This article is about car count or vehicle length. For the trains with the longest routes, see Longest train services.
Mauritania Railway iron ore train at the station in Nouadhibou.
The length of a train may be measured in number of wagons (for bulk loads such as coal and iron ore) or in metres for general freight. Train lengths and loads on electrified railways, especially lower voltage 3000 V DC and 1500 V DC, are limited by traction and power considerations. Drawgear and couplings can also be a limiting factor, along with curves, gradients and crossing loop lengths.
Very long freight trains with a total length of 3 km (1.9 mi) or more are possible with the advent of distributed power, or additional locomotive units between or behind long chains of freight cars (referred to as a "consist"). Additional locomotive units enable much longer, heavier loads without the increased risks of derailing that stem from the stress of pulling very long chains of train-cars around curves.
head of the train and two remote controlled SD70ACe locomotives as mid-train helpers. BHP used to run 44,500-tonne, 336-car long iron ore trains over 3 km...
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railroad cars, also known as wagons. Trains are designed to a certain gauge, or distance between rails. Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels...
express trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway Budget of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister. These trains were...
railway lines the trains run on and the trains themselves. In English, the trains are also known as the bullet train. The term bullet train (弾丸列車, dangan...
in 1912 and it started to be used in Germany for some heavy trains and some suburban trains in Berlin and Paris. In the 1930s, the Soviets improved on...
and one tractor. Early road trains consisted of traction engines pulling multiple wagons. The first identified road trains operated into South Australia's...
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freight trains are generally longer than passenger trains, with greater length improving efficiency. Maximum length varies widely by system. (See longest trains...
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Fderik, and ends at the port of Nouadhibou/Cansado. One of the world's longesttrains (up to 2.5 km long) runs here, with more than 200 wagons mainly transporting...
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convenient access to trains. Almost all stations have some form of platform, with larger stations having multiple platforms. The world's longest station platform...
This list of longest tunnels ranks tunnels that are at least 13 km (8.1 mi) long. Only continuous tunnels are included. Pipelines, even those that are...
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loop to accommodate trains travelling in opposite direction. Locations at which passengers only occasionally board or leave a train, sometimes consisting...
allow 2.5% to 4% because the trains must be strong and have many wheels with power to reach very high speeds. For freight trains, gradients should be as gentle...
have been hundreds of named passenger trains. Lists of these have been organized into geographical regions. Trains with numeric names are spelled out. For...
weight of the full train. This arrangement remains dominant for freight trains and is often used for passenger trains. A push–pull train has the end passenger...
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severe shortage of rolling stock, and so the trains operated simultaneously as passenger and goods trains. A contract was awarded to J. W. Wright for £53...
platforms, without steps inside the trains, requiring custom-made trains in order to minimize gaps between train and platform. They are typically integrated...
be self-propelled; self propelled passenger trains are known as multiple units or railcars. Passenger trains stop at stations or depots, where passengers...
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