Portal:Trains/Did you know/July 2010

July 2010

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Map of the Penfield line
 
A test run of the Palm Jumeirah Monorail at the Atlantis station in 2009
 
Paignton railway station with the heritage railway platform visible in the background in 2007
 
Builder's photo of PRR 1737
 
SP32-208 leading a passenger train in 2006
  • ...that due to mechanical problems after their introduction in 1985, several of PKP's class SP32 diesel locomotives were extensively rebuilt in the 1990s and after about 50 of the class were scrapped, another rebuilding program began in 2000 on the remaining locomotives?
 
The facade of Oslo Vestbanestasjon in 2006
  • ...that until its closure in 1989, Oslo Vestbanestasjon in Norway was the main station for trains on the Sørland, Drammen and Vestfold railway lines and the station building has since been taken into use by the Nobel Peace Centre among other tenants?
 
Oosterbeek station platforms 2005
 
Okachimachi Station, Tokyo, in June 2005
 
Berlin U-Bahn trains crossing the Oberbaumbrücke in 2005
  • ...that when plans were formed to replace Berlin's longest bridge in 1879, the Siemens & Halske company, which was planning to build the Berlin U-Bahn (subway), insisted that the Oberbaumbrücke be built as a combined crossing for road vehicles, pedestrians, and the new rail line?
 
Nunawading station in 2005 prior to reconstruction
 
Norden railway station in 2007
 
Cars of the Niš tram soon after it opened in 1930
 
Tōhoku Main Line shown in red, with Iwate Ginga Line and Aoimori Railway Line in blue
 
NKP 587 undergoing restoration in 2005
 
The New Holland Pier station a few months before closure in 1981
 
Preserved compressed air tram car in 2007
 
Meitetsu 7000 series "Panorama Car" train on a last run special in 2008
  • ...that some of the more famous trains operated by Nagoya Railroad in Japan include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows?
  • ...that although the Class 1100 electric locomotives were Nederlandse Spoorwegen's main locomotives from the 1960s through the 1970s, they were unpopular with NS drivers partly because of the rough ride caused by the buffer locations but also because the cab did not accommodate tall drivers well?
 
Norfolk & Western #450, the very first M, in its 1906 Baldwin portrait in 1906
 
A Class 3000 DMU at Belfast Central station in 2007
  • ...that as part of a major investment programme in the railways in Northern Ireland, NIR placed an order totaling £80 million, the largest single investment in rolling stock ever made by NIR, with CAF for twenty-three 3-car DMUs in 2002, an order that was delivered as the new Class 3000 in 2004 and 2005?
 
Experimental "NE Train" diesel/battery hybrid railcar KiYa E991-1 at Omiya Works Open Day in 2004
 
Myanmar Railways bridge over the River Kwai in 1972
  • ...that although Myanmar Railways has steadily increased the reach of its network in the last two decades, from nearly 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) in 1988 to 5,403 km (3,357 mi) in 2010, the maximum speed for freight trains has been quoted as 24 km/h (15 mph), suggesting that commercial speeds on this section could be as low as 12–14 km/h (7.5–8.7 mph)?
 
Muhos railway station
 
The Walnut Street station on the Morgantown PRT
 
Three trains meet at Mugi station in 2010
 
Moskovsky Rail Terminal facade in 2006
 
A Moderus Alfa tram in Szczecin
 
The preserved Moose Lake, Minnesota, station building in 2007
 
Midorichō Station in 2006
 
Pavel Petrovich Melnikov in 1865