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From the world’s first locomotive journey in 1804 to Japan’s record-breaking Maglev, here’s a quick railway trivia quiz to test your knowledge.

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Did you know when India began the process of electrical railway development in the country? It began in 1925. This initiated the first electrical train in India with a 1,500 Volt DC system that ran ...

Kasho Iizuka’s feature casts trans actors to revisit a notorious 1965 trial that made gender reassignment illegal for more than 30 years. He explains why the history remains unfinished The so-called ...

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Swedish skier Elis Lundholm is poised to make Olympic history at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at a Winter Olympics.

09:19, Thu, Feb 5, 2026 Updated: 09:29, Thu, Feb 5, 2026 A former station in St Helens holds the grim distinction of being the site where the first person was killed by a train in Britain. Liverpool ...