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15.02.2022

Crisis, response, rebirth

29.12.2021

Lviv Railway will launch a retro train for the holidays

29.12.2021

One of the largest in Eastern Europe model of the railway is being created in Kyiv

15.02.2022

Crisis, response, rebirth

Problems that had plagued America’s railroads for decades came to a head in the 1970s. Though sometimes painful, the remedies set the stage for a new era of prosperity.

29.12.2021

Lviv Railway will launch a retro train for the holidays

Lviv Railway has prepared a gift for the holidays for Lviv residents and guests of the city - a trip on a retro train. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to Railinsider.

29.12.2021

One of the largest in Eastern Europe model of the railway is being created in Kyiv

One of the largest railway models in Eastern Europe is being created in the capital of Ukraine. It consists of 37 modules located on an area of 87 m² reports railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to Railinsider.

17.12.2021

The Orient Express will be back on track in 2023!

The historic and iconic Orient Express first set out on a journey nearly 150 years ago. However, due to the collaboration of the world's leading hotel group Accor and Arsenale SpA, the renovation of the Orient Express will soon be completed and it will be back on track.

10.12.2021

The author of «Game of Thrones» launches “dragon train”

While Game of Thrones fans await the release of an ever-delayed new book in the series, George Martin has become the owner of a forgotten but historically important railroad.

25.11.2021

The first toy train was sold 130 years ago

The first toy train was sold 130 years ago, on November 19, 1891, in Goppingen (German Empire). According to the report, the first toy trains began to be built in England in the early 1830s, when the construction of real railways began, informs Railway Supply magazine citing Railinsider.

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08.11.2021

Ancient Roman sculptures discovered during the construction of a high-speed railway in England

Archaeologists working on the HS2 high-speed rail network project in Buckinghamshire, England have unearthed several ancient Roman busts.

05.11.2021

In Mexico railway workers stumbled upon hundreds of Mayan artifacts

In Mexico, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of Mayan artifacts at the railway construction site. In addition to artifacts, 80 burial sites and thousands of other fragments of an ancient civilization have been discovered at the site of the future railway, informs Railway Supply magazine with reference to the local Institute of Anthropology and History.

21.09.2021

Turkey wants to launch a five-star tourist train in 2022

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.

17.09.2021

The only double-decker train Shinkansen will stop operating in Japan

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.

31.05.2021

Major train disasters: Sri Lanka, India, USSR

Major train disasters: Sri Lanka, India, USSR Rail 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.

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

07.05.2021

War and peace, duty and rebirth

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