Preserved railcar DRC43 at the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre, Victoria
...that in the 1980s, the DRC railcars were the fastest trains in Australia by average speed, running 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Ararat to Hamilton in 72 minutes, for an average speed of 89.17 km/h (55 mph)?
A Patiala State Monorail Trainways train preserved in New Delhi
...that the Patiala State Monorail Trainways, which operated in the Indian state of Punjab from 1910 to 1927, was the only monorail train system to operate in regular service in India?
"Happy passengers" melody
...that Le chemin de fer, a piano composition from 1844 by Charles-Valentin Alkan in France, is often cited as the first musical depiction of a railway?
...that the FSclass E.444 locomotives were designed in the 1960s to be the first Italian electric locomotives capable of reaching 200 km/h (124 mph) in regular service?
Sugar cane train in the Lafayette Refinery in Arroyo, Puerto Rico
...that between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Puerto Rico's rail transport system expanded significantly, becoming one of the largest rail systems in the Caribbean at the time thanks to an economic boom in agriculture industries, especially the sugarcane industry?
...that the main concourse building of Wuppertal Hbf was built in 1848 by Düsseldorf-Elberfelder Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, the first steam locomotive hauled railway in Germany?
...that to help Stanmore railway station in Greater London, England, to blend with its surroundings the station building was designed to resemble a church, including a short spire?
Modern Serbian Railways passenger trains
...that although the first steam locomotive hauled trains in present day Serbia operated in 1856, the official start of Serbian Railways operations is designated as August 23, 1884, when the first royal train traveled from Belgrade to Niš?
An Israel Railways IC3 train from Bet-Shemesh to Jerusalem