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October 2012

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The Soviet-built opposed-piston 2-10-4 of 1949
The Soviet-built opposed-piston 2-10-4 of 1949
Natal Government Railways number 324, a Class 1B locomotive in 1906
Natal Government Railways number 324, a Class 1B locomotive in 1906
Mount Kineo House in 1908
Mount Kineo House in 1908
An X40 train at Eskilstuna station in 2007
An X40 train at Eskilstuna station in 2007
  • ...that SJ's X40 class of electric multiple unit trains, built by Alstom for regional commuter traffic, were designed with wider doors to allow the trains to make only 30 second stops in smaller stations and 60 second stops in larger stations?
The station building and tracks of Seymour station in 2008
The station building and tracks of Seymour station in 2008
A signalwoman in a Great Central cabin near Birmingham, England, in 1918
A signalwoman in a Great Central cabin near Birmingham, England, in 1918
  • ...that in addition to operating the points and signals from a signal box in order to control the movement of trains, another aspect of the signalman's duties included checking each train that passed his signal box looking for the red tail lamp on the trailing vehicle to ensure that the train was still complete and logging the passage of each train in a train register book?
The main Shijō-mae Station building on its opening day in 2006
The main Shijō-mae Station building on its opening day in 2006
A train of Seoul Subway Line 5 at Gwangnaru station in 2005
A train of Seoul Subway Line 5 at Gwangnaru station in 2005
SECR L Class at Ashford shortly after delivery from the manufacturers in 1914
SECR L Class at Ashford shortly after delivery from the manufacturers in 1914
Class 1 Streetcar #125 in 1915
Class 1 Streetcar #125 in 1915
The exterior of Saiin Station in 2006
The exterior of Saiin Station in 2006
  • ...that in 1931 when the underground extension from Saiin to Keihan Kyoto Station (present-day Ōmiya Station) in Japan was completed, the former Kyoto Saiin Station was moved from the ground level to the underground facilities and renamed Saiin Station?
The track side of Ostiense station in 2007
The track side of Ostiense station in 2007
NRZ 15th class Garratt No 417 at Thomson Junction, Zimbabwe, in 1990
NRZ 15th class Garratt No 417 at Thomson Junction, Zimbabwe, in 1990
The original Ramleh station circa 1930
The original Ramleh station circa 1930
A signal near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, with a hand-written board showing "SP" to indicate that the signal is connected to a slide fence
A signal near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, with a hand-written board showing "SP" to indicate that the signal is connected to a slide fence
  • ...that in mountainous areas where rock slides may occur without warning, railways will sometimes employ a slide fence that is designed to be displaced by a rock slide, causing the signaling system to display a stop aspect on nearby signals?
An electric rail motor coach of Südostbahn at the head of a train in Wädenswil in 2003
An electric rail motor coach of Südostbahn at the head of a train in Wädenswil in 2003
Map of the South Gippsland line just outside Melbourne
Map of the South Gippsland line just outside Melbourne
Cockfosters station in 2003
Cockfosters station in 2003
Preserved PE substation 14 in May 2012
Preserved PE substation 14 in May 2012
The Oresund Bridge looking toward Sweden
The Oresund Bridge looking toward Sweden
3093 in Doraemon livery in September 2011
3093 in Doraemon livery in September 2011
A modernised DD-AR at Amsterdam Centraal in February 2012
A modernised DD-AR at Amsterdam Centraal in February 2012
Trains of the North Caucasus Railway at Tikhoretskaya station in 2011
Trains of the North Caucasus Railway at Tikhoretskaya station in 2011
450 Class #8459 passes the site of Barn Halt station in 2007
450 Class #8459 passes the site of Barn Halt station in 2007
Narvskaya station in 2010
Narvskaya station in 2010
  • ...that in recent years, Narvskaya station of the Saint Petersburg Metro has struggled with large volumes of passenger traffic such that in peak hours, the station works only in one direction: as an entrance or an exit?
The entrance to Nagamachi station in 2005
The entrance to Nagamachi station in 2005
Murtalbahn railcar VT31 and steam engine U.11 meet at Ramingstein-Thomatal station in 2005
Murtalbahn railcar VT31 and steam engine U.11 meet at Ramingstein-Thomatal station in 2005
  • ...that with a line reaching 65 kilometres (40 mi) long, the 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) gauge Mur Valley Railway, connecting Unzmarkt through Murau to Tamsweg, is the second longest narrow-gauge railway in Austria?