A freight train in South Africa may have broken a world record after pulling 696 wagons in one go on Sunday, 18 October.
The train was about 7.6 kilometres long. That’s roughly how far most people could walk in an hour and a half.
It was run by Transnet Freight Rail, which runs South Africa’s goods trains for the government. A freight train carries goods rather than passengers.
The train travelled from Saldanha to the Northern Cape on the Iron Ore Export Line. Iron ore is a type of rock that contains iron, which is used to make steel.
The current Guinness World Record for the longest freight train was set in Australia in 2001, by a train with 682 wagons that was about 7.4 kilometres long. That means the South African train had 14 more wagons.
As well as chasing the record, the company wanted to learn more about designing trains, driving them and how well they perform.
Russell Baatjies, the company’s chief executive, said the real value was in “the technical knowledge and operational insights gained” from the trip.
Guinness World Records will now look at evidence from the journey before deciding whether the record is official.
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Headline: Tērā Pea he Rekoata ā-Ao tā tētahi Tereina Nui o Āwherika ki te Tonga
Tērā pea kua takahia e tētahi tereina utanga i Āwherika ki te Tonga tētahi rekoata o te ao, i a ia e tō ana i ngā kāta e 696 i te haerenga kotahi, i te Rātapu, 18 Oketopa.
Tata ki te 7.6 kiromita te roa o te tereina. Koinā te tawhiti ka taea e te nuinga o te tangata te hīkoi i te kotahi hāora me te haurua.
Nā Transnet Freight Rail te tereina i whakahaere, ko te kamupene e whakahaere ana i ngā tereina utanga o Āwherika ki te Tonga mō te kāwanatanga. Ka kawe te tereina utanga i ngā taonga, kaua i ngā kaihihi.
I haere te tereina mai i Saldanha ki te Northern Cape mā te Iron Ore Export Line. He momo kōhatu te iron ore he rino kei roto, ā, ka whakamahia te rino hei hanga steel.
I whakatūria te rekoata Guinness World Records o nāianei mō te tereina utanga roa rawa i Ahitereiria i te tau 2001, e tētahi tereina e 682 ōna kāta, tata ki te 7.4 kiromita te roa. Nō reira, 14 atu anō ngā kāta o te tereina o Āwherika ki te Tonga.
Hāunga te whai i te rekoata, i hiahia hoki te kamupene ki te ako anō mō te hoahoa tereina, te taraiwa tereina, me te pai o tā rātou mahi.
I kī a Russell Baatjies, te tumu whakarae o te kamupene, ko te tino painga kei “te mātauranga hangarau me ngā māramatanga whakahaere” i riro mai i te haerenga.
Ka tirohia ināianei e Guinness World Records ngā taunakitanga o te haerenga, i mua i tā rātou whakatau mēnā he rekoata mana tēnei.
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