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August 2011

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A Tōyoko Line 5050 series EMU in 2017
A Tōyoko Line 5050 series EMU in 2017
Mallet locomotive of the former Bône-Guelma railway in Tunisia
Mallet locomotive of the former Bône-Guelma railway in Tunisia
  • ...that the network now operated by Tunisian Railways is primarily standard gauge in the north and metre gauge in the south due to the concessions that were granted for railway construction and operation in the late 19th century?
Ttukseom Resort Station in 2007
Ttukseom Resort Station in 2007
A TAP machine at a Los Angeles metro station in 2008
A TAP machine at a Los Angeles metro station in 2008
The traction substation at Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2009
The traction substation at Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2009
Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway 8500 series EMU in 2008
Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway 8500 series EMU in 2008
The platforms and tracks of Thrissur station in 2010
The platforms and tracks of Thrissur station in 2010
  • ...that Thrissur Railway Station, which was opened in 1902, is the busiest railway station in the Indian state of Kerala in terms of number of trains with an average of 55 pairs of trains serving the station every day?
The former station and goods shed at Thames in 2010
The former station and goods shed at Thames in 2010
TCDD multiple unit E8030 at Sirkeci Station, Istanbul, in 2008
TCDD multiple unit E8030 at Sirkeci Station, Istanbul, in 2008
Platform 1 of Tanjung Malim railway station in 2007
Platform 1 of Tanjung Malim railway station in 2007
The platforms and tracks of Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station in 2007
The platforms and tracks of Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station in 2007
The tracks, platforms and station building of Swastika railway station in 2006
The tracks, platforms and station building of Swastika railway station in 2006
Northern Rail Class 158 emerges from Summit Tunnel southern portal in 2008
Northern Rail Class 158 emerges from Summit Tunnel southern portal in 2008
VBZ Cobra tram on the second stage of the Glattalbahn just before the Glattbrugg Unterriet stop in 2009
VBZ Cobra tram on the second stage of the Glattalbahn just before the Glattbrugg Unterriet stop in 2009
SP 9010 undergoing restoration work in 2010
SP 9010 undergoing restoration work in 2010
SAR Class 12AR 1540 at Kaserne in 1981
SAR Class 12AR 1540 at Kaserne in 1981
NMBS/SNCB Class 77 number 7870 in 2007
NMBS/SNCB Class 77 number 7870 in 2007
Preserved F 621 at the Swedish Railway Museum in 2004
Preserved F 621 at the Swedish Railway Museum in 2004
  • ...that when the production F class electric locomotives were delivered to Swedish State Railways in the 1940s, they differed from the three prototype units that had been trialled by only having two instead of three front windows, though the first three were later rebuilt?
Two diesel locomotives of Norfolk Southern Railroad with high short hoods in 1987
Two diesel locomotives of Norfolk Southern Railroad with high short hoods in 1987
  • ...that many diesel locomotive models were originally designed with a short hood the full height of the locomotive (a high short hood) which provided extra equipment room and was often used to house a steam generator?
Entrance to the Shenyang Metro's Qingnian Dajie station in 2010
Entrance to the Shenyang Metro's Qingnian Dajie station in 2010
  • ...that although several other metro systems were opened in Chinese cities, the Shenyang Metro was proposed as early as 1940 when a Japanese company planned a 52-kilometre (32 mi) long metro network for the city?
Map of the Severn bridge and railways in 1946
Map of the Severn bridge and railways in 1946
The Tomamu & Sahoro Express on the Sekishō Line in 1989
The Tomamu & Sahoro Express on the Sekishō Line in 1989
Map of the proposed network as of 2009
Map of the proposed network as of 2009
Sassari Tram at Sassari railway station in 2009
Sassari Tram at Sassari railway station in 2009
The platforms of Santa Apolónia Station in 2006
The platforms of Santa Apolónia Station in 2006
The former platform of Sandsfoot Castle railway station in 2008
The former platform of Sandsfoot Castle railway station in 2008
N700-7000 series Shinkansen, like those now used in Sakura service, on a test run in 2009
N700-7000 series Shinkansen, like those now used in Sakura service, on a test run in 2009
Saemaul DHC-PP DMU with new Korail CI colour in 2007
Saemaul DHC-PP DMU with new Korail CI colour in 2007
  • ...that before the introduction of the KTX express trains in 2004, Saemaeul were the fastest class of trains in South Korea, making the journey from Seoul to Busan in less than 5 hours?