Portal:Trains/Did you know/May 2019

May 2019

A Škoda 29 T tram in 2015

• ...that the Škoda Transportation 29 T tram introduced in 2014 can be operated for up to 700 m (2,300 ft) using its on-board emergency batteries?

A locomotive-hauled train at Skegness in 1986

• ...that in 2006, all locomotive-hauled services to Skegness were temporarily halted due to the weight of the locomotives buckling the rails?

E2 class locomotive 1122 in preservation on the Krøderen Line in 2015

• ...that the mid-20th century rebuilds of Swedish State Railways E class 0-8-0 steam locomotives as 2-8-0 locomotives enabled them to operate 5 km/h (3.1 mph) faster?

A train on the Milton Regis viaduct in 2005

• ...that the preserved Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway crosses one of the first and longest reinforced concrete viaducts in the world?

Inaugural run of Amtrak's Silver Palm train in 1982

• ...that Amtrak's Silver Palm was the first intrastate train to use the then-new Amfleet II coaches?

The tracks and platforms at Selnau station in 2014

• ...that the 1990 Sihltal railway line extension to Zürich Hauptbahnhof in Switzerland made use of an unused underground station built in 1973 adjacent to the line's former terminus that became the current Selnau station?

A signal in the United Kingdom showing a danger or stop indication

• ...that automatic train protection and driver's reminder appliances are two systems designed to prevent accidents due to SPAD situations?

Springfield Shuttle train at New Haven in 2018

• ...that despite its name, the New Haven–Springfield Shuttle is closer to a commuter rail service than a true shuttle train?

Original boundary stone for the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway preserved at Hereford station in 2011

• ...that the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, built between 1850 and 1853, was the first railway company to run train services in Herefordshire?

Shoreditch High Street station tracks and platforms just after opening in April 2010

• ...that in 2008 Tower Hamlets London Borough Councillor Abdal Ullah called for the new and as yet unopened Shoreditch High Street station to be renamed Banglatown, claiming this would better reflect the area in which it will stand?

A 115 series train and a freight train at Sakaki Station in March 2008

• ...that the Shinano Railway Line right-of-way was originally part of the JR East's Shinetsu Main Line and served as the main train route connecting Nagano and Tokyo?

A London Underground train at the current Shepherd's Bush station in 2008

• ...that several stations in London within walking distance of each other have been concurrently named Shepherd's Bush, including the current Shepherd's Bush, Shepherd's Bush and Shepherd's Bush Market stations?

Former Great Central Railway 4-4-0 number 62669 at Sheffield Victoria station in 1950

• ...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)?

The tracks and platforms of Shawmut station in March 2012

• ...that Shawmut station, the only underground station on MBTA's Red Line south of Andrew station, is one of a small number of MBTA heavy rail subway stations without direct bus connections?

Sharon station in November 2016

• ...that MBTA Commuter Rail's Sharon station is the only public transportation in the Sharon, Massachusetts, area, as there are no public bus lines in the town?

A route 102 car at Sharon Hill station in 2001

• ...that SEPTA's Routes 101 and 102 light rail lines are sometimes referred to as the "Red Arrow" lines because they are the remaining lines of the Red Arrow Trolley System?

Builder's photo of a Tehoro class locomotive in 1942

• ...that the Tehoro class, a subclass of Teho class 4-6-0 steam locomotives derived from imported Baldwin-built locomotives, was the first locomotive type designed entirely by Sentetsu engineers?

The TEE Settebello arriving at Milano Centrale station in 1983

• ...that the name of the Settebello high-speed express train in Italy was based on a popular Italian card game known as Scopone, in which the seven-of-diamonds card carries the highest value?

A Puresa class locomotive

• ...that the eight Pure class 2-6-2T steam 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?

Preserved No. 65 on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex in 2006

• ...that of the 122 examples of South Eastern Railway's O Class 0-6-0 steam locomotives built in the late 19th century, only one has survived into preservation?

A SEPTA train leaving West Trenton, New Jersey, station in 2017

• ...that of the 154 active SEPTA Regional Rail stations, six are outside the state of Pennsylvania with two in New Jersey and four in Delaware?

A Seoul Metro series 2000 train in 2007

• ...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?

A preserved Mika class locomotive in 2008

• ...that despite the DPRK government's extensive anti-Japanese propaganda, the railway nevertheless continues to use the "Mika" name officially for its 2-8-2 steam locomotive class even though the name refers to the Japanese emperor?

A Seibu 2000 series train near Ikebukuro Station in June 2008

• ...that the Seibu Railway Ikebukuro Line opened in 1915 as the Musashino Line by the Musashino Railway, not the Musashino Line currently operated by JR East?