South Africa tests 7.6-kilometre freight train in bid to break world record
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South Africa's state-owned logistics company Transnet says it has tested the world's longest freight train. Measuring 7.6 kilometres and made up of 696 empty wagons, the train travelled 860 kilometres from Saldanha Bay to an inland iron ore mine.
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South Africa tests 7.6-kilometre freight train in bid to break world record
South Africa's state-owned logistics company Transnet says it has tested the world's longest freight train. Measuring 7.6 kilometres and made up of 696 empty wagons, the train travelled 860 kilometres from Saldanha Bay to an inland iron ore mine.