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Did you like the video and want to support? Click on THANK YOU. ???? Join the Integrando Conhecimento club: / @integrandoconhecimento ------ This train will make a 704 km journey in the Sahara desert, with temperatures reaching 48 degrees. We are in Mauritania, and it is transporting iron ore, which was extracted from mines in the Zouerate region. Its destination is the port in the city of Nouadhibou. A 20-hour journey. To make the most of the long journey, as many wagons as possible are connected, with the train being able to reach 2 and a half kilometers in length, one of the longest in the world, and pulling more than 17 thousand tons. Mauritania diesel train. References: https://sites.google.com/view/o-trem-... ------ Magdiel Schmitz, PhD in electrical engineering (UFSM). Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0915695672216496 Personal Instagram: / magdielschmitz Personal Twitter: / magdielschmitz Channel Instagram: / integrandoconhecimento Channel Twitter: / intconhecimento ----- 00:00 The Sahara train (Mauritania) 03:19 A locomotive for the desert 5:52 The Mauritania railway 07:55 Trains vs trucks 10:37 Closing