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September 2011

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Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit at Busan airport in June 2011
Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit at Busan airport in June 2011
Four Motor tram 429 in operation at the Brisbane Tramway Museum in 2006
Four Motor tram 429 in operation at the Brisbane Tramway Museum in 2006
Blue Line trains at Xinpu station in January 20011
Blue Line trains at Xinpu station in January 20011
Messe Nord/ICC railway station as seen from the Berliner Funkturm in 2008
Messe Nord/ICC railway station as seen from the Berliner Funkturm in 2008
  • ...that Messe Nord/ICC station on the S-Bahn in Berlin, Germany, originally opened in 1916 as Witzleben but then was out of use between 1980 and 1993 owing to the cessation of services on the route it served, finally reopening in 1993 and then receiving its current name in 2002?
Preserved class 10-12-D number 778 at the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway in 2007
Preserved class 10-12-D number 778 at the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway in 2007
Awaji station platforms and tracks in 2006
Awaji station platforms and tracks in 2006
Ashfield station in 2005
Ashfield station in 2005
An Arco train passes Alzira station in 2006
An Arco train passes Alzira station in 2006
Gare d'Agha train station, Algiers, in 2006
Gare d'Agha train station, Algiers, in 2006
  • ...that Anesrif, a transport business created in 2005 by the government of Algeria to expand and modernise the Algerian railway system, is developing the High Plateau line as well as a railway from Tlemcen to the Moroccan border at Akid Abbas, a southern loop line and the modernisation and doubling of several existing lines?
John C. Ainsworth
John C. Ainsworth
Two Crotram TMK 2200 trams at Dubrava tram station in 2009
Two Crotram TMK 2200 trams at Dubrava tram station in 2009
Yunoki Station in 2006
Yunoki Station in 2006
Yongsan Station facade in 2007
Yongsan Station facade in 2007
  • ...that prior to 2004, all long-distance trains serving Seoul, South Korea, terminated at the nearby Seoul Station, but with the opening of the Korea Train Express (KTX), Yongsan Station took over some of Seoul's services and is now the terminus for high-speed and long-distance trains on a number of railway lines?
Z3 class tram number 183 in the 2009 version of the Yarra Trams livery
Z3 class tram number 183 in the 2009 version of the Yarra Trams livery
The tracks and platforms of Y Griega Station in 2007
The tracks and platforms of Y Griega Station in 2007
The construction of Wong Chuk Hang station in early September 2011
The construction of Wong Chuk Hang station in early September 2011
  • ...that in conjunction with the new Wong Chuk Hang Station on the MTR South Island Line in Hong Kong construction work also includes a new depot that will be underground and completely sealed, to avoid noise pollution to surrounding areas, for service and maintenance of South Island Line trains?
A White Top Railway lumber train pulled by a Shay locomotive
A White Top Railway lumber train pulled by a Shay locomotive
  • ...that the 8-mile (13 km) long White Top Railway in Virginia, United States, was created to protect the Hassinger Lumber Company's rail operations at points of intersection with the Virginia-Carolina Railway from possible condemnation for the V-C's own, expanding line?
Preserved GWR 5600 Class number 6697 in 2010
Preserved GWR 5600 Class number 6697 in 2010
Warnbro station tracks and platforms on the station's opening day in 2007
Warnbro station tracks and platforms on the station's opening day in 2007
Kuroya station in 2006
Kuroya station in 2006
A tram at Lenin Square station on the Volgograd Metrotram system in 2007
A tram at Lenin Square station on the Volgograd Metrotram system in 2007
  • ...that of the Volgograd Metrotram line shares a surface-level right-of-way with a previously constructed railway line for 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) while the three downtown stations were built underground over a total length of 3.3 km (2.1 mi), meeting design standards consistent with existing Russian metro systems?
Z22500 arriving at Val de Fontenay en route to Villiers-sur-Marne in 2007
Z22500 arriving at Val de Fontenay en route to Villiers-sur-Marne in 2007
  • ...that Val de Fontenay station, an interchange station between RER's A and E lines in Paris, France, is the busiest station on the A line in terms of trains, being served by every train running on the line?
An Urbos tram operating in Bilbao, Spain, in 2010
An Urbos tram operating in Bilbao, Spain, in 2010
  • ...that following the success in Bilbao of the first iteration of Urbos trams, built by CAF in Spain, subsequent versions featuring supercapacitors, allowing brief operation without an external electrical supply, have been ordered for use on systems throughout Europe?
SAR Class 5E1 Series 2 E615 in 2009
SAR Class 5E1 Series 2 E615 in 2009
ARG unit AC4305 being delivered to Western Australia, via Melbourne, in 2009
ARG unit AC4305 being delivered to Western Australia, via Melbourne, in 2009