on a 15.5 mile journey, to mark 175 years of swiss railways. the guinness world records validated the result for the longest passenger train ever to complete a journey. the train even generated energy that s being used in people people s homes. we had also to explore in a way this energy to the public electricity network, so that, yes, i don t know, somebody maybe was able to cook something while watching this wonderful train. and for the lucky 150 passengers on board, there were spectacular views on a route that spiralled through a part of the alps listed as a unesco world heritage site. the headlines on bbc news.
rolling through the swiss alps, the world s longest ever passenger train. the 100 coach train is 1.2 miles long and over the weekend, it set a new world record. seven drivers were needed to complete the attempt, all working in lockstep with one another. families and train enthusiasts alike lined the route, which passed over viaducts and through mountain tunnels on a 15.5 mile journey, to mark 175 years of swiss railways. the guinness world records validated the result for the longest passenger train ever to complete a journey. the train even generated energy that s being used in people s homes. we had also to export in a way this energy to the public electricity network, so that, yes, i don t know, somebody maybe was able to cook
Train company Rhaetian Railway has claimed the record with its 100-carriage-long convoy spanning 1.91 kilometres, which went on a spectacular trip through the Swiss Alps.
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