Longest trains

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This is a list of the longest trains in the world. The length of a train may be measured in number of wagons (for bulk loads such as coal and iron ore) or in metres for general freight.

Contents 1 Bulk Cargo 2 General Cargo 3 Special Test Runs 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Bulk Cargo

• Australia
  • Fortescue - 32,320T - iron ore
  • Queensland Railways - coal

• Brazil

• Mauritania - 3km ^[1]

• South Africa

[edit] General Cargo

• United States

• Canada

• 1800m - Australia - Parkes - Perth - Adelaide - Darwin
• 1500m - Australia - Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane

[edit] Special Test Runs

• BHP Run on 21 June 2001, comprising 682 wagons and hauled by eight diesel-electric locomotives with a total length of 7.353km on the 275km iron ore railway to Port Hedland in Western Australia ^[2]

[edit] See also

• Heaviest trains

[edit] References