Sishen Saldana Train
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Its a thing of beauty to see it in person
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@blazian1011 yeah it suck when the road crosses the line on a level crossing.... but its fun too basically you climb out and stretch your legs while you wait for it to pass.... we visit family in that area. had too act jaded when you experience something like that
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@zaphodTK yes....
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the mine must be doing well if the trains are that long! Thats a lotta ore going out!
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@deadzone4522 Iron ore my friend.On its way to Saldanha ore harbour and away to Japan.Yep,sucking our country dry...
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Actually its true but feel free to believe what you wish. FYI its spelt "believes".
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And nobody beleives you.
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Factually, this is the longest freight run in Africa. The 9e electric locos are fitted with toilets and cooking facilities. Small motorcycles are provided for the crew to run inspections of the full length of the train which can be up to 7 kms in length!
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heh I think Australia beat this record
The train shown here has 216 wagon however in August 1989 three trains were joined together, with 9 electric and 7 seven diesel locomotives to create a train that was 7.3km long and travelled 861km from Sishen to Saldana in South Africa
kpscheffel 5 years ago