The length of a train is measured by the number of cars that are attached to a locomotive, and depends on many factors. First of all, it is the relief of the road, carrying capacity, traction force of the locomotive. Many companies have long used long trains to minimize transportation costs. In our review, there are such record holders, and in the end we find out what is the longest train in the world, and you can estimate their length in the photos presented.
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"Ghan." Australia
We start the journey on the Ghan train, which runs between the Australian cities of Darwin and Adelaide, and is intended for passenger traffic.
On some days, a train of 99 wagons is launched. With this coupling, the length of the train is 1 kilometer 200 meters. But usually in the composition of 16-25 cars.
And the longest train carrying passengers received its name from camelers from South Africa, who in the 80s of the XIX century explored this area of Australia with the help of a train. And although it is shorter in length than all the other trains in the rating, TheBiggest editors have included it in the list anyway, because it is the undisputed leader in terms of length among passenger trains.
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"Maruti." India
This long train began to run along the roads of India in 2011, and the number of wagons is 118 with a cargo capacity of 9-10 thousand tons. The length of the train is about 1.4 kilometers.
With such a load-carrying capacity, the Maturi speed is not more than 50 kilometers per hour. He carries goods between Busaval and Bilaspur, and pulls the composition of 4 locomotives.
Note that this is the longest train not only in India, but throughout the Southeast Asian region.
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Daqing Railways. China
In fact, electric trains with a capacity of 10 MV run along these roads, which transport coal cars. They belong to the compositions of a large coal mining company, and are capable of transporting up to 20,000 tons of goods.
New modifications of Chinese electric locomotives allow you to reach speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour. The largest railway line in the North of China is operated by a joint-stock company, and they opened the road in the mid-80s of the last century.
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Commodity trains in Karazhas. Brazil
South America also has railways that can service long trains. The length of the railways in the Brazilian province of Carajas is almost 900 kilometers.
Unlike other roads in the world, both freight and passenger trains run on it. Among the many trains on it moves the largest in Brazil, consisting of 330 cars. The length of the composition does not reach the mark of 4 kilometers. For traffic safety, speed in some sections of the road is limited to 40 kilometers per hour.
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S-400 Association of American Roads. USA
Rail transport in the United States is of great economic importance, and is mainly carried out by private companies.
The S-400, which runs on American railways and can pull 180 wagons, is today one of the largest locomotives in the world. In addition, it uses one of the best security systems that allows you to apply emergency braking, and also prevents the rollover of cars in corners. The length of this composition is about 2.1 km.
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Trains of radio distribution energy. South Africa
In 1976, a railway began to operate in South Africa, providing transportation of iron ore from mining mines to their destinations. Initially, it was one branch of the road with many pockets so that the trains could miss each other.
Now electric locomotives are capable of pulling 342 cars with a total load of 4,200 tons. The speed of an electric locomotive with such a load does not exceed 60 kilometers per hour. In the 90s, they also conducted a second track, which made the road more efficient.
An electric locomotive pulling 342 cars will have a train length of about 4.1 km.
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Bunk container trains. Canada
In order to optimize transportation in Canada, bunker container ships began to be used, which are transported by several electric locomotives.
Designers managed to evenly distribute the load, significantly reducing energy consumption. Today, these structures have improved, thanks to this their length is 4,200 meters, and the carrying capacity of 180 thousand tons.
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BHP Billiton Train Australia
The longest train is under the jurisdiction of an Australian mining company. He runs the Mount Newman Railroad. It is noteworthy, but only private companies licensed to transport ore can use this route.
On average, these trains consist of 250 cars, but since 2001 an additional 432 cars have been attached to it. And now there are 682 cars in the train. Thus, the train running between the Yandi and Port Hedland mines is the largest train and one of the heaviest, capable of transporting 82 thousand tons of ore using eight locomotives. And its length was 7,353 meters.
Finally
As you can see, the champions among the trains perform various functions and carry different cargoes, and in Australia even passengers. In Russia, for example, the longest train in 1986 transported coal from Kuzbass, and its length was 6,500 meters, and the total mass of the cargo was more than 43 thousand tons. Of course, the speed of such mega-trains is not the fastest, but they are undoubted champions in the number of cars and load capacity.
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Article author: Valery Skiba
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its initial publication in October 2017.