Portal:Trains/Did you know/October 2021

October 2021

 * ...that a brick wall in the car park at Dawlish railway station is the remains of the engine house that powered trains worked by atmospheric power in the 1840s?


 * ...that the original course of the Torquay portion of the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway route proved controversial as it would have used a coastal viaduct at Livermead?


 * ...that DART Light Rail, the first light rail system in Texas, began service in June 1996 both on time and on budget?


 * ...that the former Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway ' s Merrybent freight branch is now used as part of the A1(M) road that bypasses to the west of Darlington?


 * ...that Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner Winthrop More Daniels was a friend and assistant of then-Professor Woodrow Wilson?


 * ...that the Chicago "L" Red Line's Dan Ryan branch was successful from its 1969 opening, exceeding ridership forecasts by 10% and contributing to a decrease in ridership on the South Side Elevated?


 * ...that the Nashua and Lowell Railroad was the first railroad built in the state of New Hampshire?


 * ...that the existing main line platforms at Dagenham East tube station have been closed since 1962?


 * ...that Cwm Prysor Halt railway station and its stationmistress were specifically mentioned in at least one resumee of British painter James Dickson Innes's life and work?


 * ...that curve resistance depends on various factors, the most important being the radius and the superelevation of a curve?


 * ...that despite being favoured by George Stephenson, the current Cumbrian Coast line is the result of piecemeal railway building (largely to serve local needs) by a number of different companies?


 * ...that passengers boarding at Culver Depot were required to purchase tickets before boarding, unlike at other stations, where fares were collected on trains?


 * ...that CT Rail's Shore Line East commuter rail service was introduced as a temporary measure to help reduce congestion along Interstate 95 during a highway construction project?


 * ...that for its 1937 introduction, Reading Railroad's Crusader passenger train was named as the result of a contest that offered a $250 cash prize to the winner?