Platform 9 and three quarters is a reality. The platform, which was used by the famous Hogwarts Express in the films about the young wizard Harry Potter, actually exists. This is a valid route which is used by passing trains every day.
Without being doubled. One of the most risky scenes in the film “007: Coordinates Skyfall” was actually filmed on the roof of a moving train. Interestingly, in this scene, James Bond, played by Daniel Craig, was not doubled.
A new type of heating has been introduced at a railway station in Sweden. Heat of passengers’ bodies who sit in the waiting room is used to heat an adjacent room.
Strange date. In 1963 Princeton had a strange case – four boys stopped the car on the tracks before the train. They went into the train, threatening with toy guns, kidnapped four girls and rode with them on horsebacks.
Heroic act in 1907 was made by the Mexican conductor named Hesum Garcia. He was carrying dynamite, when the train caught fire. It happened near the large town Nacozari. So Hesum decided to divert the train away from the city. The conductor made a heroic act, sacrificing his life for the residents of the city.
Bamboo trains were introduced in Cambodia after the government ceased to build a railway in the poorer areas of the country. Then the locals have come up with norries – improvised trains made of bamboo trees.
Mystical abandoned subway is directly under the City Hall building in New York. Train 6 route passes near the station.
Trains in Japan are known with their extremely precise timetable. They are almost never late. Even if it happens, each passenger at the station will be given a special certificate, without which he is not believed at work that the train station is really late.
There were cases (though a few in history), when trains in Japan were late for an hour or more. This can happen in the event of any major accidents or disasters such as volcanic eruptions. Such cases usually are mentioned in the news.
Bullet-trains were created by a brilliant Japanese engineer. The man who designed the aircraft to bombers used during World War II, felt guilty. So he decided to use his engineering skills for the ordinary people, creating the famous “bullet-train”.
Ore trains run in Sweden near the coast. They produce five times more electricity than they consume. This electricity is used for lighting the coastal areas of Sweden.
The longest rail route exists in Portugal. The length of the railroad from the Portuguese city of Porto in the Vietnamese city of Saigon is 17 thousand kilometers.
