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    Japan - Four staffs on the Tobu Nikko Line were struck and died by a limited express train

    This horrific accident occurred on August 20, 2026, at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu* Nikko Line in Kanuma City. *Tobu Railway is a Japanese private railway company
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    What are the busiest sections of light-rail?

    Today Hong Kong tramways is the only tramway system that uses fully double decker fleet.
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    Manchester Metrolink (Non speculative discussion)

    Will this opportunity be taken to make some changes to the track layout of the network?
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    Expectations of graffiti being removed when reported

    The problem is that the graffiti community is completely uncontrollable. Most of them stick to their unwritten rules within the group and only create artistic symbols (whether others accept it), until someone starts spraying political, profanity, sexual and Nazi symbols - really not good.
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    CMA CGM purchase Freightliner UK intermodal unit.

    At the beginning of the century, freight multiple units like MPV were intended to be applied to similar scenarios to improve the flexibility of rail freight. But obviously, nothing more was heard of it after that.
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    Paddle Steamer Waverley

    Every ship going to sea must have a mast capable of flying markers and flags to indicate its identity and other information. The mast also supports antennas and other equipment essential at sea. Modern ships don't have tall masts because the superstructure takes up a large portion of their...
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    Train surfers riding on the outsides of trains.

    similar situation can still be seen in Japan until in early 1980s. Until roughly the end of the century, the old carriages on the San'in Main Line still had no door locks and ran with their doors wide open,
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    London Bridge "closed" (03/11)

    I think the accidents like these often have far-reaching consequences that may not be immediately apparent. For example, will the railway system require more police and security resources in the future, leading to further increases in public transportation costs? Will people become more...
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    Increase in trespasser events on GWML in London?

    This abuse of ambiguous information processing can have a negative impact. Once people get used to it, they will start to regard any "intrusion incident" as someone committing suicide on the line.
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    Why don’t heritage railways make an effort to “sell” diesel traction?

    I think the problem is that in this country, diesel power does not command the same national pride as steam power. Almost everyone knows about Britain's glorious achievements in the age of steam, by contrast, the diesel era of British railways was now very successful. Diesel-powered stocks...
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    Lisbons funicular suffers catastrophic runaway (03/09)

    It should also be taken into account that the existing cable railways often have a variety of designs, and almost every historical line has a unique cable system and safety system (which is particularly evident on several cliff railways in the UK), which poses a great challenge to the...
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    Lisbons funicular suffers catastrophic runaway (03/09)

    I guess the more important question is when was the last time the braking system was tested for operation?
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    Lisbons funicular suffers catastrophic runaway (03/09)

    It seems that the cable carriage at the top (below the map) lost control after the cable broke, and it overturned and derailed when it slid down the curve (the top of the map) near the bottom at speed, and the old carriage immediately broke into pieces. I think the biggest question is why is...
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    Thameslink Core Major Power Failure 28/8/25

    It seems like the most severe limitation is that all flat junctions on the route.
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    Which railway lines are the least used in this country?

    I think Settle - Carlisle Line is the mainline has least traffic with double-track? if not count the single-track section on the Ribblehead Viaduct.
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    Anti-social behaviour between Bristol and Taunton

    In practice, minors are likely to be imprisoned only if the crime is serious enough, such as murder or arson causing serious property damage.
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    Crowd Management at Liverpool Lime Street after Parade

    As the crews waited on the platform, did anyone questioned the sparse passenger numbers?
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    Trivia – The smallest harbour had harbour railway?

    Are there any document survive to show how much traffic had on such small harbour railway with only one or two sidings?
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    Jumping Barrier Incident

    Or, such as Japan, where many railway employees still wear paramilitary uniforms and peaked hats. The public has no objection to that.
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    What happened with the 500-series Shinkansen?

    Cylindrical body is not an efficient way to utilize the loading gauge, the interior space of the 500 series is obviously smaller than other types of Shinkansen trains. Although it's appearance is indeed distinctive, the imitation of airplane design that was popular in the past seems unnecessary now.

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