A 2012 view along the Central Line at West Ruislip station, to where this track ends
...that due to the original scheme to continue the extension to Denham, the Central line tracks at West Ruislip station continue for a short distance beyond the station before ending at buffers?
One of West Penn Railways' interurban cars in 1891
The western end of the high level platforms at West Ham station in 2014
...that West Ham station was built with four platforms and served in that configuration from its 1901 opening until it was damaged by bombs in World War II?
Postcard of trains at Concord Junction station circa 1910
...that by the 1890s, Concord Junction, which is now West Concord station, was a busier village center than Concord itself, with 125 trains stopping per day?
A preserved West Clare Railway at Moyasta station in 2009
...that in 1945 Local campaigners urged that the 3 ft (914 mm) gaugeWest Clare Railway, which was the last operating narrow gauge passenger system in Ireland when it closed in 1961, be converted to the standard Irish gauge of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)?
The facade of West Chicago station in 2009
...that the city of West Chicago contributed $25,000 from the city's capital projects fund to alter the modern architectural style of Metra's West Chicago station to a vintage, 19th-century look?
The Underground tracks and platforms at West Brompton station in 2006
...that Arthur M. Wellington, who was chief engineer for several 19th century railroads North America, is credited as the originator of the saying "An engineer can do for a dollar what any fool can do for two"?
...that in 1904 the London-bound Ocean Mails pulled by 3700 ClassNo. 3440 City of Truro was timed at 102.3 mph (164.6 km/h) on its descent of Wellington Bank, but to preserve their reputation for safety, Great Western Railway allowed only the overall timings for the run to be put into print?
Preserved locomotive No. 86 that ran on the Tramway until 1966, seen at the Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in 2010
Preserved E2E No 1 at Freilassing Locomotive World, Germany, in 2009
...that a pair of SwissE2Eelectric locomotives built in 1899 and formerly operated by Burgdorf Thun Bahn are the oldest preserved three phase locomotives designed for full service operation?
NZR A class No. 428 at Frog Rock on the Weka Pass Railway in 2017
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