What is the world’s longest railway tunnel, opened in Switzerland in 2016?
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Gotthard Base Tunnel
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What is the world’s longest railway tunnel, opened in Switzerland in 2016?
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Gotthard Base Tunnel
What railway became India’s first passenger railway when it opened between Bombay and Thane in 1853?
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Mumbai–Thane railway
Which steam locomotive set a world steam-train speed record of 126 mph in 1938?
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Mallard
Which railway bridge over the Firth of Forth opened in Scotland in 1890 and is a famous cantilever bridge?
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Forth Bridge
Which railway line became the world’s first high-speed rail service when it opened between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka in 1964?
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Tokaido Shinkansen
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