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March 2014

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A Tokai Transport Service KiHa 11-200 diesel car at Biwajima Station in 2006
A Tokai Transport Service KiHa 11-200 diesel car at Biwajima Station in 2006
TRTA 3000 series train running on the Tobu Isesaki Line in 1988
TRTA 3000 series train running on the Tobu Isesaki Line in 1988
A Plasser & Theurer type RU 800 S renewal machine on the Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway line, Hungary, in 2010
A Plasser & Theurer type RU 800 S renewal machine on the Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway line, Hungary, in 2010
The exterior of the museum hall at Thielenbruch in 2006
The exterior of the museum hall at Thielenbruch in 2006
A Tanimachi Line 30000 series train at Yao Depot in 2009
A Tanimachi Line 30000 series train at Yao Depot in 2009
A postcard showing a pushcar railway in Taiwan
A postcard showing a pushcar railway in Taiwan
The preserved depot in 2008
The preserved depot in 2008
The upper level platforms of Sportivnaya station in 2011
The upper level platforms of Sportivnaya station in 2011
A class GMAM locomotive circa 1993
A class GMAM locomotive circa 1993
Class 18E locomotive number 18-224 at Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2007
Class 18E locomotive number 18-224 at Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2007
  • ...that when the project to rebuild South African Railways' Class 6E1 electric locomotives to Spoornet Class 18E began, most of the early rebuildings were done on the newest of the Class 6E1 fleet, partly due to the mechanical similarity between the two classes?
An SNCF Infra locomotive and two other SNCF locomotives at Haute-Picardie station in 2009
An SNCF Infra locomotive and two other SNCF locomotives at Haute-Picardie station in 2009
  • ...that although EU regulations dictated that SNCF, the national railway of France, be split into two companies with SNCF retaining train operations and RFF taking over infrastructure maintenance, SNCF Infra was established as a division of SNCF to handle infrastructure maintenance?
Shiwaguchi Station in 2004
Shiwaguchi Station in 2004
The tracks and platforms of Shin-Sakuradai Station in 2012
The tracks and platforms of Shin-Sakuradai Station in 2012
The tracks and platforms of Shimo-Kitazawa Station in 2009
The tracks and platforms of Shimo-Kitazawa Station in 2009
A 3600 class EMU on the Shibayama Railway in 2007
A 3600 class EMU on the Shibayama Railway in 2007
A modern Seetal train on typical trackage along the route in 2003
A modern Seetal train on typical trackage along the route in 2003
  • ...that the Seetal railway line, which was opened in 1883 by the Swiss Lake Valley Railway Company to connect Lenzburg and Lucerne in Switzerland and is now operated by Swiss Federal Railways, was built following the parallel road almost throughout, running within the villages separating houses from the road, and despite rebuilding to improve its safety record, much of this nature has survived into the 21st century?
The retro styled Sanriku Railway 36-600 series DMU number 602 in 2005
The retro styled Sanriku Railway 36-600 series DMU number 602 in 2005
Map showing rail lines on Sakhalin island and the location of the Sakhalin tunnel to mainland Russia
Map showing rail lines on Sakhalin island and the location of the Sakhalin tunnel to mainland Russia
  • ...that current plans for construction of the Sakhalin Tunnel, a railway connection first envisioned in the latter 19th century which would connect the island of Sakhalin with mainland Russia under the Nevelskoy Strait, project its completion by 2030?
The former Melbourne tram used for the River Street Streetcar in 2009
The former Melbourne tram used for the River Street Streetcar in 2009
A Gurgaon Metro station under construction in January 2013
A Gurgaon Metro station under construction in January 2013
A VR Allegro train at Helsinki Central station in January 2014
A VR Allegro train at Helsinki Central station in January 2014
Tram car 501 of the Pöstlingbergbahn on a test ride before the reopening of the line in May 2009
Tram car 501 of the Pöstlingbergbahn on a test ride before the reopening of the line in May 2009
  • ...that the narrow-gauge Pöstlingbergbahn tram system in Linz, Austria, was built to use 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge gauge track in 1898 and continued as such until it was regauged to 900 mm (2 ft 11+716 in) and a track connection to the Linz tram network was built in 2009?