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=== December 2010 ===
=== December 2010 ===


{{Trains portal/DYK image|E428 058.JPG|First-series E428 058 hauling an historical train in 2008}}
{{*mp}} ...that the [[Ferrovie dello Stato|FS]] '''[[FS Class E428|E428 class]]''' [[electric locomotive]], intended to provide a fast service on the newly-[[railway electrification system|electrified]] [[Milan]]-[[Rome]] mainline, was originally designed in the early 1930s with a 2-Do-2 [[wheel arrangement]] but was modified to 2-Bo-Bo-2 based on unfavorable experiences with the earlier E326 class?<!-- December 11, 2010 -->{{-}}
{{Trains portal/DYK image|Meldon Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 31507.jpg|Meldon Viaduct, formerly part of the old railway passing the NW corner of Dartmoor to Tavistock, in 2002}}
{{Trains portal/DYK image|Meldon Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 31507.jpg|Meldon Viaduct, formerly part of the old railway passing the NW corner of Dartmoor to Tavistock, in 2002}}
{{*mp}} ...that the [[London and South Western Railway]] (LSWR) built the '''[[Exeter to Plymouth railway of the LSWR|Exeter to Plymouth railway line]]''' piecemeal by independent companies supported by the LSWR as a means to compete with the [[Great Western Railway]] and its associated companies from [[London]] to [[Exeter]] and [[Plymouth]] in [[Devon]], [[England]]?<!-- December 10, 2010 -->{{-}}
{{*mp}} ...that the [[London and South Western Railway]] (LSWR) built the '''[[Exeter to Plymouth railway of the LSWR|Exeter to Plymouth railway line]]''' piecemeal by independent companies supported by the LSWR as a means to compete with the [[Great Western Railway]] and its associated companies from [[London]] to [[Exeter]] and [[Plymouth]] in [[Devon]], [[England]]?<!-- December 10, 2010 -->{{-}}

Revision as of 16:27, 11 December 2010

December 2010

First-series E428 058 hauling an historical train in 2008
First-series E428 058 hauling an historical train in 2008
Meldon Viaduct, formerly part of the old railway passing the NW corner of Dartmoor to Tavistock, in 2002
Meldon Viaduct, formerly part of the old railway passing the NW corner of Dartmoor to Tavistock, in 2002
New Mexico Railway and Coal Company's 1903 network and connecting lines
New Mexico Railway and Coal Company's 1903 network and connecting lines
Map of the Bendigo / Swan Hill / Echuca railways of Victoria, Australia
Map of the Bendigo / Swan Hill / Echuca railways of Victoria, Australia
E2-1000 series on Hayate service at Iwate-Numakunai Station, March 2007
E2-1000 series on Hayate service at Iwate-Numakunai Station, March 2007
Dresden Park Railway locomotive "Moritz" in 2008
Dresden Park Railway locomotive "Moritz" in 2008
121 class locomotive number 124 in 2007
121 class locomotive number 124 in 2007
  • ...that although the 121 class locomotives proved successful, a model among the earlier diesel locomotives of Ireland, one drawback of their design was the single cab construction requiring the locomotive to be turned at the end of each journey as the drivers refused to operate them "long hood" forward?
The main facade of Darnytsia commuter station in 2009
The main facade of Darnytsia commuter station in 2009
DART train stopped at the West End Station, heading to the American Airlines Center in 2004
DART train stopped at the West End Station, heading to the American Airlines Center in 2004
Preserved Crocodile Ce 6/8 II in Erstfeld in 2004
Preserved Crocodile Ce 6/8 II in Erstfeld in 2004
Colonial Tramcar Restaurant in Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne in 2005
Colonial Tramcar Restaurant in Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne in 2005