the world’s first locomotive railway was invented in 1804 in britain when richard trevithick’s steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the penydarren ironworks.
richard trevithick, renowned as the “father of railways”, designed his first locomotive in 1814.
between 1881 and 1884, many chinese men came to british columbia to work as laborers on the first transcontinental railroad.
german was the first country to begin a railway tunnel project, along the vienna-trieste line.
the succession of railway tunneling projects immensely benefited the circulation of technology and commerce in europe.
at the turn of the twentieth century roads dominated land transport.
railway transportation and quick mobilization, known as backbone of modern war, was absolutely crucial to success of the war.
china’s hsr accounts for 1/5 of the world’s total high-speed railway networks.
the high-speed eurostar passed through the channel tunnel, connecting the three capital cities of london, paris and brussels.
_______ became the man who finally tackled the problem of rails.
in _____, first belgian railway line, between brussels and mechelen, was taken into service, with first belgian locomotive le belge.
at age 70, ________ turned his attention more closely to railroads, establishing a new conglomerate that revolutionized rail operations by standardizing procedures and timetables, increasing efficiency and decreasing travel and shipment times.
by 1910, the us topped the world in railway mileage at over _______ miles.
which one was not included as armored train mission objectives by british troops?
in japan, the ______ is the first network of high-speed railway lines in the world.
china's hsr accounts for ______of the world's total high-speed railway networks.
exactly at the height of conflict, president ______ issued a remarkable challenge on us railway construction.
in 1893, the transportation building at the "world's columbian exposition" in ________ featured railroad exhibits and equipment from around the world.
guangyang railway is the first railroad in china which was designed, built, and financed by the chinese.
the qing government decided to construct the tangxu railway to protect from foreign powers.
chengyu railway was the first railway built since the founding of new china.
the baoji-chengdu railway is the first electrified railway in china.
the ministry of railways implemented four rounds and increased average speed of passenger trains in china.
railway construction moved ahead very swiftly, on the basis of a mixture of central and local funding from the beginning of the 1990s.
on august 1st, 2008, china’s first high speed railway, beijing-tianjin intercity high speed railway was put into use, marking the beginning of the high speed era.
as of june 2018, china’s first high speed railway stands at 26,869 km in total length, accounting for about 64% of the world’s high-speed rail tracks in commercial service.
in 1881 the qing dynasty constructed ________line which was the first railway built by china independently.
unparalleled talents, efforts and attainments of ________ in china’s early railway construction earned him the posthumous title “father of china’s railroad”.
_________ is a mixed single- and double-track, railroad in china.
in______, chengyu railway (chengdu – chonqing) was completed and put into use, and it was the first railway built since the founding of new china.
by 1990, despite the network having increased to______ kilometers.
by 2005, it was the second busiest freight carrier and carried nearly ____ percent of the world’s freight traffic.
it had become the biggest passenger carrier, generating about______ percent of the world’s passenger traffic.
on_______, china's first high speed railway, beijing-tianjin intercity high speed railway was put into use, marking the beginning of the high speed era.
there are mainly ____ north-south and four east-west trunk lines, and some inter-city lines, greatly shortening the travel time within china.
the first locomotives were diesel powered.
electric locomotive is powered by electricity mainly in one of two ways: electric traction motors or through a third rail.
the most useful and usual type of trains are steam trains.
freight trains are very efficient, with economy of scale and high energy efficiency.
the orient express was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883.
the flying scotan is the world’s most art steam train.
the glacier express is known as the quickest express train in the world.
tanggula railway station at 5,068 meters is the world’s highest railway station.
________ engineer richard trevithick invented the first steam locomotive.
_______ holds the world record for the fastest train with wheels with speed 574.8 km/h.
for shorter distances many cities have networks of _______, also known as suburban trains, serving the city and its suburbs.
the vehicles that carry freight are called ______ in the united states or ______ in the united kingdom.
the phrase "red carpet treatment" starts with ______.
the two city names most prominently associated with the orient express are _____.
the pride of africa is a luxury train which is run by ______.
the steam train, flying scotan, was named after the renowned passenger train service flying scotan between ______.
the train to the clouds is a tourist train service in _____.
the ghan train derives its name from the early pioneers of _____.
st pancras railway station, officially known as st pancras international since 2007, is often called the “cathedral of the railways”.
washington union station is one of american second great union railroad terminals designed by daniel burnham.
in terms of platform capacity, the world’s largest station locates in britain.
the busiest stations in china include beijing south railway station and shanghai hongqiao railway station.
in 1903, japan seized the building and traffic management rights of the yunnan-vietnam railway.
upon completion of beijing railway station, it was the largest train station in china at the time.
kunming south railway station is the first fully elevated station in china.
xi’an north railway station abstractly expresses the charm of the grand roof of tang dynasty palace buildings.
in british english, traditional usage favours _______.
st pancras station features one of the world's most influential train sheds, which was the great work of ____.
