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As the only rail freight corridor between Western Australia and the eastern states, the line is economically and strategically important. The railway includes the world's longest section of completely straight track. The inaugural passenger train service was known as the Great Western Express; later, it became the Trans-Australian.
A BNSF train of loaded well cars (or double-stack cars) at Caliente, California, United States. A Canadian National Railway double-stack container train.. 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) – United States – a June 2024 third-party study over 10 days in Arizona found that Union Pacific routinely runs intermodal trains of more than 5,500 m (18,000 ft) in length, of which the longest was a 6,100-metre ...
On 21 June 2001, the line broke the world record for the heaviest train as well as the longest train when a train weighing 99,734 tons and formed of 682 wagons ran for 275 kilometres between Yandi and Port Hedland. The train was 7.3 kilometres long, carried 82,000 tons of iron ore, and was hauled by eight GE AC6000CW locomotives. [6] [7]
Freight transport volumes by mode (billion tonne-kilometres) [12] Including the mining railways, in 2015–16, there were 413.5 billion tonne kilometres of freight moved by rail. Overall railway freight in Australia is dominated by bulk freight, primarily iron ore and coal.
Had passenger and freight lines, see Rail transport in Jordan: 400 Kiribati: Had industrial lines 296 Lebanon: Had from 1890 until 1970 (future projects to build a railway from Tyr to Tripoli) 422 Libya: 1912 to 1965 (peak length of 399 km [15]); (network under construction in 2008–2011, but works stopped, see Libyan Railways) 434 Malta
The train was 7.3 kilometres (4.536 miles) long and carried 82,000 tonnes (81,000 long tons; 90,000 short tons) of iron ore. [6] The record still stands as of 2023. These are the only AC6000CWs that were exported outside of the United States. They are the most powerful locomotives to have operated in Australia. [7]
A three-trailer livestock road train in Australia An early road train at Alice Springs on the way to Tennant Creek, c. 1938–1948 A diesel road train in Alice Springs, c. 1938–1939. A road train, also known as a land train or long combination vehicle (LCV) is a semi-trailer used to move road freight more efficiently than single-trailer semi ...
JR Freight Class EF200: JR Freight — Hitachi: 1990– Electric Bo'Bo'Bo' 100.8 tonnes (111 short tons) 261 kilonewtons (58,643 lbf) 6,000 kilowatts (8,046 hp) Most powerful single-frame narrow-gauge locomotive in series production [when?]. Korail Class 8500: Korail: 8501-8587 Hyundai Rotem: 2012-2014 Electric Co'Co' 132 tonnes (146 short tons)