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| ===== A steam locomotive lost a race to a horse-drawn train ===== | ===== A steam locomotive lost a race to a horse-drawn train ===== | ||
| - | On August 28, 1830, Peter Cooper, who built the Tom Thumb engine, accepted a challenge from a horse-drawn train. The Tom Thumb was undergoing testing when the race took place. The steam engine lost due to a broken belt. [([[https:// | + | On August 28, 1830, Peter Cooper, who built the Tom Thumb engine, accepted a challenge from a horse-drawn train. The Tom Thumb was undergoing testing when the race took place. The steam engine |
| ===== Track across the Nullarbor Plain is 297 miles long ===== | ===== Track across the Nullarbor Plain is 297 miles long ===== | ||
| - | The longest straight stretch of tracks is located in Australia. It is a 297 mile long (478 kilometers) track across the Nullarbor Plain, a part of the Trans-Australian Railway. [([[https:// | + | The longest straight stretch of tracks is located in Australia. It is a 297 mile long (478 kilometers) track across the Nullarbor Plain, a part of the Trans-Australian Railway. [([[https:// |
| ===== Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch ===== | ===== Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch ===== | ||
| - | The longest name belongs to a train station in Anglesey in the UK called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. | + | The longest name belongs to a train station in Anglesey in the UK called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. |
| ===== The busiest train station ===== | ===== The busiest train station ===== | ||
| - | The busiest train station in the world is said to be Gare du Nord in Paris. It serves around 250 million people per year! [([[https:// | + | The busiest train station in Europe |
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trains.txt · Last modified: 2022/11/14 01:57 by aga