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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. 1).
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. 2).
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
The longest name belongs to a train station in the UK which is called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Anglesey. 3).
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 a year! 4).
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