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"We're now crossing the Nullarbor. This is now the world's longest straight section of railway track. 300 miles without a single curve now all the way across the Nullarbor and this is the view for the next 300 miles."
"A learning segment from 'Blue Mountain Mystery' specifically calls out the Culdee Fell Railway."
"The Netherlands national rail company is planning to set up a commission to pay reparations to Holocaust survivors and their relatives."
"All I could think now is of all the back-breaking human labor it must have taken to build a railway like this."
"The high-speed train becomes the new icon of the railway."
"A railway would help these governments tap these so far untapped natural resources."
"Toby worked on the mainland on the real-life Whiz Beach and Upwell Tramway of the Great Eastern Railway in East Anglia."
"The 92 miles of railway between Ansley and Quainton was built to an exceptionally high standard, demanding the construction of some remarkable structures."
"The biggest collection of railway locomotives in the land."
"...a statement of intent for how the railway age was going to unfold."
"Scattered hereabouts you will find twisted metal and concrete objects hinting at the railway's presence"
"Norfolk Southern is slowly but surely rebuilding and repainting their fleet of Heritage units."
"I hope you enjoyed this film. Please do comment, like, share and subscribe to Rediscovering Lost Railways."
"They found a railway which was crumbling slowly into dust and made it come alive again."
"The Branson Scenic Railway takes passengers on a nostalgic journey through the scenic Ozark Mountains."
"You may well know if you're regular to the channel, then actually I don't like to pin at all. I tend to use copy decks and glue it into place, but again, I use the track setter templates if it's all possible to get the track smooth."
"Eric's design allowed him to pull trains just as long as Henry, turning the tide back to the L&."
"At the end of the 19th century, the Jungfrau railway was laid through a tunnel in the mountain. In 1903, a small station, Eigerwand, was opened in the middle of one of the sections."
"The heroic actions of four Railway men prevented the entire town from being destroyed."
"That's crazy to think, one of the old branches of the Peak Forest Tramway survives, but the main part actually doesn't."
"Giles Pond eventually became one of the most popular destinations along the railway, providing an enjoyable and scenic day of leisure to all those who attended."
"We're in a former railway station built at the turn of the 20th century, and this exceptional station hides an astonishing structure."
"...overall though whilst NS is far from a perfect Railway the Netherlands really excels at turning just rails into a rail network..."
"I will not lose this railway to a disgruntled dead locomotive."
"Trucks can be prone to mischief, but at their core, they understand that they are an asset to the railway."
"A railway that was different and one that was exceptional in so many ways."
"The Great Western Railway is actually rather different from other Railways."
"This delightful little layout represents a siding where wagons are shed and loaded."
"It's high summer and for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, it's peak season."
"The railway is the people who run the railway. That's at the heart of it, that's the purpose of it."
"And whilst today many would pay to enjoy the remarkable journey alone on this delightfully offbeat railway."
"Rarely if ever before has the closing of a railway aroused such a keen interest."
"Great Western Railway often abbreviated as GWR is the principal operator between London and the southwest of England."
"Nonetheless, it was the ability of the incline to bring six trains of coal over the Brusselton crest every hour that made the Stockton Darlington Railway viable and profitable in those early years."
"One of the biggest tourist attractions on the Isle of Man is of course the steam Railway."
"The railway is still in operation and most recently, a modern tourist train has been added."
"It all becomes a lot simpler if you think of Clear Normal Speed as ‘Top Green,’ or Medium Speed Warning as ‘Bottom Yellow.’"
"But there's only one true alpine railway in the country, and that is: Skitube."
"Blue Cow station is 1,893m above sea level, making it by far the highest point on any railway in Australia."
"I hope you've enjoyed the video, and hopefully you've all learned something about the operation of Melbourne's wonderful but confusing underground railway!"
"One of the best Railway Journeys in the world."
"The Flam Railway runs all year, and it's completely different depending on the season."
"The route follows the Great Western superb main line along the Thames Valley."
"Thomas wanted to be the first railway engine to travel around the world."
"The decision to close the railway station was rejected thanks to citizens demanding it to stay open."
"You are a credit to the railway," Edward was so happy his boiler tingled.
"I'm sorry, Duck, but you must go to Edward's station for a while. I know he will be glad to see you," said the Fat Controller.
"The Peel Godred branch proved to be an outstanding extension to the North Western region."
"What kind of luxury are we seeing exhibited by this railway company?"
"Built by a railway company as a hotel."
"Greensboro's Galleon Depot was built in 1927 as the Greensboro Southern Railway Depot, a railway name still proudly displayed above the main entrance."
"The narrow gauge railway is always full of excitement, and there is never a dull moment."
"For the sake of what is under ten pounds worth of paint, we've got ourselves weathered track."
"Getting to experience the Colorado Narrow Gauge, the Rio Grande equipment in the place that it has been for so long is just magic, fulfilling, and completely wonderful."
"So let us explore the Cambridge to Oxford Railway... the Varsity Line... or what has come to be known as East-West Rail."
"The ornate classical façade of Cambridge railway station stands proud."
"The railway line holds the distinction of being the highest adhesion railway in the UK."
"It's just a brilliantly put together layout which is captured that spirit of the West Coast Mainline."
"A guide to the success of a railway is the number of customers carried in comfort."
"The Cape to Cairo Railway was designed very much with the idea of cementing British rule."
"Welcome back to the railway and welcome back to another experiment."
