Trainspotting: a Day in Saldanha

South Africa's world record train. (1989): http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/ar... The longest production trains on Earth operate between Sishen in the Northern Cape and Saldanha in the Western Cape, South Africa. These trains transport iron ore from the mines in Sishen to Saldanha Steel (mother company: Mittal Steel South Africa) and to the port of Saldanha for export. A few other ore and mineral trains also run on this line. Locomotives and their general duties on this stretch: class 34GE : shunting (used to run in consist until replaced by class 43GE's) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A... class 35GE: shunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A... class 43GE : runs in consist to help with traction between electric substations where maximum torque for acceleration may be limited for the electric locomotives, (depending on the line current). These diesel locomotives also haul other, lighter trains such as the manganese ore train in the video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A... class 15E : 50 kvAC electric locomotive provides the most traction power for the OREX heavy-haul trains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A...