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Which train was the first to travel through the Channel Tunnel in a public passenger service in 1994?
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Eurostar
Which railway began operating electric trains in 1890 as the world’s first deep-level underground railway?
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City and South London Railway
Which railway, opened in 1855, became the world’s first transcontinental railway?
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Panama Railway
What track gauge is used by most Spanish high-speed railway lines?
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1,435 millimetres
What is the name of Japan’s longest railway tunnel, linking Honshu and Hokkaido?
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Seikan Tunnel
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Which railway began operating electric trains in 1890 as the world’s first deep-level underground railway?
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City and South London Railway
Which railway, opened in 1855, became the world’s first transcontinental railway?
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Panama Railway
What track gauge is used by most Spanish high-speed railway lines?
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1,435 millimetres
What is the name of Japan’s longest railway tunnel, linking Honshu and Hokkaido?
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Seikan Tunnel
Which railway opened in 1835 as the first railway for public use in continental Europe?
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Belgian State Railway
Which railway station hosted Japan’s first railway opening ceremony in 1872?
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Shimbashi Station
Which railway carries the Bernina Express over the Bernina Pass in Switzerland?
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Rhaetian Railway
Which railway opened in 1836 as Canada’s first steam-operated railway?
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Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad
Which railway locomotive was nicknamed “The Flying Scotsman” after the London–Edinburgh train service?
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LNER Class A3 4472