Content overview: “South Africa's Transnet Freight Rail Sets New World Record with 4.7-Mile, 696-Car Train | ”. South Africa's state-owned freight operator Transnet Freight Rail has made history by running what is now the world's longest train, stretching an astonishing 4.7 miles and hauling 696 cars. The record-breaking consist was assembled to move manganese from the Northern Cape province to the Port of Sa South Africa's Transnet Freight Rail Sets New World Record with 4.7-Mile, 696-Car Train
South Africa's state-owned freight operator Transnet Freight Rail has made history by running what is now the world's longest train, stretching an astonishing 4.7 miles and hauling 696 cars. The record-breaking consist was assembled to move manganese from the Northern Cape province to the Port of Saldanha on the country's west coast, a key export route for the mineral. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.