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AWESOME TRIVIA ABOUT TRAINS

Added on: 18th May 2016

 

THE WEST HIGHLAND LINE TRAIN IS THE REAL

HOGWARTS EXPRESS TRAIN THAT WAS USED IN

THE MOVIES. IT RUNS EVERY DAY

The West Highland Line Train is the real Hogwarts Express Train that was used in the movies. It runs every day.

 

 

THE FIGHT SCENE IN SKYFALL WAS FILMED ON AN

ACTUAL TRAIN IN MOTION. ALSO, DANIEL CRAIG

DIDN'T USE A STUNT DOUBLE

The fight scene in Skyfall was filmed on an actual train in motion. Also, Daniel Craig didn't use a stunt double

 

 

A DERAILER IS A DEVICE THAT DELIBERATELY

DERAILS TRAINS WHEN THEY ENTER

UNAUTHORIZED AREAS

A derailer is a device that deliberately derails trains when they enter unauthorized areas

 

 

SLIME MOULDS HAVE REPLICATED MAJOR RAILROAD

SYSTEMS NEARLY PERFECTLY WHEN PLACED ON

MAPS WITH FOOD SOURCES LOCATED AT

IMPORTANT HUBS AND CITIES

Slime molds have replicated major railroad systems nearly perfectly when placed on maps with food sources located at important hubs and cities

 

 

APPARENTLY, THE MOULDS WOULD TAKE THE MOST

ECONOMICAL PATH FROM ONE POINT TO THE NEXT,

MUCH LIKE HUMAN ENGINEERS WOULD WHEN THEY

ARE PLANNING THE RAILROADS. SCIENTISTS WERE

SO IMPRESSED THAT THEY EVEN PROPOSED USING

ONE TYPE OF MOULD (PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM)

TO CONSTRUCT NEW RAIL SYSTEMS

Apparently, the molds would take the most economical path from one point to the next, much like human engineers would when they are planning the railroads. Scientists were so impressed that they even proposed using one type of mold (Physarum polycephalum) to construct new rail systems

 

 

DURING THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD A RAILWAY

STATION CHANGED HANDS 14 TIMES IN ONE DAY

During the Battle of Stalingrad a railway station changed hands 14 times in one day

 

 

A TRAIN STATION IN SWEDEN USES THE BODY HEAT

OF WAITING PASSENGERS TO HEAT A BUILDING

ACROSS THE STREET

A train station in Sweden uses the body heat of waiting passengers to heat a building across the street

 

 

IN 1963, FOUR STUDENTS FROM PRINCETON STOPPED

A CAR ON THE TRACKS OF THE TRAIN LEADING TO

THE SCHOOL. THEY GOT OUT WITH FAKE GUNS,

BOARDED THE TRAIN, PICKED 4 GIRLS AS DATES

AND RODE AWAY ON HORSES

In 1963, four students from Princeton stopped a car on the tracks of the train leading to the school. They got out with fake guns, boarded the train, picked 4 girls as dates, and rode away on horses

 

 

IN 1907, JESUS GARCIA, A MEXICAN BRAKEMAN DROVE

A TRAIN THAT HAD CAUGHT FIRE AWAY FROM

NACOZARI, MEXICO BECAUSE IT WAS FILLED WITH

DYNAMITE. THE TRAIN EXPLODED AND KILLED HIM

BUT HE SAVED THE TOWN AND IS CONSIDERED

A HERO TO THIS DAY

In 1907, Jesus Garcia, a Mexican brakeman drove a train that had caught fire away from Nacozari, Mexico because it was filled with dynamite. The train exploded and killed him but he saved the town and is considered a hero to this day

 


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