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October 2015

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The tracks and platforms at Clifton Hill station in 2008
The tracks and platforms at Clifton Hill station in 2008
  • ...that although Clifton Hill railway station in Victoria, Australia, is one of eleven Victorian Tudor style suburban railway stations that were originally built in 1887–89, it is the only example that still retains the original corrugated iron wings on either side of the main building?
Train ferry Leviathan in 1883
Train ferry Leviathan in 1883
Builder's photo of a CGR 2nd Class locomotive circa 1882
Builder's photo of a CGR 2nd Class locomotive circa 1882
J.R. Booth in 1922
J.R. Booth in 1922
  • ...that John Rudolphus Booth purchased the Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway and the Coteau and Province Line Railway and Bridge Company (C&PL) in 1879, amalgamating them to form the Canada Atlantic Railway, because the output from his sawmill operations could not be carried out of the lumber yards fast enough?
Buses and trams crowd a Buenos Aires street in 1936
Buses and trams crowd a Buenos Aires street in 1936
  • ...that the first trams in Buenos Aires, Argentina, began operating in 1863 in what quickly became a vast network of tramways with the city being known as the "City of Trams" for having the highest tramway-to-population ratio in the world?
Trains at Tayga station in 2006
Trains at Tayga station in 2006
  • ...that the current Tayga Railway station in Russia was temporarily known as Tayga-1 to distinguish it from a second station nearby, known as Tayga-2, until the two stations were consolidated in the 1990s?
Technical drawing from Palmer's 1833 patent application
Technical drawing from Palmer's 1833 patent application
The preserved Class 19D-2644 in 2011
The preserved Class 19D-2644 in 2011
  • ...that South African Railways (SAR) Class 19D 4-8-2 locomotive number 2644 received a number of modifications as a trial run before SAR mechanical engineer David Wardale was granted permission to proceed to rebuild a Class 25NC 4-8-4 locomotive to the Class 26 Red Devil in 1979?
A preserved SJ X9 in 2007
A preserved SJ X9 in 2007
Santa Cruz Railroad No. 3 on display in 2014
Santa Cruz Railroad No. 3 on display in 2014
The tunnel exit of No.53 Station, Beijing Subway, China, in 2010
The tunnel exit of No.53 Station, Beijing Subway, China, in 2010
Artist's impression of an RER station
Artist's impression of an RER station
An engraving of a QMO&O palace car in 1879
An engraving of a QMO&O palace car in 1879
The platform of Plaza de Maipú station in 2011
The platform of Plaza de Maipú station in 2011
DL 9020 on train MP4 near Papakura, Auckland, in 2011
DL 9020 on train MP4 near Papakura, Auckland, in 2011
An SNCF Class Z6300 train at Nancy in 2006
An SNCF Class Z6300 train at Nancy in 2006
Preserved MÁV 411 class number 411 118 in 2003
Preserved MÁV 411 class number 411 118 in 2003
Matsuyama City Station building in 2011
Matsuyama City Station building in 2011
Map of Nanchang Metro line 1
Map of Nanchang Metro line 1
A Tobu Series 5700 train at Kita Senju Station in 1985
A Tobu Series 5700 train at Kita Senju Station in 1985
  • ...that in fiscal 2013, the JR East portion of Kita-Senju Station in Tokyo was used by an average of 203,428 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), while the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line portion was used by an average of 283,962 passengers per day, making Kita-Senju the tenth-busiest station operated by JR East and the third-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network?