The world’s longest and heaviest train ran on Jun 21st
2001 between Newman and Port Hedland which holds the Guinness record with train
length 7.353 Kms and 99,732.1 Tonnes.
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| World's Longest Train with length 7.353 Kms |
Newman a small isolated town, located about 1186 km north of
Perth and 9 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn, is a town in the Pilbara
region. it is a modern mining town with suburban-style homes providing a stark
contrast to the surrounding reddish arid desert area.
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| Newman to Port Hedland Map |
A privately-owned railway, the Mount Newman railway, was
constructed linking it to Port Hedland which itself was upgraded to handle
shipment of the ore to the world market. The ore trains are typically over 2 km
long. The train consists of following configuration
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| Train Configuration |
The train design was obtained by using the computer
generated train simulator to estimate the optimum train configuration based on
the load. The journey initially started 4.40 mins late due to defective couple
in the track. Later on two additional locomotives used for an about 1 km to top
of the uphill. This entire train journey was operated by BHP. Usually BHP
operates 9 loaded trains per day. Particularly for this train LOCO Trail 3 technologies
were used which can control the remote power distribution in other locomotive
which are connected in between the cars. It transmits the electronics signals
from the front and top
locomotive.
Total
Length of the train:
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7.353
Kms
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Total
Wagons
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682
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Gross
mass:
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99,732.1 Tonnes
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Total
mass excluding locomotives:
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98164.5 Tonnes
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Total
Distance travelled:
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276 Kms
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Total
running time:
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10 Hours 4 minutes
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Locomotive
Model:
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General Electric Ac6000 CW
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Locomotive
Engine Power:
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4474Kw
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Fuel
Capacity:
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20820 litres
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