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December 2015

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Builder's photo of No. 19, Durban, circa 1876
Builder's photo of No. 19, Durban, circa 1876
A New Haven EP-1 electric locomotive circa 1907
A New Haven EP-1 electric locomotive circa 1907
The Howrah Rajdhani Express at New Delhi station in 2011
The Howrah Rajdhani Express at New Delhi station in 2011
  • ...that New Delhi railway station, the main railway station in Delhi, is the busiest and largest railway station in India serving more than 350 trains and 500,000 passengers daily?
Publicity photo of LC-1 number 2501 circa 1923
Publicity photo of LC-1 number 2501 circa 1923
Builder's photo of LSWR T7 class locomotive
Builder's photo of LSWR T7 class locomotive
A Flexity tram in Kassel in 2006
A Flexity tram in Kassel in 2006
A Staten Island Railway train at Great Kills station in 2007
A Staten Island Railway train at Great Kills station in 2007
A DB Class 611 train near Ravensburg in 2006
A DB Class 611 train near Ravensburg in 2006
  • ...that DB Class 611 diesel multiple unit trains were built with an electrically-actuated tilting system rather than the more common hydraulic system, and since the class's introduction in 1996, the tilting system has been disabled citing safety concerns for much of the time?
Two Château series cars on the rear of the Chaleur at Gaspé in 2008
Two Château series cars on the rear of the Chaleur at Gaspé in 2008
A train on Busan Metro Line 4 in January 2015
A train on Busan Metro Line 4 in January 2015
Choshi 2000 series EMU set 2001 near Inuboh Station in January 2011
Choshi 2000 series EMU set 2001 near Inuboh Station in January 2011
CGR 3rd Class locomotive Sir Hercules circa 1888
CGR 3rd Class locomotive Sir Hercules circa 1888
A 100 series train in January 2013
A 100 series train in January 2013
The facade of Brussels-Congress station in 2011
The facade of Brussels-Congress station in 2011
A Boynton Bicycle Railroad locomotive
A Boynton Bicycle Railroad locomotive
Map of AB&NBR in 1898
Map of AB&NBR in 1898
  • ...that when the North British Railway (NBR) absorbed the 4+34-mile long (7.6 km) Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway by a stock purchase in 1899, the transaction gave a considerable profit to Aberlady shareholders, the largest of whom were NBR directors?
Streetcars at Exhibition Loop during the 2013 Canadian National Exhibition
Streetcars at Exhibition Loop during the 2013 Canadian National Exhibition
400 class locomotive 402 circa 1926
400 class locomotive 402 circa 1926
A tram in Kaliningrad in 2007
A tram in Kaliningrad in 2007
O-class trams used on the first crossing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932
O-class trams used on the first crossing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932
  • ...that the press in Sydney, Australia, referred to the O-Class trams as "toastracks" because all the seats are transverse or crossbench?
Southern Railway Ps-4 circa 1926
Southern Railway Ps-4 circa 1926
Locomotive number 44-005 and another class 44-000 locomotive at Koedoespoort. Pretoria, Gauteng, in September 2015
Locomotive number 44-005 and another class 44-000 locomotive at Koedoespoort. Pretoria, Gauteng, in September 2015
An X60 commuter train at Stockholm Central Station in August 2005
An X60 commuter train at Stockholm Central Station in August 2005
A Sea World Monorail train passing the car park in 2008
A Sea World Monorail train passing the car park in 2008