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There must be billions, literally several billions of (railway-generated) objects left on the railway estate throughout the UK, ranging from old rails all the way through to decomposing bags of ballast and everything in between. And that's not counting general litter and fly-tipping. What is...

I frequently travel on Swiss mountain trains (1-metre gauge). They're wide, comfy and able to negotiate tight radii. Why is this gauge not used for trams?

The other week I was standing on a London Overground platform at Willesden Junction. It had been raining heavily and I was holding a furled umbrella. I discovered that the nearer I got to the platform edge, the more I noticed a very marked tingling/vibrating sensation in my hand through the...

(Forgive me if this is the wrong forum) I seem to recall seeing somewhere that the middle rail consists of separate sections that only go live in turn just before a train is due. Did I dream this?

I'm going to Haverfordwest from London, but having to return from Fishguard (due to the unavailability of buses on a Sunday). By chance (i.e. not through any info provided by Arriva Wales) I have come across the concept of inter-available stations which, apparently, allows you to do an "open...