Longer, faster, heavier is the mantra that many in the heavy haul railway sector live by. Technological advancements have been critical to steady improvements in performance and safety over the past 60 years. Kevin Smith charts these and considers the challenges facing heavy haul as it embraces digitalisation.
Railway heavyweights continue to tip the scales
Longer, faster, heavier is the mantra that many in the heavy haul railway sector live by. Technological advancements have been critical to steady improvements in performance and safety over the past 60 years. Kevin Smith charts these and considers the challenges facing heavy haul as it embraces digitalisation.
Advances in technology has helped South Africa’s Transnet to operate some of the longest trains in the world. Photo: David Gubler
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