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Using a railway carriage as a bridge
I stumbled across this interesting scene via Facebook recently – what looks like a retired railway carriage being used as a bridge. So what is the story behind it? ‘Squatting Slavs In Tracksuits‘ on Facebook Thankfully the person who shared […]
Abandoned escalators in Rome
Recently I came across an interesting photo on Twitter – a grass covered set of escalators headed underground somewhere in Rome. An abandoned metro station, or something else? One of those Rome projects that didn’t quite work out…. pic.twitter.com/FQS59U943u — […]
Posted in Everyday life
Tagged abandoned, car parking, Italy, motoring, mystery, Rome, urban exploration, urbex
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Hidden tracks of the Kiev Metro
The Kiev Metro is a relatively simple system – three independent metro lines running across the city, with passengers changing between them at one of three interchange stations. However trains do have a way of making their way between the […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged Kiev, Kiev Metro, metros, mystery, rail operations, railways, service connecting branches, tunnels, Ukraine, underground, urban exploration
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Why did the train stop to close the bridge?
On Facebook I recently came across a video of a train coming to a halt, so that a man could swing a piece of track into place before it could then proceed. So what is the story behind it? The […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged heritage railways, museum, mystery, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Netherlands, railfans, railways, viral photos
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Why was this barbecue on the tram tracks?
A few months ago I came across a photo on Twitter showing a barbecue along tram tracks, with a hotplate full of sausages sizzling away on top. So where was the photo taken, and what was the story behind it? […]
Posted in Trams
Tagged food and drink, France, industrial action, mystery, SNCF, strike, tram stops, viral photos
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Barbed wire and guard towers protecting the bridges and tunnels of the Russian Railways
On my journey across Russia by train I passed through many tunnels and over many bridges, and noticed something strange at each one.
Posted in Trains
Tagged bridges, mystery, police, Russia, Russian Railways, security, tunnels
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Construction fail at the railway station
Recently I came across a viral photo on Facebook that showed a railway track dropping over the edge of a cliff, then continuing on below. So where was the photo taken, and why is the track layout so ridiculous? I […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged Deutsche Bahn, Facebook, Germany, Leipzig, mystery, trains, viral photos
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Frankfurt’s mysterious ‘Feuerwehr Übungstunnel’ platform
I didn’t spend much time in Frankfurt, but I did manage to take a short trip around their underground railway (U-Bahn) network. Along the way I came across what looked like a disused platform, with the only clue being a ‘Feuerwehr Übungstunnel’ sign on the steel gate – so what was it?
Posted in Trains
Tagged emergency services, firefighting, Frankfurt, Germany, mystery, U-Bahn
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