Portal:Trains/Did you know/February 2006

February, 2006

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  • ...that Bombardier BiLevel Coaches have two pairs of doors on each side of the car which allow the entire coach to be emptied in 90 seconds and some coaches have electrical outlets for laptop computers and other devices?
 
Route map of Shosholoza Meyl
 
A German semaphore signal indicating "proceed"
 
3rd Generation ICE at Frankfurt am Main
 
A Pendolino on VR in Finland
  • ...that Pendolinos were selected for VR's high-speed rail service in Finland because they could be used on the existing rail lines and their numerous curves?
 
HÉV carriages near Szentendre
 
Pennsylvania Railroad number 520 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 1993
 
Ravenglass ans Eskdale Railway in 1981
 
Las Vegas Monorail arriving at the Sahara station
 
Map of Israel Railways' network
  • ...that Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned national railway company and it is responsible for all inter-city and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country?
  • ...that New Zealand's Taieri Gorge Railway passes over 16 bridges and ten tunnels in its namesake Taieri Gorge?
 
Eastern Railway Station in Budapest
 
Control handle and valve for a Westinghouse Air Brake
 
The interior of a KLIA Transit train
 
3801 after restoration
 
A Xochimilco Light Rail train at Estadio Azteca station
 
A wooden trestle crossing a body of water