...that the
Statens Järnvägar (State Railways of
Sweden) Rc classelectric locomotive has not only served on Swedish railways, but has also been exported as far afield as the
Austrian Railways, where the design was modified with extra brakes for
alpine conditions, and to
Iran, where sand-proof air filters were fitted?
...that Sir Thomas BentKCMG, regarded as one of the most colourful as well as one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of
Victoria, Australia, used his position as Commissioner for Works and Railways during 1881-83 to extend railway lines through his own property developments, thus enormously increasing their value?
...that in an eventful life,
English railway financier George Hudson, who fled his home village in disgrace at age 15, went on to build a successful career and eventually became a
Member of Parliament and a railway director known as the "Railway King" in control over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of railway, before being ruined after charges of fraud and bribery were made against him?
...that the Guangshen Railway linking
Guangzhou and
Shenzhen was the first railway in the
People's Republic of China to reach a speed of 220 km/h (140 mph), and with construction of a fourth track having commenced in 2005, it will be the first four-track railway in mainland China?
...that
SNCF's Class CC 7100 locomotives in
France have twice set
rail speed records, with CC 7121 reaching 243 km/h (151 mph) in February 1954, and CC 7107 reaching 331 km/h (206 mph) in March 1955?
...that due to
gauge conversion of some sections of
Japan's Ōu Main Line from 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
narrow gauge to 56.5
standard gauge to allow
Shinkansen trains to travel over the section, there are now no trains that run the entire 486 km (302 mi) length of the line?
...that the Canadian comfort cab, a broad-nosed
diesel locomotive cab design originally specified for the
Canadian National Railway in the late 1980s, not only features a broad, spacious crew area, but also has safety features including ⅛-inch-thick (3 mm) armor steel rather than sheet metal, and windows that can withstand the impact of a
.22 caliber bullet or a
cinder block?
...that although the Baker valve gear used on many
steam locomotives had more pivot bearings than the ubiquitous
Walschaerts valve gear, it could provide longer valve travel and required less service because it lacked the wear-prone sliding die block?
...that Miniature Wonderland, a
model railway attraction in
Hamburg,
Germany, consisting of 11,000 metres (36,089 ft) of track in
H0 scale and occupying 1,500 m2 (16,146 sq ft) of floor space, is the largest display of its kind in the world?
...that the track plan for the Timesaver, a well-known model railroad
train shunting puzzle created by
John Allen, was first published in the November 1972 issue of
Model Railroader, in what would be Allen's last article before his death?
...that the
Statens Järnvägar (State Railways of
Sweden) Rc classelectric locomotive has not only served on Swedish railways, but has also been exported as far afield as the
Austrian Railways, where the design was modified with extra brakes for
alpine conditions, and to
Iran, where sand-proof air filters were fitted?
...that Sir Thomas BentKCMG, regarded as one of the most colourful as well as one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of
Victoria, Australia, used his position as Commissioner for Works and Railways during 1881-83 to extend railway lines through his own property developments, thus enormously increasing their value?
...that in an eventful life,
English railway financier George Hudson, who fled his home village in disgrace at age 15, went on to build a successful career and eventually became a
Member of Parliament and a railway director known as the "Railway King" in control over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of railway, before being ruined after charges of fraud and bribery were made against him?
...that the Guangshen Railway linking
Guangzhou and
Shenzhen was the first railway in the
People's Republic of China to reach a speed of 220 km/h (140 mph), and with construction of a fourth track having commenced in 2005, it will be the first four-track railway in mainland China?
...that
SNCF's Class CC 7100 locomotives in
France have twice set
rail speed records, with CC 7121 reaching 243 km/h (151 mph) in February 1954, and CC 7107 reaching 331 km/h (206 mph) in March 1955?
...that due to
gauge conversion of some sections of
Japan's Ōu Main Line from 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
narrow gauge to 56.5
standard gauge to allow
Shinkansen trains to travel over the section, there are now no trains that run the entire 486 km (302 mi) length of the line?
...that the Canadian comfort cab, a broad-nosed
diesel locomotive cab design originally specified for the
Canadian National Railway in the late 1980s, not only features a broad, spacious crew area, but also has safety features including ⅛-inch-thick (3 mm) armor steel rather than sheet metal, and windows that can withstand the impact of a
.22 caliber bullet or a
cinder block?
...that although the Baker valve gear used on many
steam locomotives had more pivot bearings than the ubiquitous
Walschaerts valve gear, it could provide longer valve travel and required less service because it lacked the wear-prone sliding die block?
...that Miniature Wonderland, a
model railway attraction in
Hamburg,
Germany, consisting of 11,000 metres (36,089 ft) of track in
H0 scale and occupying 1,500 m2 (16,146 sq ft) of floor space, is the largest display of its kind in the world?
...that the track plan for the Timesaver, a well-known model railroad
train shunting puzzle created by
John Allen, was first published in the November 1972 issue of
Model Railroader, in what would be Allen's last article before his death?