______ was registered as the world's busiest transport hub with guinness world records in 2007.
grand central covers 48 acres and houses a staggering ______ platforms, more than any other railway station in the world.
______ was the world's first intercity passenger station.
_____ created a miracle in china's railway construction history for its fast speed and large scale.
in ______, france seized the building and traffic management rights of the yunnan-vietnam railway.
the earliest railway stations in china with photographs as evidence are jiangwan, wusong and other stations on ______.
the architectural design of _____ originates from the depiction of water in an ancient painting.
the enoden line the archetype of the train in the movie destiny: kamakura story.
with imagination, by train, we could not only travel from the city to the countryside, but also from the real world to the magic world.
the birthday of the movie is december 28th, 1895, the day when this movie was put on the screen at the grand café in paris.
in the 18th century, a scottish man named bob opened a new chapter of human history, whose steam engine contributed substantially to the industrial revolution.
sometimes train has been bestowed with rich feelings and spiritual significance.
in the story of ah, xiangxue, time is the connotation of the train.
the novelists and playwrights usually seize the attention of the audience by making up some coincidence or accident in their stories.
1) what is the key to fiction?
2) the japanese movie, destiny: kamakura story, directed by _______.
3) when was the first movie leased?
4) the great train robbery, shot in 1903, is a narrative movie with ____ shot groups.
5) ________ once said, “the medium is the message”.
6. who is the writer of o, xiangxue?
7) terrace gully is a all ______ in china.
8) a few of the slow trains are still operating to connect remote areas with nearby towns and cities, which is a part of __________ project.
9) which of the following is not the benefit of the slow green trains in china in the 21st century?
10) in chapter 5, what is uic?
christopher awdry is the father of thomas, the tank engine.
a chinese railways rm class 4-6-2 pacific is the archetype of yongbao.
shinkansen, meaning railway station is a japanese transport icon.
on june 21, 2019, spirited away was released in china for the first time.
harry potter is a fictional boy who made a journey of self-discovery and adventure in a magical world.
the orient express could bring people an experience of the hogwarts express in the real world.
the walt disney world railroad first open at the magic kingdom in september 1970.
the movie, hachi, is an american adaptation of a japanese tale about a loyal dog.
1) _______ is the father of thomas, the tank engine.
2) “but you’re fussy and grumpy. you break down a lot and your work is so slack!” thomas is complaining of ________ engine.
3) in _______, a chinese locomotive, yongbao, joined the crew and became a friend of thomas.
4) ______is a japanese transport icon.
5) who is the director of 5 centimeters per second?
6) in spirited away, train is a medium of _______.
7) it does leave without fail on september 1 at 11 am from platform nine and three-quarters, king’s cross, arriving at __________ in the early evening.
8) which of the following is not the correct description about the hogwarts express?
9) in the movie hachi, bedridge is a __________.
10) where was hachi waiting for his master?
the trans-siberian railway, 9,288 km in length, and spans nine time zones.
the trans-siberian railway takes over a week to go from end to end.
in 1890, tsar alexander iii officially issued an order to start the construction of the trans-siberian railway from vlaostok.
angles flight railway is an inclining train line with a gradient of about 33%.
angel railway is listed in the national register of historic places of the united states as the steepest railway in the world.
the maximum gradient of the pilatus mountain railway is 39%.
the pilatus mountain railway holds an incredible record of zero accidents for 120 years.
in 1990, canada’s national rail operator via rail sold off it’s rockies by daylight scenic train to a private company who renamed it the rocky mountaineer.
the rocky mountaineer was named as the best train experience in the world awarded by satw.
in ________, canada’s national rail operator via rail sold off it’s rockies by daylight scenic train to a private company called rocky mountaineer vacations.
2) ________ was named as one of the world’s ultimate experiences awarded by lonely planet.
the trans-siberian railway goes from _____ to _____.
it was_______ that ordered to build the trans-siberian railway.
