A standard goods carriage frame built for the Barsi Light Railway in 1897
...that the 202-mile long (325 km) 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gaugeBarsi Light Railway used standardized frames on its goods rolling stock and was an early adopter of superelevation in its track curves in an effort to maximise the loads that could be carried?
...that in December 1866, Aldersgate Street station, now known as Barbican station, was the site of the first accident to include multiple passengers on the underground network?
A passenger train of the Barbados Railway
...that passenger service on the Barbados Railway was suspended after derailments occurred in the railway's first week of operations, with railway officials referring to the previous services as trial runs?
View of Bangor station from above one of the two nearby tunnels in 1961
...that in the middle of the 20th century, there were nine separate through routes at Bangor railway station in Wales?
Trains at Banbury station in 1963
...that with most cross country services in Britain passing through Banbury in the 20th century, Banbury railway station, originally known as Banbury Bridge Street station, occupied one of the most strategic and important locations in the entire rail network?
Tram tracks at Bamberg station in 1908
...that from 1897 to 1922, the forecourt of Bamberg station was the main hub of Bambergtrams, which was served by three of the four lines of the network?
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station at the corner of 6th Street & Constitution Avenue in Washington shortly before the station's demolition in 1908
The northern end of the platform at Axminster station in 2006 showing the now disused extension and narrow walkway under the road bridge
...that until a late 1980s rebuilding project at Axminster railway station that extended the platform southwards, passengers had to pass beneath a narrow bridge arch to reach the 1930s extension at the north end of the site?
An artist's depiction of the first train arriving in Exmouth in 1861
...that merchants in Exeter, England, held a meeting to discuss the possibility of building a railway connection from Exmouth to the city, which would eventually become the Avocet Line, as early as 1825?
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