock with a carrying capacity of 80 tons each. Then the number of wagons was increased to 342. The total length of the train is 3.78 kilometers © Commons.wikimedia.org
The Carajas railway is owned by the Brazilian company Vale. In order to connect the ore mining sites in Carajas and the port of Ponta De Madeira, a railway was launched in 1982, it stretched for 892 km. More than 35 types of trains pass through it. Among them there is a special one, it has 330 cars, it stretches for 3300 meters © Youtube Screenshot
Train S-400 of the Association of American Roads, USA. The S-400 train is one of the largest trains in America, its length is 3659 meters © Commons.wikimedia.org
Rio Tinto Railway Company, Australia. The company is developing in 15 mines, and the extracted ore is transported by a railway with a length of more than 1,700 km. The extracted minerals are loaded into trains, which consist of an average of 226 wagons, with a cargo capacity of 105 tons each. If the train is fully loaded, it will hold about 30,000 tons of ore, and will be 2.4 kilometers long. Commons.wikimedia.org
Trains with containers installed on them in two tiers are operated by the National Railway System of Canada and run with the help of several locomotives pulling the train. Basically, a regular freight train is 3.7 kilometers long, and container trains are about 3 kilometers long. The maximum length of a freight train in the country is 4.2 kilometers © Commons.wikimedia.org
The Maruti train was launched in India in 2011. It usually runs between cities like Bilaspur and Bhuswal. The train includes 118 cars, its cargo capacity is 9000-10000 tons, and its length is approximately 1.4 km. It was planned that the train would be longer, but problems in the security system, sharp bends along the route and the steepness of the road did not allow it to be carried out. However, this train is the longest in India © Youtube Screenshot
The Ghan train in Australia is the only train on the list carrying people. It runs between localities such as Darwin and Adelaide. Its route is 2,979 kilometers and takes about 54 hours on the way. © Commons.wikimedia.org
The Mauritanian Train du Desert (“Desert Train”), 2 km long, has been transporting iron ore across the Sahara since 1963, with a one-way journey of 704 km. For Mauritanians, this train is the only way to get to remote areas of the country. © Commons.wikimedia.org
The Mount Newman Railway is owned by the Australian company BHP Billiton and is used to transport iron ore. The ore train runs between Newman and Port Hedland for approximately 8 hours. Usually it has 250 cars, but in 2001 the train set a world record for length and carrying capacity. At that time, there were 682 wagons in it, it transported 82,000 tons of ore in one trip, and its length was 7.3 kilometers. Eight locomotives pulled the train from the Yandy mines to Port Hedland. © Commons.wikimedia.org
Railway trains carry coal along the 653-kilometer Daqin Railway (Daqin Railway Company) in northern China. A train carrying coal usually includes 210 wagons, its total length reaches 3.2 kilometers. © Commons.wikimedia.org
The railway line for the transportation of ore in South Africa is more than 800 kilometers. Commissioned in the mid-70s, it runs from the Sishen ore mines in the north to the port of Saldanha in the west. The road is not used for transporting people, only iron ore minerals are transported along it. This is a single-track road with dozensinterchanges for trains. At first, the cars on this line were pulled by electric locomotives, the train consisted of 210 units of rolling stock with a carrying capacity of 80 tons each. Then the number of wagons was increased to 342. The total length of the train is 3.78 kilometers © Commons.wikimedia.org
The Carajas railway is owned by the Brazilian company Vale. In order to connect the ore mining sites in Carajas and the port of Ponta De Madeira, a railway was launched in 1982, it stretched for 892 km. More than 35 types of trains pass through it. There is a special one among them, it has 330 wagons, it stretches for 3300 meters © Youtube Screenshot
Train S-400 of the Association of American Roads, USA. The S-400 train is one of the largest trains in America, its length is 3659 meters © Commons.wikimedia.org
Rio Tinto Railway Company, Australia. The company is developing in 15 mines, and the extracted ore is transported by a railway with a length of more than 1,700 km. The extracted minerals are loaded into trains, which consist of an average of 226 wagons, with a cargo capacity of 105 tons each. If the train is fully loaded, it will hold about 30,000 tons of ore, and will be 2.4 kilometers long. Commons.wikimedia.org
Trains with containers installed on them in two tiers are operated by the National Railway System of Canada and run with the help of several locomotives pulling the train. Basically, a regular freight train is 3.7 kilometers long, and container trains are about 3 kilometers long. The maximum length of a freight train in the country is 4.2 kilometers © Commons.wikimedia.org
The Maruti train was launched in India in 2011. It usually runs between cities like Bilaspur and Bhuswal. The train includes 118 cars, its cargo capacity is 9000-10000 tons, and its length is approximately 1.4 km. It was planned that the train would be longer, but problems in the security system, sharp bends along the route and the steepness of the road did not allow it to be carried out. However, this train is the longest in India © Youtube Screenshot
The Ghan train in Australia is the only train on the list carrying people. It runs between localities such as Darwin and Adelaide. Its route is 2,979 kilometers and takes about 54 hours on the way. © Commons.wikimedia.org
The Mauritanian Train du Desert (“Desert Train”), 2 km long, has been transporting iron ore across the Sahara since 1963, with a one-way journey of 704 km. For Mauritanians, this train is the only way to get to remote areas of the country. © Commons.wikimedia.org