Railway history

Turkey wants to launch a five-star Cappadocia Express tourist train in 2022. The train will meet all the standards of a 5-star luxury hotel.

The operation of high-speed trains of the E4 series lasted 24 years. Japan's only double-decker Shinkansen E4 series train, also known in the country as Max Toki and Max Tanigawa, will stop regular passenger traffic on October 1 this year.

Major train disasters: Sri Lanka, India, USSRRail transport is rightfully considered the safest of all. The most terrible disasters were not the fault of the railway, that is not for technical reasons or because of the human factor.

War and peace, duty and rebirthAfter giving their all during World War II, the railroads looked ahead to a bright future of diesels and streamliners.

Maldivian Post has released stamps with the high-speed trainsIn 2018, the Maldivian Post issued the series of stamps with the high-speed trains, which included the train of the Polish manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz, reports Railway Supply magazine with reference to Nakolei Pl.

One of the first diesel locomotives manufactured by Fablok has been restored The experienced and qualified teams of Mag-Train and TOR-BUD companies and their enthusiasm have led to the restoration of the SM03-620 diesel locomotive, one of the first diesel locomotives manufactured at the Fablok plant, informs Railway Supply magazine with reference to Nakolei Pl.

The Great Train Robberies: An American Story With a Political OvertonesThe Republican victory in the American Civil War contributed to the launch of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, which connected the eastern and western regions of the country.

Steam locomotive Tr5-65 turns 100 this year Tr5-65 steam locomotive, built in 1921 and housed in the Wolsztyn locomotive depot, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year! This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to Nakolei Pl.

From an abandoned train station to a cultural centerBuffalo Central Railway Station (New York, USA) 20 years ago was one of the largest abandoned buildings in the world.

All change for the future!For America’s railroads, the Indian summer of the early 1950s gave way to a worsening winter.

The Great Train Robberies: Almost a hundredweight of gold taken out of the railcar without firing a shotThe London-Paris train robbery in 1855 became the quietest and most arrogant in history.

The Great Train Robberies: How the Armored Car of the US's Largest Railroad Company Was Blown UpAs a result of this event, Union Pacific Railroad moved the railway line to another territory, and American cinema filmed the first Western in history.