South Africa tests 7.6-kilometre freight train in bid to break world record

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South African state-owned logistics company Transnet has tested a 7.6-kilometre freight train made up of 696 empty wagons. The train travelled 860 kilometres from Saldanha Bay to an inland iron ore mine as part of an attempt to break the 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.