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January 2014

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The memorial garden for the victims of the Hatfield crash
The memorial garden for the victims of the Hatfield crash
Minami-Ibaraki Station in 2007
Minami-Ibaraki Station in 2007
A 2000 series train in 2007
A 2000 series train in 2007
  • ...that when Meitetsu introduced the 2000 series EMUs in 2004 to serve Central Japan International Airport, trains made up of 2000 series cars were christened μSky (ミュースカイ, myū sukai), a combination of "μTicket" which is Meitetsu's ticket for first class seats plus "sky" in reference to the airport?
A test train on the Madrid–Valladolid line shortly before the line opened
A test train on the Madrid–Valladolid line shortly before the line opened
Via Rail's Canadian at Jasper in 2012
Via Rail's Canadian at Jasper in 2012
An unused train at Kingston station in 2007
An unused train at Kingston station in 2007
  • ...that all railway stations in Jamaica closed when passenger traffic abruptly ceased in October 1992 but service has resumed on the island as of 2011?
A train of Tianjin Metro's Line 9 at Tanggu Station in 2009
A train of Tianjin Metro's Line 9 at Tanggu Station in 2009
The remains of a bridge on theformer Lancefield line in 2009
The remains of a bridge on theformer Lancefield line in 2009
  • ...that due to the steepness of the topography, not only was the Lancefield-Kilmore section of the Lancefield railway line in Victoria, Australia, expensive to construct and meandering, it also ran through almost uninhabited land, with little or no passenger custom or freight use, making it one of the most infamous white elephants among the many late-nineteenth century Victorian rail projects?
Wakayama Railway's "Ichigo EC" trainset designed by Eiji Mitooka seen in 2006
Wakayama Railway's "Ichigo EC" trainset designed by Eiji Mitooka seen in 2006
Aftermath of the 2011 tsunami at Shizugawa Station
Aftermath of the 2011 tsunami at Shizugawa Station
An Echizen Railway MC6101 series train at Katsuyama Station in 2005
An Echizen Railway MC6101 series train at Katsuyama Station in 2005
The tracks and platforms of Kanagawa Station in 2008
The tracks and platforms of Kanagawa Station in 2008
The preserved EF55 1 at Matsumoto Station in 2003
The preserved EF55 1 at Matsumoto Station in 2003
  • ...that although based on the earlier EF53 design, the JNR Class EF55 electric locomotive featured a unique non-symmetrical wheel arrangement with a streamlined cab at one end and a traditional-style cab at the other, which necessitated turning the locomotives when in regular use, a factor that proved to be the downfall for this small class?
Jamsil Station signs in 2007
Jamsil Station signs in 2007
Iyo Railway's Komachi Station circa 1930
Iyo Railway's Komachi Station circa 1930
  • ...that Iyo Railway, which was established in 1887 and is now a core company of Iyotetsu Group, opened its first railway line in 1888, making it the third private railway in Japan and the first railway to operate on the island of Shikoku?
An Imazatosuji Line 80 series on the line's opening day in 2006
An Imazatosuji Line 80 series on the line's opening day in 2006
Hunnewell Gardens in 1909
Hunnewell Gardens in 1909
A train on the Hisatsu Line's Kuma River bridge in 2007
A train on the Hisatsu Line's Kuma River bridge in 2007
Hetch Hetchy RR Engine No. 6 in 2008
Hetch Hetchy RR Engine No. 6 in 2008
Table Bay Harbour Board’s Brunel gauge 0-4-0T construction locomotive of 1874
Table Bay Harbour Board’s Brunel gauge 0-4-0T construction locomotive of 1874
Henry Clay Hall circa early 1910s
Henry Clay Hall circa early 1910s
An anti-Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong rail protest in January 2010
An anti-Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong rail protest in January 2010
The central platform of Glendalough railway station in 2005
The central platform of Glendalough railway station in 2005
A postcard showing Gare d'Estrées-Saint-Denis with a stamp cancelled in 1903
A postcard showing Gare d'Estrées-Saint-Denis with a stamp cancelled in 1903
A K-Stock MTR train on the Tung Chung Line in 2006
A K-Stock MTR train on the Tung Chung Line in 2006
  • ...that committed and future railway projects of the Hong Kong MTR will increase the network to over 270 km (170 mi) by 2019 while postponed projects may further increase it to over 300 km (190 mi)?
Postcard view of the Firefly train headed by a steam locomotive
Postcard view of the Firefly train headed by a steam locomotive
An Enshu Railway type 1000 train in 2007
An Enshu Railway type 1000 train in 2007
  • ...that despite the Enshū Railway Line's official nickname of Nishi Kajima Line (西鹿島線, Nishi Kajima-sen), locals often call it Akaden (あかでん, "The Red Train") referring to the color of the EMUs operated by Enshū Railway on the line?