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January 2011

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Matsue English Garden Mae Station in 2009
Matsue English Garden Mae Station in 2009
Maria Pia Bridge in 2007
Maria Pia Bridge in 2007
  • ...that when construction proposals were accepted in 1875 for the Maria Pia Bridge, a railway bridge across the River Douro in Porto, Portugal, the design proposed by Gustave Eiffel which was soon accepted and built in 1877 was the least expensive of eight proposals being 31% less than the next lowest priced?
Restored Manx Electric Railway trailer car number 37 in 2004
Restored Manx Electric Railway trailer car number 37 in 2004
Croydon station on the Main Suburban line in 2007
Croydon station on the Main Suburban line in 2007
An M250 series "Super Rail Cargo" set on a test run at Higashi-Totsuka station in 2003
An M250 series "Super Rail Cargo" set on a test run at Higashi-Totsuka station in 2003
Two trains of Lyon Metro Line D at Gorge de Loup station in 2009
Two trains of Lyon Metro Line D at Gorge de Loup station in 2009
  • ...that Lyon Metro Line D, also known as MAGGALY (Métro Automatique à Grand Gabarit de l’Agglomération Lyonnaise), is the deepest metro line in Lyon, France, and at 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long, it is also the longest of the lines in Lyon?
A train of new 2009 tube stock departs Euston with a northbound Victoria line service in 2010
A train of new 2009 tube stock departs Euston with a northbound Victoria line service in 2010
A train on Buenos Aires Metro's Line H entering the Venezuela station in 2008
A train on Buenos Aires Metro's Line H entering the Venezuela station in 2008
An Electrostar trains crosses the level junction at Dartford Junction on its way from Dartford to London Cannon Street in 2006
An Electrostar trains crosses the level junction at Dartford Junction on its way from Dartford to London Cannon Street in 2006
  • ...that because level junctions, particularly those of fine angles or near right angles, can create derailment risks, railway companies that operate over them often impose speed restrictions on all trains crossing them?
A train on the newer Line M2 of the Lausanne Metro in 2007
A train on the newer Line M2 of the Lausanne Metro in 2007
LB&SCR G class number 332 "Shanklin" circa 1900
LB&SCR G class number 332 "Shanklin" circa 1900
A Kururi Line train waiting for departure at Kazusa-Kameyama Station in 2005
A Kururi Line train waiting for departure at Kazusa-Kameyama Station in 2005
The replacement Krasnoluzhsky Rail Bridge built in 2001 seen in 2008
The replacement Krasnoluzhsky Rail Bridge built in 2001 seen in 2008
A Korail class 5000 EMU in 2006
A Korail class 5000 EMU in 2006
  • ...that when new class 5000 EMUs were delivered to Korail in 2005 for use on the Gyeongbu and Gyeongin lines, the shape of the driver's window and the position of the headlights earned the class the nickname "뱀눈이" which can be translated as "snake eyes"?
Kolari station in 2007
Kolari station in 2007
A former kkStB Class 429 locomotive preserved as PKP Ol12-7 in 2008
A former kkStB Class 429 locomotive preserved as PKP Ol12-7 in 2008
A Kintetsu Semi Express at Osaka Abenobashi Station heading to Kawachi Nagano in 2004
A Kintetsu Semi Express at Osaka Abenobashi Station heading to Kawachi Nagano in 2004
Kilcoole halt station signs in 2007
Kilcoole halt station signs in 2007
  • ...that since Kilcoole halt in County Wicklow, Ireland, is the southern boundary of the Short Hop zone on the railway, a single ticket to Balbriggan, 69 kilometres (43 mi) away, is less than a third of the price of a ticket to Gorey, which is nearer at 64 kilometres (40 mi) away?
Khabarovsk Bridge during construction
Khabarovsk Bridge during construction
The existing Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway line (in black), south of the Kars–Akhalkalaki–Tbilisi railway (in red)
The existing Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway line (in black), south of the Kars–Akhalkalaki–Tbilisi railway (in red)
A Relay Tsubame limited express train on the Kagoshima Main Line in 2007
A Relay Tsubame limited express train on the Kagoshima Main Line in 2007
Platform screen doors and platform of Westminster tube station in 2005
Platform screen doors and platform of Westminster tube station in 2005
  • ...that unlike anything previously attempted on the London Underground, the physical design of stations on the Jubilee Line Extension, which opened in 1999, is characterised by cavernous, stark interiors lined with polished metal panels and moulded concrete walls and columns?
Passengers of the Jezreel Valley railway wait at Yagur station in 1939
Passengers of the Jezreel Valley railway wait at Yagur station in 1939
  • ...that the larger Hejaz Railway was originally built for ideological, religious, and to a lesser extent military needs, and was initially underutilized, but in time the potential was realized and the Jezreel Valley railway line quickly became a major competitor to the French Beirut-Damascus line for transferring products from the Hauran to the Mediterranean Sea?
An illustration from Harper's Weekly News of a destroyed camelback locomotive left on the north end of the Winchester & Potomac Railroad in 1861
An illustration from Harper's Weekly News of a destroyed camelback locomotive left on the north end of the Winchester & Potomac Railroad in 1861
An Izukyū EMU at Atami Station in 2006
An Izukyū EMU at Atami Station in 2006
Map showing the complete Turkish high-speed rail network, including lines yet to be constructed
Map showing the complete Turkish high-speed rail network, including lines yet to be constructed
An Israel Railways EMD G26 locomotive pulling a ballast train south of Lod station in 2006
An Israel Railways EMD G26 locomotive pulling a ballast train south of Lod station in 2006
A short distance commuter train at Cúa Station in 2007
A short distance commuter train at Cúa Station in 2007
Imaida Station a few months before its closure in 2003
Imaida Station a few months before its closure in 2003
A 22000 Class train at Limerick Colbert station in 2007
A 22000 Class train at Limerick Colbert station in 2007
Trams of the Höllental Railway in 2008
Trams of the Höllental Railway in 2008
  • ...that the Höllental Railway in Lower Austria originally opened in 1918 to serve a paper mill and was opened to passengers and general goods traffic in 1926 when it served tourist groups as a feeder for the Rax Cable Car, the first cable car in Austria which also opened in 1926?