...that in 1899
Great Central Railway introduced its Sheffield Without a Stop service which covered the run from London to Sheffield Victoria railway station in exactly 3 hours at an average of nearly 55 miles per hour (89 km/h)?
...that
SEPTA's Routes 101 and 102light rail lines are sometimes referred to as the "Red Arrow" lines because they are the remaining lines of the Red Arrow Trolley System?
...that the Tehoro class, a subclass of Teho class4-6-0steam locomotives derived from imported
Baldwin-built locomotives, was the first locomotive type designed entirely by
Sentetsu engineers?
...that the eight Pure class2-6-2Tsteam locomotives, derived from the first 18 imported
Baldwin-built locomotives, became some of the most represented classes in the early era of
Korean railways, used on all lines?
...that with 331.5 km (206.0 mi) of track on its core lines, the Seoul Metropolitan Subway has been described as the world's longest multi-operator metro system by
route length?
...that despite the
DPRK government's extensive anti-Japanese propaganda, the railway nevertheless continues to use the "Mika" name officially for its
2-8-2steam locomotive class even though the name refers to the
Japanese emperor?