I'm not a train person, so I'll have to admit when I see a train that long I think of what it has to be like sitting behind the dingers waiting for the thing to pass. LoL.
Amazing how things have improved with rail transportation as i remember seeing the Leigh Creek Coal Trains during the early 1950s being hauled by doubled headed T Class steam engines and with a dozen or so open gondolas in trail.That was on N.G and on a different route of course..Great video for sure.
Those Australian coal trains may be 156 cars long the USA coal trains are only 125 cars but out weigh the Australian trains. One USA 125 car train is well over 17000 tons!
I think you'll find heavier cars than this in the Hunter...
This isn't the longest train in the world, nor the heaviest, both of those are the one train in Western Australia, 682 cars long and weighs over 100 000t
@Scrige It is the longest and heaviest HEAD END POWER train in the world. Yes the pilbara trains are bigger but have mid and end train units. I may be wrong but I'm fairly certain that the 682 wagon train was a one-off test train and does not operate in normal revenue service. These normal trains are around 200 odd cars and around 30,000t approx.
Very Good, different seeing V544 on the front of the 82's,I heard that 8229 went over your way after those two rail workers got Killed at Singleton here in the HunterValley.our mate had the job at cleaning the locos & wagons after the accident.V544 is also another Local built loco only 5 minutes up the road from us where we do our Video's & Photography.
No worries mate,Yes sad for the families & work mates,I heard that 8229 was out over here afterwards but was 2nd unit etc,then the next I heard it was in S.A.,Anyway mate keep them coming,I added some of brother inlaws & my chase of the first MZ1443 up to Mt George here in NSW.Look up MZ1443,Cheers;MZ1428
The coal trains i take from williamson wv to portsmouth oh are on average about 230 to 260 cars long.
ecyob100 5 months ago
The Load on the Draw gear must be phenominal, where are the two remote Loco's in the middle?
GH700v 8 months ago
@GH700v No Head end only
mt14l 6 months ago
Wow. No pushers!!
MegaFred55 1 year ago
I'm not a train person, so I'll have to admit when I see a train that long I think of what it has to be like sitting behind the dingers waiting for the thing to pass. LoL.
FallingandRunning 1 year ago
Been to Leigh creek saw this love it! Thanks for posting
p0pupt0aster 2 years ago
fukn american wankers think they've got the best. i live in the hunter valley we also have the largest coal loading port in the world,
sr20rodeo 2 years ago
Amazing how things have improved with rail transportation as i remember seeing the Leigh Creek Coal Trains during the early 1950s being hauled by doubled headed T Class steam engines and with a dozen or so open gondolas in trail.That was on N.G and on a different route of course..Great video for sure.
ufn489 3 years ago
Those Australian coal trains may be 156 cars long the USA coal trains are only 125 cars but out weigh the Australian trains. One USA 125 car train is well over 17000 tons!
sp4439 3 years ago
I think you'll find heavier cars than this in the Hunter...
This isn't the longest train in the world, nor the heaviest, both of those are the one train in Western Australia, 682 cars long and weighs over 100 000t
Scrige 3 years ago
@Scrige It is the longest and heaviest HEAD END POWER train in the world. Yes the pilbara trains are bigger but have mid and end train units. I may be wrong but I'm fairly certain that the 682 wagon train was a one-off test train and does not operate in normal revenue service. These normal trains are around 200 odd cars and around 30,000t approx.
turnbs 1 year ago
A train nearly 2 miles long! Sweet!!
MrKipps1 3 years ago
wow
thetool96 3 years ago
170 boggies
akhiltanwar 3 years ago
you mean bogies? - boggies is when your car is stuck in the mud
mt14l 3 years ago
Very Good, different seeing V544 on the front of the 82's,I heard that 8229 went over your way after those two rail workers got Killed at Singleton here in the HunterValley.our mate had the job at cleaning the locos & wagons after the accident.V544 is also another Local built loco only 5 minutes up the road from us where we do our Video's & Photography.
Keep em coming.
MZ1428 4 years ago
Thanks for the feedback - didn't realise the link to the Hunter Valley Accident - very sad.
mt14l 4 years ago
No worries mate,Yes sad for the families & work mates,I heard that 8229 was out over here afterwards but was 2nd unit etc,then the next I heard it was in S.A.,Anyway mate keep them coming,I added some of brother inlaws & my chase of the first MZ1443 up to Mt George here in NSW.Look up MZ1443,Cheers;MZ1428
MZ1428 4 years ago
Very nice! Those trains are pretty similar to US trains as far as I can see. That sure is long.
meyer8400 4 years ago