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September 2010

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Refurbished 'The Overland' train headed for Adelaide, near Geelong in 2007
Refurbished 'The Overland' train headed for Adelaide, near Geelong in 2007
A diesel hydraulic multiple unit (DHMU) of the Teresina Metro in 2010
A diesel hydraulic multiple unit (DHMU) of the Teresina Metro in 2010
  • ...that to reduce construction costs, the Teresina Metro in the Brazilian state of Piauí uses a pre-existing metre gauge line, and to reduce interference with road traffic, new sections of the line were placed into a cut in the centre of the city?
B 81500-series train at the Gare de Bercy, Paris, in 2006
B 81500-series train at the Gare de Bercy, Paris, in 2006
Allan valve gear
Allan valve gear
RENFE 354 003 in 1994
RENFE 354 003 in 1994
  • ...that Spain's fleet of eight RENFE Class 354 diesel-hydraulic locomotives have encountered a number of serious mishaps during the last decade, with three destroyed in two separate head-on collisions, another unit badly damaged after catching fire, and yet another damaged after a derailment?
Preserved former Südbahn Class 23 No. 671, in Graz in 2006
Preserved former Südbahn Class 23 No. 671, in Graz in 2006
Preserved MÁV Class 424 No. 424,287 in 2005
Preserved MÁV Class 424 No. 424,287 in 2005
Tawa railway station in 2007
Tawa railway station in 2007
The former Tavistock North station building in 2008
The former Tavistock North station building in 2008
Diagram of a 4-4-0 locomotive built by Taunton in 1850
Diagram of a 4-4-0 locomotive built by Taunton in 1850
TX-2151 in the construction facility in 2003
TX-2151 in the construction facility in 2003
South portal of the Tauern rail tunnel in 2006
South portal of the Tauern rail tunnel in 2006
  • ...that at 8,371 metres (27,464 ft) in length, the Tauern Rail Tunnel in Austria is the longest tunnel in the Tauern Railway Line, and that the highest point of the tunnel, at 1,226 metres (4,022 ft) above sea level, is also the highest point in all of the railway line?
T1 number 5001 preserved in Prague in 2005
T1 number 5001 preserved in Prague in 2005
TWR 70-090 in operation in 2005
TWR 70-090 in operation in 2005
A DART train at Tara Street station in 2006
A DART train at Tara Street station in 2006
The facade of Tampere railway station in 2006
The facade of Tampere railway station in 2006
  • ...that since Tampere railway station in Tampere, Finland, is situated in a central location of the city, the station and its railway yard have served as divisors of the city's districts almost in the same way as Tammerkoski such that Tamperean places are often located by saying which side of the station they are on?
A TMK 101 class tram at the Zagreb maintenance depot in 2008
A TMK 101 class tram at the Zagreb maintenance depot in 2008
  • ...that the TMK 101, a 2-axle tram which was used in Zagreb, Croatia, from 1951 until December 2008, was the first modern type of trams produced in Croatia with automatic door openers, driver's and conductor's seats, electrical brakes, mechanical brakes, air-operated brakes and a protective shield in front of the tram?
C62 class locomotive hauling the Niseko tourist train in 1994
C62 class locomotive hauling the Niseko tourist train in 1994
Two T-68 trams, numbers 2004 and 1019, crossing at Deansgate-Castlefield in 2006
Two T-68 trams, numbers 2004 and 1019, crossing at Deansgate-Castlefield in 2006
The Icanadoul Mavi Express led by a DE24000 class locomotive in 2006
The Icanadoul Mavi Express led by a DE24000 class locomotive in 2006
A T-Third Street train crossing the Islais Creek Channel in 2007
A T-Third Street train crossing the Islais Creek Channel in 2007
Asa station on the San'yō Main Line in 2006
Asa station on the San'yō Main Line in 2006
Birmingham airport people mover
Birmingham airport people mover
Spanish method: a way of placement of train platforms that allows passengers to simultaneously board a train from one side and exit from the other
Spanish method: a way of placement of train platforms that allows passengers to simultaneously board a train from one side and exit from the other
  • ...that the Spanish solution for crowd control at busy stations is a method of using two platforms, on both sides of the track, by one train to speed up embarkation and disembarkation where passengers exit the train on one side, and board from the other?
  • ...that the Guangzhou Metro, mainland China's fourth metro and opened only in 1997, delivered 675 million rides in 2009, with route length expected to grow from the current 150 kilometres (93 mi) to 600 kilometres (370 mi) by 2020?
A DB Schenker-operated freight service operating in the UK in 2010
A DB Schenker-operated freight service operating in the UK in 2010
A preserved voiture État à 2 étages at Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire of the former Train à Vapeur de Touraine (TVT) in 2006
A preserved voiture État à 2 étages at Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire of the former Train à Vapeur de Touraine (TVT) in 2006
One of Union Pacific's SD70M locomotives in 2008
One of Union Pacific's SD70M locomotives in 2008