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Aftermath of the 1918 Weesp accident
Aftermath of the 1918 Weesp accident
Wee Georgie Wood Railway station
Wee Georgie Wood Railway station
The preserved Wayzata Depot in 2007
The preserved Wayzata Depot in 2007
The Waukesha terminal of the Waukesha Beach Railway in 1895
The Waukesha terminal of the Waukesha Beach Railway in 1895
Original Watford Junction station being used as a car dealership office in 2008
Original Watford Junction station being used as a car dealership office in 2008
Amtrak's Waterloo station (the former New York Central station building) in Waterloo, Indiana, in 2016
Amtrak's Waterloo station (the former New York Central station building) in Waterloo, Indiana, in 2016
A Waterfront Streetcar tram eastbound on Main Street, at the Occidental Park stop in 1994
A Waterfront Streetcar tram eastbound on Main Street, at the Occidental Park stop in 1994
A Waterford and Suir Valley Railway train at a station in June 2018
A Waterford and Suir Valley Railway train at a station in June 2018
A Watco Australia grain train in 2012
A Watco Australia grain train in 2012
  • ...that Watco Australia transports an average of 10-12 million tonnes (368-441 million bushels) of grain from 192 country reception sites to CBH Group's four export terminals?
The former station at Purcellville in 2008
The former station at Purcellville in 2008
Track sections of the Warwickslade Cutting Railway
Track sections of the Warwickslade Cutting Railway
The Victoria line platform at Warren Street station in 2008
The Victoria line platform at Warren Street station in 2008
The Warren, Ohio, station on the Erie Railroad in the early 1960s, shortly before its 1964 demolition
The Warren, Ohio, station on the Erie Railroad in the early 1960s, shortly before its 1964 demolition
A light railway train on the Western Front in the Ypres area in 1917
A light railway train on the Western Front in the Ypres area in 1917
A ten-car EMU train on the Wannsee Railway in 1901
A ten-car EMU train on the Wannsee Railway in 1901
A train at Wanne-Eickel Hauptbahnhof in 2014
A train at Wanne-Eickel Hauptbahnhof in 2014
A Wangerooge Island Railway train in 2015 on the dock with freight being transferred between it and the ship docked there
A Wangerooge Island Railway train in 2015 on the dock with freight being transferred between it and the ship docked there
  • ...that the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge Wangerooge Island Railway is the only narrow-gauge railway operated by Deutsche Bahn?
The tracks and platforms of Walton-on-Thames station in 2008
The tracks and platforms of Walton-on-Thames station in 2008
The Poughkeepsie Bridge in 2008 shortly before its reopening for pedestrian use
The Poughkeepsie Bridge in 2008 shortly before its reopening for pedestrian use
Portrait of Sir Wavell Wakefield in 1922
Portrait of Sir Wavell Wakefield in 1922
The Little Eaton Gangway in July 1908 with the last train of loaded coal wagons arriving
The Little Eaton Gangway in July 1908 with the last train of loaded coal wagons arriving
The former Wadebridge station, now the John Betjeman Centre, with restored canopy in 2007
The former Wadebridge station, now the John Betjeman Centre, with restored canopy in 2007
W7 series set W3 on a public preview run in February 2015
W7 series set W3 on a public preview run in February 2015
A preserved Bagnall standard gauge 0-4-0WT in France in 2018
A preserved Bagnall standard gauge 0-4-0WT in France in 2018
Builder's photo of a Vulcan Foundry locomotive ready for export to India
Builder's photo of a Vulcan Foundry locomotive ready for export to India
A Pr1 class locomotive pulls a passenger train at Kerava station in the 1950s
A Pr1 class locomotive pulls a passenger train at Kerava station in the 1950s
Three Dr16s pull a freight train in northern Finland in 2001
Three Dr16s pull a freight train in northern Finland in 2001
  • ...that the Dr16 class of diesel-electric locomotives built in the 1980s and early 1990s, which generate a power output of 1,677 kW (2,249 hp), are the most powerful diesel locomotives in VR's fleet?