It was by far the longest railway ever constructed at the time.

The town boundaries include a 12 Km long railway.

A long railway cutting runs past the village.

By 1870 it was the longest railway in the world.

When completed, the line was the longest double-track railway in the world.

It is the longest railway financed by an enterprise in China.

It had built one of the longest logging railways in the world to serve its sawmill at Mulobezi.

This 750mm gauge, 43,3 km long railway was opened in 1908.

And to help exploit the valuable gas resource, a new 325-mile long railway opened last year.

In 1877 a 3-mile long narrow-gage railway using horse-drawn tramcars was built around the rapids.