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Coaling and oiling are essential in the preparation of a steam engine for its days work. Tank engine #5 that pulls passengers the 18 miles from Grosmont to Pickering along England's Northeast coast is over 100 years old. |
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Plymouth, England is a popular stop for rail passengers. It was from here that the Pilgrims left for the New World in 1620. Spanning the River Tamar is the Royal Albert Bridge, a wonderful example of railway engineering. |
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The Bowes Railway in Northeast England was originally a coal-hauling railway. The 180-year-old line now carries passengers. Bowes has the world's only standard gauge, rope-hauled incline still in working order. |
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All aboard! The steam locomotive is one of the most impressive machines of the industrial age. Check out this clip for maximum smoke, steam and stack talk in each and every scene. |
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The Snowdon Mountain Railway is Britain's only Rack and Pinion Railway. It takes passengers the 3,500 feet up Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales. The secure rack and pinion system provides complete safety. |
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This is amazing footage caught on a security camera of a woman in a South Korean Subway who accidentally gets her baby's stroller caught in the door as the train takes off. Luckily, no one was hurt in the incident. |
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