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Icon of the French rails: Nez Cassé – the legendary “Broken Nose”.  

Icon of the French rails: Nez Cassé – the legendary “Broken Nose”.

Icon of the French rails: Nez Cassé – the legendary “Broken Nose”.

“Bardotka”, “Berta” or “Zamračená” (Frowny) – it depends on your imagination, what comes to mind when looking at the face of this locomotive. It is one of the most...

Forever the first.  

Forever the first.

“Ferkeltaxi” is a nostalgic nickname for East German railcars that quietly crisscrossed secondary lines for decades, carrying with them the everyday stories of small-town stations.

“Ferkeltaxi” is a nostalgic nickname for East German railcars that quietly crisscrossed secondary lines for decades, carrying with them the everyday stories of small-town stations.

The German mechanical semaphore signal, in use since the 19th century, still reliably indicates a clear route for trains by the position of its arms.

The German mechanical semaphore signal, in use since the 19th century, still reliably indicates a clear route for trains by the position of its arms.

The German mechanical semaphore signal, in use since the 19th century, still reliably indicates a clear route for trains by the position of its arms.

The V 60 shunting locomotive, developed in the 1950s for Deutsche Bundesbahn, became one of the most widespread diesel engines of its era thanks to its reliability and...