- Who
- BHP, BHP Iron Ore
- What
- 7.353 kilometre(s)
- Where
- Australia ()
- When
The longest train ever was 7.353 km (4.57 miles or 24,123 ft 11.61 in) long, and consisted of 682 ore cars pushed by 8 powerful diesel-electric locomotives. Assembled by BHP Iron Ore, the train travelled 275 km (171 miles) from the company's Newman and Yandi mines to Port Hedland, Western Australia, on 21 June 2001.
