A common question among many children, which more often than not, parents have to answer is how old Thomas the Train is! In this article we will look at Thomas the Train’s age according to the books and TV shows: Photo source: Wikimedia Commons The Creation of Thomas the Train Many people may recognize Thomas the […]
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Trains have come on leaps and bounds the past half-century while the maximum speed has almost quadrupled. Who knows how fast they will be able to go in another 50 years? They have exploded to now have so much more raw horsepower (hp) than they ever did before. Horsepower is the power that one horse
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Also known as railfans, railway enthusiasts are part of a very large international community that has one very strong interest: everything related to trains. Wither be it railways history or preservation, photography or videography, travel or collection of vintage items, showing interested in railways can be a great hobby, especially for children. In this article
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Trains today are fast. Very fast. But that hasn’t always been the case. Up until the late 1900s trains were much more limited than they are today in both speed and safety. It wasn’t just the train’s physical limitations that affected their speed, it was poor track maintenance too. In this article we will provide
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