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November 2014

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A Nara-bound 105 series train on the Sakurai Line in 2007
A Nara-bound 105 series train on the Sakurai Line in 2007
The tracks and platforms at Redwood station in 2007
The tracks and platforms at Redwood station in 2007
Quaker Ridge station upon completion in 1912
Quaker Ridge station upon completion in 1912
The track leading to Port Island Line's Sannomiya Station in 2011
The track leading to Port Island Line's Sannomiya Station in 2011
Adler replica and train in 2008
Adler replica and train in 2008
Bude station in 1964
Bude station in 1964
Three Plan V trains coupled together in 2003
Three Plan V trains coupled together in 2003
Builder's photo of Natal Railway 0-4-0ST Durban in 1865
Builder's photo of Natal Railway 0-4-0ST Durban in 1865
The Monrovia station building in 2006
The Monrovia station building in 2006
A B2 class tram on route 8 in Swanston Street in 2008
A B2 class tram on route 8 in Swanston Street in 2008
  • ...that stop number 1 on Melbourne tram route 8 in Australia is located in the middle of the route with stop numbers increasing in both directions because the route used to be two separate routes that were combined?
M1 15 in Gårdahallen, Gothenburg, in July 2014
M1 15 in Gårdahallen, Gothenburg, in July 2014
  • ...that the M1 15 tram, built in 1902 by ASEA, was one of the first electric trams in Gothenburg, Sweden, and is now the oldest preserved electric tram in Gothenburg?
A Chongqing Rail Transit line 2 train at Yangjiaping station in September 2005
A Chongqing Rail Transit line 2 train at Yangjiaping station in September 2005
Midland Railway Langley Mill railway station in relation to its lines and the adjacent Langley Mill and Eastwood station on the Erewash Valley Line
Midland Railway Langley Mill railway station in relation to its lines and the adjacent Langley Mill and Eastwood station on the Erewash Valley Line
Platforms 1, 1A and 2 at Kollam station in February 2014
Platforms 1, 1A and 2 at Kollam station in February 2014
Kingston Station in January 2013
Kingston Station in January 2013
A KiHa 120 diesel car on a rural section of the Kansai Main Line in 2007
A KiHa 120 diesel car on a rural section of the Kansai Main Line in 2007
  • ...that the Kansai Main Line was originally built in the 1890s by Kansai Railway as an alternate route from south Osaka to Nara and Nagoya, Japan, but competition from the Kintetsu lines and declining ridership forced the line to become two commuter lines to Osaka and Nagoya respectively, with a less-used section in the middle?
Dual gauge track near Dolní Skrýchov in 2009
Dual gauge track near Dolní Skrýchov in 2009
  • ...that although some dual gauge track exists on the 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) gauge Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy in the Czech Republic, the railroad still uses some roll-blocks introduced in 1906 to move standard gauge freight cars over the narrow gauge tracks?