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In rail transport, a train is a vehicle or (more frequently) a string of vehicles capable of being moved along a continuous line of rails or other guideway for the purpose of conveying freight or passengers between points on a predetermined route. The train may be hauled or propelled by one or more vehicles designed exclusively for that purpose (locomotives) or may be driven by a number of motors incorporated in all or several of the vehicles. |
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Ringeriksbanen is a proposed 40-kilometre (25 mi) extension of the Bergensbanen railway from Hønefoss to Sandvika, Norway; reducing rail travel from Oslo to Bergen by 60 kilometres (37 mi) and 50 minutes. Currently trains from Bergensbanen to Oslo must traverse via Drammen on Randsfjordbanen and Drammenbanen, or via Roa on Roa–Hønefossbanen and Gjøvikbanen. The project was presented as part of the original proposal of Bergensbanen when approved by the Norwegian Parliament in 1894, but due to the narrow gauge on Drammenbanen at the time, a temporary solution via Roa was chosen instead. Later proposals have been launched, and parliament has voted over it in 1954, 1978, 1984 and 1992; only the last being passed, but not followed up by funding, and the Norwegian National Rail Administration has not allocated any date to start construction; detailed plans have however been produced.
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- ...that the Great Western Railway Castle Class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives allowed the acceleration of the Cheltenham Flyer service such that on 6 June 1932 the the train covered 77 miles (124 km) from Swindon to London's Paddington station at a record average speed of 81.68 miles per hour (131.45 km/h)?
- ...that the Nuremberg Transport Museum originally opened as a royal Bavarian railway museum in 1899 and is now the oldest railway museum in Germany?
- ...that Gare Montparnasse, a railway station in Paris, is famous for a derailment that occurred in 1895 when an out-of-control train overran the buffer stop, careened across almost 30 metres (98 ft) of the station concourse, crashed through a 60-centimetre (24 in) thick wall, shot across a terrace and sailed out of the station, plummeting onto the Place de Rennes 10 metres (33 ft) below?
- ...that the Pennsylvania Railroad class I1s locomotive's large, wide boiler limited the size of the driving wheels, which made it impossible to mount counterweights large enough to balance the piston thrusts?
- 1854 – The first trains operate in what is now Romania between Oraviţa, Transylvania, and Baziaş, on the Danube.
- 1868 – The Abergele train disaster, the first major railway disaster in Britain, occurs when a train uncouples and runs away down a steep incline; railroads install catchpoints to prevent such a disaster in the future.
- 1963 – The one millionth railroad carload of lettuce is shipped from Salinas, California.
- 1979 – San Diego's Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) purchases the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company in restored condition for $18.1 million.
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August 19 – Norges Statsbaner orderes 50 Flirt electric multiple units from Stadler Rail. Delivery for the five-car units will start in 2012, costing NOK 4 billion. The trains will be used as part of the Oslo Commuter Rail and on intercity services. (NRK) (NSB)
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August 17 – Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train construction to begin in 2010. Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev project will be 199.43 km long, nearly 25 km longer than previously reported. Preparatory work should be done by the end of this year. (CRI) (China Daily)
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August 1 – Officials in China hold two opening ceremonies, one in Beijing and another in Tianjin, to officially open the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway line. The opening makes the new line the first in the world to regularly host trains traveling up to 350 km/h (220 mph). The first regular service train departed Beijing South Station at 10:40 AM local time, while another train left Tianjin at 10:42 AM. (BBC) (Xinhua) (TimesOnline)
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July 31 – A group of five Representatives from northeast Illinois and 16 co-sponsors introduce a bill in Congress titled Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety (TRACS) that would force the Surface Transportation Board to take residents' concerns into account when considering the proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad by Canadian National Railway. Residents have voiced concerns over a potential increase in noise, pollution and the number of trains traveling through the area as well as potentially increasing traffic issues and reducing property values in the area. (Chicago Tribune) (Naperville Sun)
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July 19 – Beijing Subway in China opens three new lines, Line 10, Airport Line and the Olympic Branch Line at 14:00, three weeks before the Olympics. It extends the total length of Beijing's subway system from 140 km (87 mi) to 200 km (120 mi). (Beijing 2008)
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July 3 – Construction work for the Kahe railway from Kashgar to Hotan begins south of Kyrgyzstan in Xinjiang, China. The 484.55-kilometre (301.09 mi) long railway, an extension of the Nanjiang line that connects to the Lanxin line at Turpan, will cost 4.639 billion yuan and is expected to be completed in 2010. Railway officials hope the new line will help bolster trade and tourism to the area when it is completed. (Chinese Railways.com)
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