"It's lovely in here; it really has been a great day on the Great Central Railway."
"Welcome back to the railway and welcome to the most ambitious 3D printing project I have ever attempted."
"This could be the biggest issue that UK railway preservation has to gauge since that inaugural cutting of the ribbon at the Talyllyn Railway in 1951."
"The Southern Railway needed new powerful tank engines to work in its marshalling yards around London."
"The first ever railway on the planet was in Manchester, which revolutionized the planet."
"Every great city lives and breathes through its railway."
"There's something about the Savannah; it's extremely unique, it's just like stepping back in time to a railway that doesn't exist anymore."
"This is the North Yorkshire Moors Railway."
"There's something about the railway that never fails to fascinate."
"It's the world's steepest Railway going down a mountain, which is gonna be pretty cool."
"The story of the world's first proper railway journey which despite a catalog of problems still went on to change history."
"The S&D closed in 1966 and has almost vanished off the face of the Earth, but its spirit is preserved here on the West Somerset Railway."
"The first part of the 20th century was to see consolidation by the railway companies, the first decade being regarded by many as the golden age of steam."
"The railway has to be seen in terms of a social and cultural necessity, perhaps more than in terms of an economic or financial success."
"This was the Thorpe railway disaster, and this was a little bit of history."
"Britain's gateway to Europe, the country's biggest Railway project in over 100 years."
"Eurotunnel runs the busiest railway system in the world."
"This is how India's history at Jamshedpur began with the absolutely fabulous Kali Mati railway station which has now become Tata Nagar."
"It's a phenomenal railway and seeing these new bits like the arrival into Paddington... earth-shattering bits of technology, aren't they?"
"The station provided widespread travel to destinations across the country, including trans-Pennine services to Manchester, Warrington, Liverpool, Crewe, and North Wales along the Calder Valley Line."
"The Great Western Railway had celebrated 150 years of its establishment."
"With its important role, Kibag excavators have made a significant contribution to the development and maintenance of the global Railway system."
"Welcome back to the railway, today I'm going to attempt the most ambitious project I have ever done."
"The original engines from the Festiniog line, their character is just part of our Railway."
"We think we've got just about enough money in the bank to do the ten-year overhaul on Prince."
"Our objective is to have Prince in action in 2025 for the 70th anniversary of the first services."
"It's one of the most beautiful stops on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway."
"Depicting the splendor of Scottish scenery, the architecture and buildings are typical for a line built by the North British Railway."
"The layout shows a railway in the landscape rather than just the railway itself."
"The Copper River and Northwestern Railway had been completed in three years and four months despite some of the harshest weather and most difficult terrain on the planet."
"It's quite an interesting bit of railway really."
"The railway from Exeter to Exmouth continues to thrive as a useful and popular transport link."
"Hello and welcome to the new junction garden railway."
"I can't quite believe after a year of building this railway, I'm finally finished what I'm gonna call stage one."
"London's Victoria Station, with 17 platforms and more than a train arrivals and departures every 24 hours, has long been recognized as a major railway terminal."
"This is adding an element of realism into running your railway."
"Celebrating 100 Years of the Oberon tarana Branch line."
"The romance of an abandoned railway."
"The only way was the Pacific Railway for the making of a Nation."
"Celebrating 150 years of service, incredible history, and one of the most historic lines out there."
"It was 1863 in early December when the first railway engine set off from Christchurch to Ferrymede, four miles away, to open the track and make history."
"Accuracy of communication and understanding is a vital element of railway safety."
"Situated on the Kirara State, sixty-five thousand acres of stunning land, the station is well known for being one of Britain's remoter stations with no public roads serving it, just the railway."
"We're always on the lookout for new members to come volunteer here at the railway."
"You are a credit to the railway and the people we serve," said the Fat Controller.
"For a modern railway to grow and improve, it always needs to change its image."
"It's been one of the best train routes in all of Europe."
"The railway line spanning across Russia is called the Trans-Siberian Railway."
"That week turned out to be the best paying week I'd ever had in my railway career."
"The world's first dedicated high-speed Railway that was both capable of achieving speeds of over 113 mph but was also completely divorced infrastructurally from other railway operations."
"Branch lines must be shown respect. So long as a line is part of the network, it must run trains, even if it's only one."
"The staff are very attentive and friendly, with the food service being the best I've seen in a long time on UK Railways."
"The accident itself and the inquiry into it led to a fundamental change in the British railway signaling practice."
"Within every Railway Community across the length and breadth of Britain, there must be many memories similar to Pat's."
"The locomotive made its historic debut for the opening of the first public railway."
"With DSB back on track, we are now encountering one of the most challenging but also one of the most promising periods in recent times."
"My name is John Preston, and this is my league, a benevolent railway, and the definition of it is that it is to do good."
"This is the Don River Railway near Devonport, these people are some of the many keepers of Tasmania's remaining rail heritage."
"The railway is the only double track Heritage line in the UK offering a real Mainline experience."
"A heritage railway that isn't just a celebration and reconnection to Berry's past but a line intrinsically linked to local communities and the town itself."
"So come with us as we take you on a tour through the secret history of Thameslink."
"It was the first place in the world to adopt narrow-gauge as a mainline railway."
"What a buzz this is, what a job, steam engine driver for the great Emu Bay Railway. Fantastic!"
"I'm delighted to epinoia railway is officially open today."
"Oh, the Staffordshire Railway guys certainly knew how to look and make their buildings look beautiful."