How Fast Is Freight Train?

Heavy freight trains cruise at 80 km/h. The longest ever — Australia's BHP iron-ore train — was 7.3 km long, weighed 99,734 tonnes, and took several minutes just to pass a single point.

A loaded freight train requires up to 2 km of track to come to a complete stop — far longer than a passenger driver can plan around at level crossings.

• Same as motorway driving
• Longest train: 7.3 km long