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May 2007

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A drawing of an air shaft in the Kilsby Tunnel
A drawing of an air shaft in the Kilsby Tunnel
Trivandrum Central station
Trivandrum Central station
A Chemins de Fer de Provence train at Gare de Nice in 2006
A Chemins de Fer de Provence train at Gare de Nice in 2006
A troop kitchen car in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1947
A troop kitchen car in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1947
Kolejka Parkowa Maltanka (Park Railway Maltanka) in Poznań, Poland
Kolejka Parkowa Maltanka (Park Railway Maltanka) in Poznań, Poland
  • ...that children's railways were built in the former Soviet Union as extracurricular educational institutions where teenagers learned various railway professions and that many are still in operation?
A FEVE 3500 class EMU arriving at Muros de Nalón station, on the way to Gijón, in 2006
A FEVE 3500 class EMU arriving at Muros de Nalón station, on the way to Gijón, in 2006
SAR 520 preserved at SteamRanger shops in 2006
SAR 520 preserved at SteamRanger shops in 2006
DSB IC4 test train in Århus, Denmark
DSB IC4 test train in Århus, Denmark
  • ...that Danske Statsbaner hoped to introduce the new IC4 trains in Denmark by 2003 but their introduction has been delayed so long that the Danish minister of Traffic and Energy is routinely required to give the parliament updates on the project's progress?
A train on the former Chihuahua al Pacifico railroad in 2006
A train on the former Chihuahua al Pacifico railroad in 2006
  • ...that although the Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad was chartered in 1880 as part of an effort to develop a socialist colony in Mexico, railroad construction was not completed until 1961 due to the cost of building in a very rugged territory?
Kurobe Gorge Railway
Kurobe Gorge Railway
Logo of an Allersberg-Express coach
Logo of an Allersberg-Express coach
  • ...that the Allersberg-Express in Germany needs 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) of clear line ahead after letting an ICE pass at Allersberg station due to restrictions in the LZB system at that station?
Fraser River Swing Bridge (below), as seen from the Skybridge
Fraser River Swing Bridge (below), as seen from the Skybridge
A SAR NGG 16 class locomotive preserved on the Welsh Highland Railway
A SAR NGG 16 class locomotive preserved on the Welsh Highland Railway
An Alexandria Tram car passing Saad Zaghloul Square
An Alexandria Tram car passing Saad Zaghloul Square
München-Nürnberg-Express arriving at Kinding pulled by a Class 101 engine
München-Nürnberg-Express arriving at Kinding pulled by a Class 101 engine
Victorian Railways Dde locomotive
Victorian Railways Dde locomotive
T 2013 at Roanne on 12 December 2004, a month before withdrawal
T 2013 at Roanne on 12 December 2004, a month before withdrawal
Tiszai Railway Station
Tiszai Railway Station
Heathrow Express at Paddington Station, October 2004.
Heathrow Express at Paddington Station, October 2004.
The Rt Hon. William Gladstone
The Rt Hon. William Gladstone
Rack railway tracks on the Ferrocarril Trasandino Los Andes - Mendoza
Rack railway tracks on the Ferrocarril Trasandino Los Andes - Mendoza
Victorian Railways J class locomotive
Victorian Railways J class locomotive
Trenitalia ALn501-502 Minuetto train
Trenitalia ALn501-502 Minuetto train
King George VI
King George VI
Russian Railways VL10 class locomotive hauling a freight train
Russian Railways VL10 class locomotive hauling a freight train
  • ...that Russian Railways is one of the biggest railway companies in the world, with 85,500 km (53,100 miles) of track and 1.2 million employees, and handles almost 80% of all transportation in Russia, carrying 1.3 billion tonnes of freight and 1.3 billion passengers annually?