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September 2007

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New Binalong station on the 1916 realignment of the Main Southern Line
New Binalong station on the 1916 realignment of the Main Southern Line
An EF class locomotive on the North Island Main Trunk in 'bumble bee' colours
An EF class locomotive on the North Island Main Trunk in 'bumble bee' colours
DART train number 8306 in Bray
DART train number 8306 in Bray
Prototype model of an OO scale British Railways Class 25 shown with an 18 mm diameter coin for size
Prototype model of an OO scale British Railways Class 25 shown with an 18 mm diameter coin for size
Franco-Belge 040 KDL on the Froissy Dompierre Light Railway
Franco-Belge 040 KDL on the Froissy Dompierre Light Railway
  • ...that among the 600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) gauge rolling stock preserved on the Froissy Dompierre Light Railway in France are steam locomotives built by Alco-Cooke and Franco-Belge as well as a speeder built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1917?
Original locomotive used on the tramway (Aveling & Porter, 1871
Original locomotive used on the tramway (Aveling & Porter, 1871
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Trans-Mongolian Railway in the Gobi Desert
Trans-Mongolian Railway in the Gobi Desert
The street-level facade of Holloway Road station
The street-level facade of Holloway Road station
Preserved SSW 819
Preserved SSW 819
EuskoTran in Bilbao, Spain on grassed track
EuskoTran in Bilbao, Spain on grassed track
Class 22000 DMU at Colbert Station, Limerick
Class 22000 DMU at Colbert Station, Limerick
Z 27526 at the Part-Dieu, Lyon, France
Z 27526 at the Part-Dieu, Lyon, France
Tranz Rail DQ locomotive
Tranz Rail DQ locomotive
Preserved MTV-82 tram in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Preserved MTV-82 tram in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
InterCity 225 at Peterborough main railway station in 2003.
InterCity 225 at Peterborough main railway station in 2003.
British "Neilson" engine, used in Finland from 1869 to the 1920s, preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
British "Neilson" engine, used in Finland from 1869 to the 1920s, preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
A train stopping at a KTMB railway station in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
A train stopping at a KTMB railway station in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister 1945-49, outside Parliament House in Canberra
Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister 1945-49, outside Parliament House in Canberra
Preserved K 36 locomotive
Preserved K 36 locomotive
A 209 series train on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line
A 209 series train on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line
  • ...that the East Japan Railway Company's 209 series trains were introduced in 1993 as low-cost, minimal lifespan (approximately 15 years) train that would be replaced rather than rebuilt, and in 2006 JR East announced their replacement from Autumn 2007 by the E233 series?
Condensing apparatus directing exhaust steam from cylinders back to water tanks
Condensing apparatus directing exhaust steam from cylinders back to water tanks
QR Interurban Multiple Unit at International Terminal station on its way to the Domestic Terminal
QR Interurban Multiple Unit at International Terminal station on its way to the Domestic Terminal
Decapod locomotive
Decapod locomotive
A 9300 series EMU in Hankyu Maroon livery
A 9300 series EMU in Hankyu Maroon livery
Arlanda Express Train at Stockholm Central Station
Arlanda Express Train at Stockholm Central Station
Amtrak's southbound Heartland Flyer boards at Norman, Oklahoma
Amtrak's southbound Heartland Flyer boards at Norman, Oklahoma