A Plasser & Theurer type RU 800 S renewal machine on the Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway line, Hungary, in 2010
...that with a little preparation to the line, modern track renewal trains can minimize the disruption to regular railway service by replacing ballast, ties, spikes or rail clips and rail in one continuous pass over the track that is being renewed?
The exterior of the museum hall at Thielenbruch in 2006
...that push car railways were introduced to Taiwan in the 1890s by Japan, and at its peak during the late 1920s to mid-1930s the network extended from Taipei to Kaohsiung?
Class 18E locomotive number 18-224 at Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2007
...that when the project to rebuild South African Railways' Class 6E1 electric locomotives to Spoornet Class 18E began, most of the early rebuildings were done on the newest of the Class 6E1 fleet, partly due to the mechanical similarity between the two classes?
An SNCF Infra locomotive and two other SNCF locomotives at Haute-Picardie station in 2009
...that although EU regulations dictated that SNCF, the national railway of France, be split into two companies with SNCF retaining train operations and RFF taking over infrastructure maintenance, SNCF Infra was established as a division of SNCF to handle infrastructure maintenance?
Shiwaguchi Station in 2004
...that the "Shiwa" in the name of Shiwaguchi Station on JR West's Geibi Line, is derived from the nearby Shiwa-chō, Higashihiroshima, despite there being no shuttle bus or other connection between the two locations?
The tracks and platforms of Shin-Sakuradai Station in 2012
A modern Seetal train on typical trackage along the route in 2003
...that the Seetal railway line, which was opened in 1883 by the Swiss Lake Valley Railway Company to connect Lenzburg and Lucerne in Switzerland and is now operated by Swiss Federal Railways, was built following the parallel road almost throughout, running within the villages separating houses from the road, and despite rebuilding to improve its safety record, much of this nature has survived into the 21st century?
The retro styled Sanriku Railway 36-600 series DMU number 602 in 2005
...that when Sanriku Railway was established in 1981 to assume operations of former Japanese National Railways lines that were going to be closed, it became the first "third sector" (half public, half private) railway line in Japan, excluding special cases such as freight railways in seaports?
Map showing rail lines on Sakhalin island and the location of the Sakhalin tunnel to mainland Russia
...that current plans for construction of the Sakhalin Tunnel, a railway connection first envisioned in the latter 19th century which would connect the island of Sakhalin with mainland Russia under the Nevelskoy Strait, project its completion by 2030?
The former Melbourne tram used for the River Street Streetcar in 2009
A Gurgaon Metro station under construction in January 2013
...that Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon, which was built at a cost of nearly ₹11 billion (US$130million) and opened in November 2013, is the first fully privately financed metro system in India?
A VR Allegro train at Helsinki Central station in January 2014