...that the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Radebeul-Radeburg line in
Dresden,
Germany, is regularly operated by BVO GmbH using
steam locomotives built in the 1950s, while older trains, using engines and cars built in the late 19th and early 20th century, are maintained by the non-profit Traditionsbahn Radebeul e.V. and are operated for special occasions?
...that Line 14 of the
Paris Métro system in
France was the second automated line of
Île-de-France after
Orlyval, but the first fully integrated one into the existing Paris metro network?
...that unlike most
MTR stations in
Hong Kong, the concourse, gates and
platform of Po Lam Station are at the same level, and there is only one track from which trains depart in the same direction as they arrived which necessitates the halting of trains from
Hang Hau Station midway between the stations while a train currently at the station departs?
...that in order to hasten the introduction of more powerful locomotives into
Polish railways the first two of
PKP's class SM15 locomotives, SM15-01 and SM15-02, were imported from the
Soviet Union with subsequent production beginning in 1963 in
Fablok,
Chrzanów, with mainly of Soviet parts?
...that rail transport in Victoria,
Australia, is provided by a number of private railway companies who operate over the government owned lines, using 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
broad gauge, with the exception of a few experimental
narrow gauge lines, and a number of
standard gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) freight and interstate lines?
...that on
RER's Line B in
Paris,
France, the portion south of
Gare du Nord is operated by
RATP while the portion north of the station is operated by
SNCF, requiring a change of
train drivers at the station for the Interconnexion trains that travel from one network to the other?
...that during the
Franco-Prussian War the Rechte Rheinstrecke line in present day
Germany received great strategic importance as a supply route and as a result the building of the Sieg bridge was accelerated with extra workers, starting in the late summer of 1870?
...that the 108.5-kilometre (67.4 mi) long
RERline A in
Paris,
France, is the busiest
rapid transit line in
Europe, carrying over one million passengers per day?
...that construction of the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed rail line in
Germany, which is planned to be part of a
high-speed rail connection between
Italy and
Scandinavia, began in 1996, was halted in 1999, recommenced in 2002 and is now expected to be completed in 2015 and is projected to now cost more than
€5 billion?
...that the number of driving wheels on
steam locomotives varied from just two (one
axle) on the first locomotives in the early 19th century up to 24 (twelve axles) on the
2-8-8-8-2 and
2-8-8-8-4 triplex locomotives built in the 20th century?
...that Paris Métro Line 1, the first
metro line opened in
Paris,
France, in 1900, was constructed using the "
cut and cover" method and, as a result, follows the line of the streets above and is the closest line to the surface with some surface running at
Bastille station and for the
Seine-crossing at
Pont de Neuilly?
...that the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Radebeul-Radeburg line in
Dresden,
Germany, is regularly operated by BVO GmbH using
steam locomotives built in the 1950s, while older trains, using engines and cars built in the late 19th and early 20th century, are maintained by the non-profit Traditionsbahn Radebeul e.V. and are operated for special occasions?
...that Line 14 of the
Paris Métro system in
France was the second automated line of
Île-de-France after
Orlyval, but the first fully integrated one into the existing Paris metro network?
...that unlike most
MTR stations in
Hong Kong, the concourse, gates and
platform of Po Lam Station are at the same level, and there is only one track from which trains depart in the same direction as they arrived which necessitates the halting of trains from
Hang Hau Station midway between the stations while a train currently at the station departs?
...that in order to hasten the introduction of more powerful locomotives into
Polish railways the first two of
PKP's class SM15 locomotives, SM15-01 and SM15-02, were imported from the
Soviet Union with subsequent production beginning in 1963 in
Fablok,
Chrzanów, with mainly of Soviet parts?
...that rail transport in Victoria,
Australia, is provided by a number of private railway companies who operate over the government owned lines, using 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
broad gauge, with the exception of a few experimental
narrow gauge lines, and a number of
standard gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) freight and interstate lines?
...that on
RER's Line B in
Paris,
France, the portion south of
Gare du Nord is operated by
RATP while the portion north of the station is operated by
SNCF, requiring a change of
train drivers at the station for the Interconnexion trains that travel from one network to the other?
...that during the
Franco-Prussian War the Rechte Rheinstrecke line in present day
Germany received great strategic importance as a supply route and as a result the building of the Sieg bridge was accelerated with extra workers, starting in the late summer of 1870?
...that the 108.5-kilometre (67.4 mi) long
RERline A in
Paris,
France, is the busiest
rapid transit line in
Europe, carrying over one million passengers per day?
...that construction of the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed rail line in
Germany, which is planned to be part of a
high-speed rail connection between
Italy and
Scandinavia, began in 1996, was halted in 1999, recommenced in 2002 and is now expected to be completed in 2015 and is projected to now cost more than
€5 billion?
...that the number of driving wheels on
steam locomotives varied from just two (one
axle) on the first locomotives in the early 19th century up to 24 (twelve axles) on the
2-8-8-8-2 and
2-8-8-8-4 triplex locomotives built in the 20th century?
...that Paris Métro Line 1, the first
metro line opened in
Paris,
France, in 1900, was constructed using the "
cut and cover" method and, as a result, follows the line of the streets above and is the closest line to the surface with some surface running at
Bastille station and for the
Seine-crossing at
Pont de Neuilly?