_____ is the longest railway in the world.
the project of angel railway was consturcted mainly ______.
the angel railway began to operate in______.
the angel railway is located in________.
it took_______ to build the pilatus mountain railway.
the pilatus mountain railway is located in________.
the qing government appointed jeme tien yow as chief engineer in charge of the construction of the beijing-zhangjiakou railway in 1901.
jeme tien yow designed a “herringbone” line during the construction of the guangou section railway from nankou to chadaocheng of badaling.
it took only four years to complete the construction of the beijing-zhangjiakou railway ahead of schedule, and the cost of the project was only one fifth of that estimated by foreigners.
the qiantang river bridge is comprised of its main body and the bridge approach, stretching a distance of 1,453 meters. the upper layer of the bridge is a highway and the layer below is a railway.
the qiantang river bridge is the second modern bridge in china, which cost 5.4 million silver dollars.
the quicksand at the bottom of the qiantang river made the construction nearly impossible. t.e.mao yisheng figured out the way--caisson method.
kunlun mountain tunnel is the world’s longest plateau tunnel on permafrost, with a total length of 1,686 meters.
the total length of the qinghai-tibet railway is 1,756 kilometers.
thanks to the unremitting efforts of engineering and technical personnel like zhang luxin and construction teams, the qinghai-tibet railway ends tibet’s history without railway.
with its independent intellectual property rights and core technology, china’s high-speed railway is called one of the “four great inventions” of modern china.
china railway corporation has designed the “hawk-like” and “sailfish-like” appearances and two schemes of paintings on the basis of fully considering chinese elements, olympic spirit, cultural inheritance of centennial beijing-zhangjiakou and earlier achievements of mass innovation.
beijing-zhangjiakou inter-city railway is the intelligent upgrade version of fuxing emu which is the first time in the world to realize automated operation at 280 kilometers per hour.
when was the qiantang river bridge restored and opened to traffic?
the qiantang river bridge was firstly opened in______.
which is the highest railway in the world?
the average altitude of the qinghai-tibet plateau is ________.
the following are major difficulties in building the qinghai-tibet railway, except ______.
the beijing-zhangjiakou intercity railway is the high speed railway with ______.
the world’s largest and deepest underground high-speed railway station has been built 102 meters beneath the great wall at the ______ section in beijing.
how long did it actually take to build the beijing-zhangjiakou railway?
who is the father of chinese railway?
10) which is the first railway in chinese history that did not use foreign funds and personnel and was designed, built and operated entirely by the chinese themselves?
please share with us your understanding of the spirit of railway, what you would learn from those great engineers and what you should do for our motherland(120-150 words).
more than 90% of laborers in the west section of us first transcontinental railroad were ______.
the ________ is the first network of high-speed railway lines in the world.
zhan tianyou designed and included a ______ section near qinglongqiao railway station to overcome the steep gradient near badaling.
the chinese government notably launched ______ rounds of campaigns to raise the speed of railway travel from 1997 to 2007 by improving the nation's railways.
electric locomotive is powered by electricity mainly in one of two ways: ______ or through a third rail.
for shorter distances many cities have networks of ______, serving the city and its suburbs.
channel tunnel trains run from dover to london, ending at _______.
which railway station was not built by colonists in china around the year1900?
which one is the archetype of the train in the movie destiny: kamakura story?
which of the following is the official conference theme of the 7th world congress on high-speed rail held on december 7-9, 2010 in beijing, china?
“but you’re fussy and grumpy. you break down a lot and your work is so slack!” thomas is complaining of _______ engine.
the movie, hachi, is an american adaptation of ______ about a loyal dog.
what’s the maximum gradient of the pilatus mountain railway？
due to a series of factors such as ______, the qing government decided to build the beijing-zhangjiakou railway.
______ is the first self-designed and self-built double-layer bridge in china.
what are the main types of locomotives in the development of trains?
which of the following are the benefits from the slow green trains in china in the 21st century?
which of the following are the correct descriptions about the hogwarts express?
what are the main difficulties the engineers faced with in constructing the qinghai-tibet railway?
which of the following reflect the intelligence of beijing zhangjiakou intercity railway?
________, known as backbone of modern war, were absolutely crucial to success of the first and second world wars.
during the construction of the beijing-zhangjiakou railway, jeme tien yow________.
which of the following statements are true?
in order to ensure the safety of passengers, ______
george stephenson, renowned as the “father of railways”, designed his first locomotive in 1814 named blücher.
now, the high speed railway has become a striking id of china’s high technology and peaceful rise under the belt and road initiative.
passenger trains have superior track occupancy rights over freight trains.
the world’s first recorded railway station was crown street railway station.
the young girl, xiangxue, in tie ning’s novella “o, xiangxue” is a conductor on the train.
train and railway have appeared in the animation “spirited away” for six times.
in may 1908, the qing government set up the beijing-zhangjiakou railway bureau and appointed jeme tien yow as chief engineer. .
france was the first country to begin a railway tunnel project, along the vienna-trieste line.
from xining to lhasa, the total length of the qinghai-tibet railway is 1,956 kilometers.
the first modern bridge in china, which cost 5.4 million silver dollars, experienced its construction, being blown up and reconstruction.