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December 2017

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Karen Harrison in 1995
Karen Harrison in 1995
  • ...that Karen Harrison, the first woman in Britain to be appointed as a train driver, described the harassment she received in her ten years on the job as a "gigantic tidal wave of hate"?
A Harrington Hump installed at Aberdyfi station in 2010
A Harrington Hump installed at Aberdyfi station in 2010
The tracks and platforms at Harringay Green Lanes station in 2007
The tracks and platforms at Harringay Green Lanes station in 2007
Ladestraße/Bahnhofstraße station in Bienenbüttel in 2010
Ladestraße/Bahnhofstraße station in Bienenbüttel in 2010
  • ...that sections of the Hanover–Hamburg railway near Unterlüß and Bienenbüttel were relaid in the 1970s to test regular train operations at speeds above 200 km/h (120 mph)?
Iron ore train leaving the Brockman 4 mine in June 2012
Iron ore train leaving the Brockman 4 mine in June 2012
An S-Bahn train on line S3 departs Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in 2010 powered by the third rail; the retracted pantographs are just visible on the train roof
An S-Bahn train on line S3 departs Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in 2010 powered by the third rail; the retracted pantographs are just visible on the train roof
Aerial view of Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and surroundings in 2013
Aerial view of Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and surroundings in 2013
Aerial view of Amsterdam Arena in 2005 showing the adjacent tracks and halt
Aerial view of Amsterdam Arena in 2005 showing the adjacent tracks and halt
Two London Underground trains at Hainault Depot circa 1984
Two London Underground trains at Hainault Depot circa 1984
  • ...that London Underground trains maintained at Hainault depot normally had to re-enter service in the same direction as they had left service, and reforming of trains within the depot was complicated by trains facing in both directions?
Benjamin Hafner circa 1899
Benjamin Hafner circa 1899
The original station building at Hackney Central seen from the platforms in 2009
The original station building at Hackney Central seen from the platforms in 2009
A preserved Porter locomotive
A preserved Porter locomotive
A streetcar on H street in 2016
A streetcar on H street in 2016
Gympie station in 1882
Gympie station in 1882
Builder's photo of GWR 3050 "Royal Sovereign" circa 1907
Builder's photo of GWR 3050 "Royal Sovereign" circa 1907
1013 County of Dorset at Gloucester Eastgate railway station, 1963
1013 County of Dorset at Gloucester Eastgate railway station, 1963
David L. Gunn (right) with senators Biden and Carper touring an Amfleet Dinette car in 2003
David L. Gunn (right) with senators Biden and Carper touring an Amfleet Dinette car in 2003
  • ...that as president of Amtrak from 2002 to 2005, David L. Gunn argued that no form of passenger transportation in the United States is self-sufficient as the economy is currently structured?