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Aurizon runs longest coal train

Australian rail freight company Aurizon recently marked an historic milestone, running the longest train ever through its Central Queensland Coal Network (CQCN)

Ailbhe Goodbody
The average Aurizon train on the CQCN has around 100 wagons and a payload of about 8,500t of coal

The average Aurizon train on the CQCN has around 100 wagons and a payload of about 8,500t of coal

The 2.3km train had 136 wagons and carried 11,000t of coal through the Blackwater rail system to the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET). The ‘bedding’ coal is being used to establish the stockpiles...

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