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15 hours ago · High Speed Train - Mark 3: 110 177 18 - Night Riviera sleeper service: Locomotive Services Limited - Mark 1: 100 160 - - - Mark 2: 100 160 - - - Mark 3: 125 200 - - London North Eastern Railway: Mark 4: 140 225 90 10 InterCity 225: Network Rail - Mark 1: 100 160 - - Mark 2: 100 160 - - Mark 3: 125 200 5 - New Measurement Train: ScotRail - Mark ...
15 hours ago · The Docklands Light Railway ( DLR) is an automated light metro system primarily serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London and providing a direct connection between London's two major financial districts, Canary Wharf and the City of London. First opened on 31 August 1987, the DLR has been extended multiple times, giving a total route ...
15 hours ago · The first concrete proposal for an urban rail system in Paris was put forward by civil engineer Florence de Kérizouet. This plan called for a surface cable car system. In 1855, civil engineers Edouard Brame and Eugène Flachat proposed an underground freight urban railroad, due to the high rate of accidents on surface rail lines.
15 hours ago · Russia has approved a project to build the first high-speed passenger railway between its two biggest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, to be funded with billions of dollars from the state budget, a government directive showed on Thursday. The government approved the construction of the 679 km railroad, which should allow Russian-made trains travelling at 360 km/hour per hour to get from ...
15 hours ago · The work and pensions secretary doubled down on the claim by Rishi Sunak that Labour's plans for the country will lead to a £2,000 rise in taxes for each family. It comes as election campaigning ...
15 hours ago · A plan for a rail system was first advanced in 1832. The first train ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras, inaugurated in 1837. It was called Red Hill Railway. It was used for freight transport. A few more short lines were built in the 1830s and 1840s. They did not interconnect and were used for freight forwarding.
15 hours ago · The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production models of the F-111 had roles that included attack (e.g. interdiction ), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons capabilities), reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Aardvark comes from a South African animal that has a long ...
