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November 2006

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Diagram of Meyer articulation
Diagram of Meyer articulation
The platforms on the bridge at Blackfriars station
The platforms on the bridge at Blackfriars station
200 Series Shinkansen
200 Series Shinkansen
  • ...that although the 200 Series Shinkansen trains in Japan were built to resemble the earlier 0 Series Shinkansen trains, the 200 Series were lighter and more powerful and therefore better suited to mountainous lines?
  • ...that the Baldwin RF-16 was essentially an improved DR-4-4-15 but was only available in the "Sharknose" body style?
A train of the Poma system
A train of the Poma system
James Holden
James Holden
  • ...that English locomotive designer James Holden (1837-1925) believed employers should spontaneously look after their men and followed through by erecting the first hostel for enginemen arriving in London with late trains from the provinces, and by providing commodious side-window cabs?
al Hejaz Station, Damascus
al Hejaz Station, Damascus
  • ...that although it did not connect to its original planned endpoint in Mecca, the Hejaz railway completed construction in 1908 between Damascus and Medina with no outstanding debt and many miles of track below sea level?
6-2-0 locomotive
6-2-0 locomotive
Beijing Subway sign
Beijing Subway sign
Swansea High Street station
Swansea High Street station
A preserved drumhead at the Illinois Railway Museum
A preserved drumhead at the Illinois Railway Museum
A T1 pulling the Manhattan Limited leaves Chicago for New York.
A T1 pulling the Manhattan Limited leaves Chicago for New York.
Mortuary Station
Mortuary Station
Detail of the duplex configuration of a Pennsylvania Railroad S1 class locomotive
Detail of the duplex configuration of a Pennsylvania Railroad S1 class locomotive
TransNamib train south of Keetmanshoop
TransNamib train south of Keetmanshoop
Detail of a SCOA-P wheel
Detail of a SCOA-P wheel
The nose of a SCBT&P locomotive on the Boardwalk
The nose of a SCBT&P locomotive on the Boardwalk
Peachliner train
Peachliner train
  • ...that the Peachliner became the first people mover system in Japan to cease operations when it was closed on September 30, 2006, due to low ridership?
Vale of Rheildol locomotive taking on water
Vale of Rheildol locomotive taking on water
Amsterdam Centraal soon after it opened
Amsterdam Centraal soon after it opened
KL Sentral interior
KL Sentral interior
Marker at Tanggula Pass
Marker at Tanggula Pass
The Grand Hall in KC Union Station
The Grand Hall in KC Union Station