Portal:Trains/Did you know/January 2013

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January 2013[edit]

The eastbound National Limited at Effingham, Illinois, in 1979
The eastbound National Limited at Effingham, Illinois, in 1979
A narrow gauge train at Rajim station in 2012
A narrow gauge train at Rajim station in 2012
  • ...that the total track miles of all narrow-gauge railways in India, about 11,400 kilometres (7,084 mi), makes up about 10% of the total track miles in the country with about 9,000 kilometres (5,592 mi) of metre gauge track and about 2,400 kilometres (1,491 mi) of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) and 610 mm (2 ft) gauge track?
A Nagano Shinkansen E2 series train at Nagano Station in 2008
A Nagano Shinkansen E2 series train at Nagano Station in 2008
Muri station in 2001
Muri station in 2001
An ad for the Morning Star service from 1941
An ad for the Morning Star service from 1941
Montebello station in 2008
Montebello station in 2008
The facade of Minami-Ōsawa Station in 2007
The facade of Minami-Ōsawa Station in 2007
Two CAF-built trainsets on the Sacramento light rail system, passing at Mather Field/Mills station in 2006
Two CAF-built trainsets on the Sacramento light rail system, passing at Mather Field/Mills station in 2006
The western side of MacNeill's Egyptian Arch in 2006
The western side of MacNeill's Egyptian Arch in 2006
An 1819 painting of Stephen H. Long
An 1819 painting of Stephen H. Long
A train of the Lille Metro in 2002
A train of the Lille Metro in 2002
  • ...that when the driverless Lille Metro opened in France in 1983, it became the first metro to use the VAL (French: véhicule automatique léger, English: light automated vehicle) system?
A caricature of Samuel Laing as published in Vanity Fair in 1873
A caricature of Samuel Laing as published in Vanity Fair in 1873
  • ...that Samuel Laing, who became well known as an author for works including Problems of the Future (1889) and Human Origins (1892), was twice appointed as chairman of the board of directors for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (1848-1855 and 1867-1896)?
One entrance to the Kingsway tramway subway in 2004
One entrance to the Kingsway tramway subway in 2004
Jupiter replica at Golden Spike National Historic Site in 2008
Jupiter replica at Golden Spike National Historic Site in 2008
JNR C60 1 preserved in Sakuragaoka park in Sendai in 2005
JNR C60 1 preserved in Sakuragaoka park in Sendai in 2005
A memorial plaque to commemorate William James' contributions to transport
A memorial plaque to commemorate William James' contributions to transport
Iwashiroshimizu Station in 2011
Iwashiroshimizu Station in 2011
SNCF passenger cars on the Nantes-Toulouse service at Toulouse Matabiau station in 2009
SNCF passenger cars on the Nantes-Toulouse service at Toulouse Matabiau station in 2009
  • ...that SNCF established the Intercités brand in January 2006 to capture the remaining, mainly medium-distance network of Corail trains in France, so called because they use the air-conditioned fleet of 'Corail' coaches introduced by SNCF from 1975?
IÉ 29000 Class diesel multiple unit 29129 at Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland, in 2008
IÉ 29000 Class diesel multiple unit 29129 at Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland, in 2008
A passenger train on the Tanna viaduct in 1855
A passenger train on the Tanna viaduct in 1855
Former LNER 60019 Bittern in operation in 2008
Former LNER 60019 Bittern in operation in 2008
A BNSF EMD SD70ACe leads an ore train on the Hinckley Subdivision through Nickerson, Minnesota, in 2011
A BNSF EMD SD70ACe leads an ore train on the Hinckley Subdivision through Nickerson, Minnesota, in 2011