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April 19, 2021 | Freight

VR introduces 7000-tonne freight train

The 1km-long train has 80 wagons.

March 15, 2021 | Freight

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.

February 16, 2021 | Locomotives

LKAB appoints consultants for heavy-haul locomotive upgrade project

The locomotives haul iron-ore trains with axle loads of up to 32.5 tonnes in northern Sweden and Norway.

December 31, 2019 | Africa

Guinea heavy-haul freight locomotives ordered

WIN Alliance Guinea Railway awarded a contract to CRRC Qishuyan on December 25 for 14 3.28MW ac heavy-haul freight diesel locomotives.

October 25, 2019 | Freight

Transnet sets new record with 375-wagon train

TRANSNET, South Africa, broke its own record for operating the longest freight train, and set a new world record on October 24 when it ran a 375-wagon manganese train on the 861km Sishen - Saldanha heavy-haul line.

October 4, 2019 | Freight

China opens 1813km heavy-haul railway

CHINA's 1813.5km Haoji Railway - a north-south heavy-haul coal line - was officially opened on September 28.

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