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February 2021

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The main entrance of Brno main station in July 2016
The main entrance of Brno main station in July 2016
Two Southern trains at Brighton station in 2012
Two Southern trains at Brighton station in 2012
  • ...that Brighton is the seventh-busiest station in England outside London, with over 17 million passenger entries and exits in 2018/19?
The track and platform side of Bridgwater station in 1963
The track and platform side of Bridgwater station in 1963
Drawing of the Bricklayers Arms station facade in 1844
Drawing of the Bricklayers Arms station facade in 1844
The longer east side of the Braunstone Gate Bridge in 2008 showing the River Soar passing under both the railway and Western Boulevard
The longer east side of the Braunstone Gate Bridge in 2008 showing the River Soar passing under both the railway and Western Boulevard
Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof shortly after it was opened in 1961
Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof shortly after it was opened in 1961
Artist's depiction of brakemen working atop a train in inclement weather
Artist's depiction of brakemen working atop a train in inclement weather
The tracks and platforms at Bow Road station in 1961
The tracks and platforms at Bow Road station in 1961
Bourke station at an unknown date, probably circa 1900
Bourke station at an unknown date, probably circa 1900
A view of the extant buildings at Botanic Gardens TMD in the mid 2010s
A view of the extant buildings at Botanic Gardens TMD in the mid 2010s
A train at Boston College station in December 2018
A train at Boston College station in December 2018
  • ...that except for occasional service disruptions, Boston College has been the terminus of MBTA's Commonwealth Avenue line (B branch) since 1900?
A portion of the wall mosaic at Borough Hall station in 2009
A portion of the wall mosaic at Borough Hall station in 2009
Henry Booth circa 1850
Henry Booth circa 1850
One of the Flexity 2 trams in Blackpool in 2012
One of the Flexity 2 trams in Blackpool in 2012
Cutaway diagram of a superheater in a steam locomotive boiler
Cutaway diagram of a superheater in a steam locomotive boiler
The main entrance to Bochum Hauptbahnhof in 2007
The main entrance to Bochum Hauptbahnhof in 2007
  • ...that construction of Bochum Hauptbahnhof in the 1950s included moving 250,000 cubic metres of soil to raise 2.1 km (1.3 mi) of railway embankment by more than 4 metres (13 ft)?
The Cleveland RTA Blue Line's Tri-C–Campus District station in 2018
The Cleveland RTA Blue Line's Tri-C–Campus District station in 2018