The railway was constructed in 1899 and opened to passengers on 20 July 1903, following its electrification in 1902. After the railway grouping of 1923, passenger numbers declined so significantly that the hospital authorities no longer considered passenger usage of the line to be economical, and that service was withdrawn in 1931. The railway closed to freight in 1959, following the hospital's decision to convert its coal boilers to oil, which rendered the railway unnecessary. (Full article...)
Image 4Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 5According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 6Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 10The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 11The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 12The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 13The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 17A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 18Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 36Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 37Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 38San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 52Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 53A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 54Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 55German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
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