World Record Breaking Train - South-Africa (Longest & Heaviest Train in the World)

In 1989 the world`s longest and heaviest trains in the world.
These 41,400 tonnes total mass, 3780 metres (2.36 miles) long trains, that use 8 locomotives and 342 wagons, are the longest production trains in the world.
The Sishen-Saldanha Railway Line, also known as the Ore Export Line, is an 861 kilometres (535 mi) long heavy haul railway line in South Africa. It connects iron ore mines near Sishen in the Northern Cape with the port at Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape It is used primarily to transport iron ore and does not carry passenger traffic.
Operating 24/7, the ore quay at Saldanha has two berths where two vessels of 310 000 DWT can simultaneously berth at the iron ore jetty.
From arrival to departure - including piloting, berthing, loading, draft survey and de-berthing; an ore vessel carrying 170 000 tonnes will be in Saldanha Bay for just 24 hours. A vessel carrying 210 000 tonnes will spend 32 hours in the port, while a vessel carrying 240 000 tonnes of ore will be there for 48 hours.
Saldanha Bay Port is bigger than Durban, Cape Town’s Table Bay, Richards Bay and Port Elizabeth’s harbours combined.
Saldanha Port Operations submits an annual Environmental Report in line with the Global Reporting Initiative. It respects that it’s located in an ecologically sensitive area, and takes all measures possible to manage the area responsibly.
In 2011, 37 100 000 tons of iron ore was exported by Kumba from Saldanha Bay to customers in countries and regions around the world.

[@thulanizulu5782]

South Africa still holds the record because of the tough terrains and steep slopes these trains are traveling in with less than 8 locomotives

[@mamamarius]

Afraid not how records work...
This video is misleading...
Difference between record attempt trains and production trains.
Due to narrower track guage, SA cannot compete with pay loads of other railways.
Sishen-Saldanha is 2nd longest heavy haul line in the world.
The 375-wagon Mn trains were the longest production trains, but with low payload. The 348-wagon Fe trains are not the longest, but carry a 100t payload per wagon.

[@budgie8264]

Thanks Morne. Ek het op die lugremme. Dit is wat hulle genoem was gewerk. Hulle het na Richadsbaai geloop en het ses 34 600 class diesel engines gehad. Dit is klein as vergelyk word met hierdie train.

[@willemkotze2611]

South Africa use to have the record for the longest and heaviest train in the world, but that record was broken by the Australians.

[@juergenwolf956]

I presume you emigrated to Australia. :-)

[@ianmandy4820]

Wrong

[@greeneel6518]

African freight trains are longer than American and Australian freight trains

[@cbisme6414]

@@greeneel6518 you're wrong on that, the one in my state of Western Australia is, see for yourself ruclips.net/video/l3kQ4lgf9Mc/видео.html

[@timw6928]

@@greeneel6518 Australia smashed it 682 loaded wagons

[@hansventer1091]

Imagine having to wait for this at a level crossing!

[@innfield8836]

I can't imagine how powerful those locomotives must be to overcome all that inertia and get it moving from a standstill

[@lancearn7332]

The record was set on june 21, 2001 in western australia between newman and port headland, a distance of 275km (170 miles) and the train consisted of 682 loaded iron ore wagons and 8 GE AC6000 locomotives giving a gross weight of almost 100,000 tonnes and moved 82,262 tonnes of ore, the train was 7.353 km (4.568 miles).
The Port Hedland Port operations can berth 15 x 300,000 + DWT ships.
Fact check..

[@PepperSquad]

It says it was the longest and heaviest in 1989 in the description

[@cbisme6414]

@Lance ARN you beat me to it 👍 I was going to say the same about our West Aussies trains 🐨🇦🇺 ruclips.net/video/l3kQ4lgf9Mc/видео.html

[@deepblueacc]

Gross weight, SA is still the winner.

[@cat793cdumpy]

@@deepblueacc How can 41,000 tons gross weight be a winner against 99,000 tons gross weight.

[@kevinrichards3288]

Wow! That is some train.

[@juergenwolf956]

Right this was in 1989 and still now one of the longest trains

[@dkboss5668]

Very unique Locomotive combination Diesel-electric plus Electric traction.

[@nigelslade5276]

And it's on 3ft 6in gauge

[@sontungle2641]

Yep

[@yashwardhanmishra1863]

Meanwhile Indian sheshanag and python freight hold my beer 🍻

[@thulanizulu5782]

How heavy was the record breaking train from Australia?? because despite of it being the longest but it couldn't match this with the weight

[@cat793cdumpy]

It was almost 100 thousand tons.

[@REDDOT-STUDIOS-ZW]

what the Fish!!!😂

[@hokutosei.hershey-ho.high-8203]

7.302M~

[@Sir66Hugh]

LIGHTWEIGHT!

[@thulanizulu5782]

Iron Ore can't be lightweight

[@tebogodiphoko467]

You are mad

[@trustmeiamfromjamshedpur2676]

Watch in 2X speed

[@RDC_Autosports]

wonder what the power bill looks like

[@tomdunn1254]

I worked there (Coallink Empangeni) 1979 to 2000. One train uses the same amount of electricity than the average medium size town (like Vryheid) uses in 3 months. Those days we ran up to 21 trains per day. I don't know what the situation is now.

[@tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208]

@@tomdunn1254 wow

[@mamamarius]

Luckily the loaded leg is mostly downhill and the electric locomotives can regen. Runs on 50kV

[@mamamarius]

@@tomdunn1254 this is the Ore line, not the coal line

[@siyabongaquvane6954]

Where is this place in south African

[@francoisbezuidenhout4638]

It runs between Shishen in the NCape, where the iron ore is mined, to Saldanha Bay on the West Coast where it is exported from.

[@tendaimtizva6404]

Which province is it

[@thulanizulu5782]

Saldana Bay

[@NoBody-ht1oh]

Wrong wrong wrong

[@shortsvideo48572]

May be 300 dibba

[@scpmr]

И это метровая (1067 мм) колея.

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

Lol not even close

[@timsimulations654]

The power comes directly from the national grid.

[@madam94]

Train

[@rynierlock8091]

Poes lang slang

[@6380BAN]

342 vagões, 2 locomotivas + 2 locomotivas + 1 locomotiva + 1 locomotiva!

[@mamamarius]

It now runs with 348 wagons

[@ggt145]

6:37 ​@@mamamarius