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July 2008

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WAB 794 on its first excursion after restoration
WAB 794 on its first excursion after restoration
LNER 4-6-0 Class B12 no. 61572 on the North Norfolk Railway
LNER 4-6-0 Class B12 no. 61572 on the North Norfolk Railway
Preserved Haifa East station building at the Israel Railway Museum
Preserved Haifa East station building at the Israel Railway Museum
Mala Rijeka Viaduct
Mala Rijeka Viaduct
An Australian-built G26C locomotive
An Australian-built G26C locomotive
E 18 24 and 31 during an exhibition in Weimar, Germany (2003)
E 18 24 and 31 during an exhibition in Weimar, Germany (2003)
XP2004 in the current CountryLink livery at Sydney Terminal
XP2004 in the current CountryLink livery at Sydney Terminal
Railbus 79964 at York Railfest
Railbus 79964 at York Railfest
Map of the Northeast Corridor
Map of the Northeast Corridor
Tågkompaniet train type El16 24, Sundsvall, Sweden
Tågkompaniet train type El16 24, Sundsvall, Sweden
Location of Sierra Leone in Africa
Location of Sierra Leone in Africa
Class 323, no. 323209 waiting at Birmingham New Street
Class 323, no. 323209 waiting at Birmingham New Street
New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Julius Vogel
New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Julius Vogel
Narrow gauge diesel train Zagreb-Samobor
Narrow gauge diesel train Zagreb-Samobor
  • ...that Croatia's 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) narrow gauge Samoborček railway between Zagreb and Samobor, closed in 1979 and later dismantled, is to be replaced with a new standard gauge line connecting to the Croatian Railways network?
Electric locomotive with "Sibelius" train (St. Petersburg, Russia - Helsinki, Finland)
Electric locomotive with "Sibelius" train (St. Petersburg, Russia - Helsinki, Finland)
Atmospheric Railway remnants at Didcot Railway Centre
Atmospheric Railway remnants at Didcot Railway Centre
Onehunga Branch, August 2004
Onehunga Branch, August 2004
Liverpool Road railway station, Manchester
Liverpool Road railway station, Manchester
TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram, Tianjin
TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram, Tianjin
MF Storegut
MF Storegut
Gerald and Betty Ford on a whistle stop tour in Michigan in 1976
Gerald and Betty Ford on a whistle stop tour in Michigan in 1976
  • ...that the open platform of an observation car was often used on whistle stop tours by those campaigning for public office to make speeches, or as a stage for famous personalities such as members of a royal family or film stars to greet well-wishers and fans during public tours?
Charles Yerkes
Charles Yerkes
Marylander route map
Marylander route map
Abandoned wooden trestle bridge on the Wonthaggi line at Kilcunda beach
Abandoned wooden trestle bridge on the Wonthaggi line at Kilcunda beach
  • ...that the former Wonthaggi railway line in Australia was built so rapidly that the 30-mile (48 km) line, authorised in December 1909, carried its first coal train in February 1910?
ADtranz DE2000 locomotive of Hellenic Railways Organization
ADtranz DE2000 locomotive of Hellenic Railways Organization
New Orleans Union Station in 1900
New Orleans Union Station in 1900