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March 2010

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Bnei Brak station in 2007
Bnei Brak station in 2007
Bhopal Shatabdi Express departing toward Delhi
Bhopal Shatabdi Express departing toward Delhi
  • ...that running at an average speed of 93 km/h (58 mph) excluding halts, and reaching a top speed of 161 km/h (100 mph) on the 198 km (123 mi) Delhi-Agra stretch, the Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train in India?
The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Camden Station in Baltimore as seen in 1865
Camden Station in Baltimore as seen in 1865
Ballarat railway station train shed in 2007
Ballarat railway station train shed in 2007
A Baden IV e locomotive circa 1890
A Baden IV e locomotive circa 1890
British Railways standard class 5 steam locomotive 73096 at Virginia Water railway station, England, in 2004
British Railways standard class 5 steam locomotive 73096 at Virginia Water railway station, England, in 2004
  • ...that in its new lease on life as a tourist attraction, British Railways standard class 5 number 73096 has been temporarily disguised as 73080 Merlin and as 73054, for special events and commemorations?
BLS Steuerwagen Bt EW III in 2006
BLS Steuerwagen Bt EW III in 2006
The Ampere station platform in the 1970s
The Ampere station platform in the 1970s
Amarube viaduct in 2006
Amarube viaduct in 2006
The platform of Ametyevo station
The platform of Ametyevo station
  • ...that Ametyevo station in Tatarstan is the only station on the Kazan Metro that is located above ground and because it spans a small valley it was designed with a theme reminiscent of a futuristic cosmic weightless construction located in free space?
Series 100 train in Cordoba station in 2006
Series 100 train in Cordoba station in 2006
  • ...that RENFE train 100015, one of the AVE Class 100 trains built for AVE service between Madrid and Seville, set one of the most important Spanish speed records, reaching 356.8 km/h (221.7 mph), surpassing the previous record of 330 km/h (210 mph)?
3526 taking on water before it runs during the Hunter Valley Steamfest in April 2009
3526 taking on water before it runs during the Hunter Valley Steamfest in April 2009
JR East 107-0 series EMU in revised Nikko Line livery
JR East 107-0 series EMU in revised Nikko Line livery
Camas Prairie RR map
Camas Prairie RR map
Würzburg Hauptbahnhof
Würzburg Hauptbahnhof
Ben Gurion International Airport Train Station
Ben Gurion International Airport Train Station
Pillars of the failed Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System project
Pillars of the failed Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System project
Pennsylvania Railroad D6 locomotive. Builder's photo by the Pennsylvania Railroad taken 1881
Pennsylvania Railroad D6 locomotive. Builder's photo by the Pennsylvania Railroad taken 1881
Kyūshū Railway Company 885 Series Shiroi Kamome at Nagasaki Station
Kyūshū Railway Company 885 Series Shiroi Kamome at Nagasaki Station
AD60 class 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt locomotive 6003 at Molong, on the route of the W44 Concentrate Train
AD60 class 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt locomotive 6003 at Molong, on the route of the W44 Concentrate Train
Example of the current diesel-hauled HST service on the Great Western Main Line
Example of the current diesel-hauled HST service on the Great Western Main Line
Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Joseph Smith Memorial Building
The ICE power car 401 511 after the collision
The ICE power car 401 511 after the collision
Paris-bound TGV at Gare de Valence on the LGV Méditerranée
Paris-bound TGV at Gare de Valence on the LGV Méditerranée
OMEG tank locomotive with high-side gondola near Tsumeb about 1931
OMEG tank locomotive with high-side gondola near Tsumeb about 1931
Danbury Railway Museum building in 2007
Danbury Railway Museum building in 2007
First order X'Trapolis train in the Metro Trains Melbourne livery
First order X'Trapolis train in the Metro Trains Melbourne livery
  • ...that the X'Trapolis 100 train used in commuter service in Melbourne, Australia, starting in 2002 was the first EMU in Melbourne to have computer controlled traction, braking, and safety systems?
Single car DMU at Akayu station
Single car DMU at Akayu station
Locomotive 37395 at Coonor
Locomotive 37395 at Coonor
A preserved BL2 at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 2004
A preserved BL2 at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 2004
  • ...that although the EMD BL2 diesel-electric locomotive was not very successful in the locomotive market due to mechanical and ergonomic shortcomings, EMD designers were able to use the lessons learned from it to produce the much more successful GP7?