...that the
Soviet-built LM-49trams earned the nickname "Elephant" by the residents of
Leningrad where the trams were operated?
...that the N700 Series Shinkansen trains that will enter service on
Japan's
Tōkaidō and
SanyōShinkansen lines in 2007 include
tilting train technology that will allow the trains to maintain 270 km/h (168 mph) even on 2,500 m (8,202 ft) radius curves?
A transfer table on the Santa Fe in San Bernardino, California
...that like a
turntable, a transfer table connects multiple tracks without the space required for
switches; but unlike turntables, transfer tables cannot turn equipment around?
...that trains operating in Eurostar Italia service are capable of speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph) and are built with
tilting systems that allow high speeds on existing routes?
Josei Senyō Sharyō of Keio Line, at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo
...that Qazaqstan Temir Zholy, the national railway of
Kazakhstan, is building the TransKazakhstaniTrunk Railways project to connect
China to
Europe by rail, which could cut freight shipment times between them in half to 7-10 days?
...that when it was operational in the early 20th century, Parenzana trains traveling between
Trieste and
Poreč, in present day
Italy,
Slovenia and
Croatia, took around 7 hours to complete the journey?
...that Căile Ferate Române, the national railway of
Romania, has been operating since 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854?
...that the
Soviet-built LM-49trams earned the nickname "Elephant" by the residents of
Leningrad where the trams were operated?
...that the N700 Series Shinkansen trains that will enter service on
Japan's
Tōkaidō and
SanyōShinkansen lines in 2007 include
tilting train technology that will allow the trains to maintain 270 km/h (168 mph) even on 2,500 m (8,202 ft) radius curves?
A transfer table on the Santa Fe in San Bernardino, California
...that like a
turntable, a transfer table connects multiple tracks without the space required for
switches; but unlike turntables, transfer tables cannot turn equipment around?
...that trains operating in Eurostar Italia service are capable of speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph) and are built with
tilting systems that allow high speeds on existing routes?
Josei Senyō Sharyō of Keio Line, at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo
...that Qazaqstan Temir Zholy, the national railway of
Kazakhstan, is building the TransKazakhstaniTrunk Railways project to connect
China to
Europe by rail, which could cut freight shipment times between them in half to 7-10 days?
...that when it was operational in the early 20th century, Parenzana trains traveling between
Trieste and
Poreč, in present day
Italy,
Slovenia and
Croatia, took around 7 hours to complete the journey?
...that Căile Ferate Române, the national railway of
Romania, has been operating since 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854?