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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

Train Street or Railway Street (Vietnamese: Phố Đường Tàu Hà Nội) is a narrow train bypass in Hanoi which several times daily sees a train pass close to buildings on either side of the tracks. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_Train_S… […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A red locomotive pulling multiple coaches rolls through the Hanoi Train Street. The train takes up almost the entire width of the street, leaving only a small space to the shops.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

Today I hiked the "Vine Path" (Rebenweg), which provided a beautiful view over Lake Biel. In front is the church of Ligerz surrounded by vineyards. #hiking #Rebenweg #Ligerz #Seeland #Switzerland #photography #NoFilter #nature #wine #vine #vineyards

A view over Lake Biel. In front is the beautiful church of Ligerz surrounded by vineyards. The alps can be seen in the background.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

Shosholoza Meyl, between Touws River and Matjiesfontein (cropped from original) Photo credit: Tim Abbott/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, www.flickr.com/photos/theabbott/220… #RailwaySunday #Africa #SouthAfrica #TouwsRiver #Matjiesfontein […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A photo of a Shosholoza Meyl train: two locomotives pulling carriages in front of a rock formation.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

Hiking definitely rewards you with breathtaking views. View over the Bernese Jura and the Seeland. #Jura #Seeland #Bern #Switzerland #hiking #FairPhone #photography #nature #landscape

A landscape photo showing a meadow with yellow flowers in front, to the left a bit further back several trees, and in the very back the alps covered in snow.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

Two #Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS (Re 484 018 and Re 484 017) from #SBB Cargo with an intermodal freight train heading south near #Wynigen. Photo credit: Nelso Silva/CC BY-SA 2.0, flickr.com/photos/nelsosilva/513676… #RailwaySunday #Switzerland […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

Two Bombardier TRAXX F140 MSlocomotives from SBB Cargo pull an intermodal freight train through a green landscape.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026

A tram in #Milan, #Italy. Definitely not designed with #accessability in mind, but the carriage has charme. Not a heritage ride, but still in active use. #RailwaySunday #LightRail #PublicTransport #train #railway #urban

A red tram in Milan's streets. The weather is rainy, and a group of people with umrellas is on the sidewalk.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026

Puhung station of the #Pyongyang Metro. The pictured Type D rolling stock was bought second-hand from #Germany in the late 1990ies. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Mario Micklisch/CC BY 2.0 […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A photo of the Puhung station in Pyongyang (North Korea). View is from the stairs, showing two trains on each platform with a group of students entering one of the carriages.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2026

An image from today's hike: a railway bridge crossing a gorge and a highway bridge crossing the railway bridge. Pretty wild. #RailwaySunday #Switzerland #infrastructure #nature #hiking #photo #photography #train #railways

A railway bridge crosses a gorge, and is itself crossed by a highway bridge in a 90 degree angle. The view is from inside the gorge, which shows the bridges high above.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2026

On Wednesday I was able to ride a tram from the 1930 while eating Treberwurst, a local specialty. The vehicle was used in Bern from 1935 until 1973, and was eventually turned into a mobile restaurant. Definitely a great experience! […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A tram from the 1930 turned into a Restaurant. It is nighttime and in the background is a hotel.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

I was able to take a photo of a SBB RABDe 500 passing right next to me while I was hiking today. Turned out pretty OK I think 😊 #RailwaySunday #SBB #ICN #train #railway #Switzerland #Seeland #photography

A RABDe 500 of the Swiss Federal Railways in front of vineyards and a hill.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 16/11/2025

TIL that #Alexandria (EG) operates the oldest tramline in the #MiddleEast and #Africa. Operations started on January 8th, 1863. It is also one of the very few networks that uses double-deck cars […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

Alexandria Tramways car number 218 approaching a station in Alexandria, Egypt. The Alexandria tramway network consists of 20 lines operating on 32 kilometers (20 miles) of the track, serving 140 stops.

Car 218 is one of six double-decker cars (numbers 209, 212, 215, 218, 221, an 224) built by the Kinki Sharyo company of Japan. These double-decker cars don't have a pantograph, aren't motorized, and are used as control cars for the three-car set.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2025

In case you're wondering how the frog looks like, here is a picture 😉 Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Trio3D/CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:201…

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 26/10/2025

Eritrean Railway, showing mountainous terrain traversed between Arbaroba and Asmara. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Voice of Clam/jjron/Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eri… #RailwaySunday […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A steam locomotive pulling a passenger railway car on a bridge in front of a village and mountains.

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2025

With almost 14,000 produced units between 1960 and 1999, the ČKD Tatra T3 tram car is still the most widespread of its type in the world (2022). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_T3 Photo credit: Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č. 7290. Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A ČKD Tatra T3 tram in front of a tram depot.

Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č. 7290. Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č. 7290/CC BY-SA 4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Praha,_Tatra_T3SUCS_%C4%8D._7290.jpg

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2025

La Trochita on the Chico River, Río Negro Province. Photo credit: Ferrocarril La Trochita. Juan Macri/CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tro… #RailwaySunday #Trochita #LaTrochita #OldPatagonianExpress […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2025

Tram and traffic on San Martín y Viamonte, downtown Buenos Aires. The Pontiac in the middle indicates that this photo was taken no earlier than 1947. Photo credit: Asociación Amigos del Tranvía/Public Domain […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2025

The #TbilisiMetro opened on 11 January 1966, making it the fourth metro system in the former #SovietUnion. It consists two lines, serving 23 stations. Most of its stations are deeply built and vividly decorated. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi_Metro […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

Tbilisi Metro departing train 81-717m/714m on the State University station.

Credit: Tbilisi Transport Company, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tbilisi_Metro_departing_train_on_State_University_station.jpg

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2025

The #Liziba station is a #monorail station in #Chongqing. #China. It is located on the sixth to eight floor of a residential building, with the rails also passing right through the building. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liziba_station Photo credit: A train […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A photo of the Liziba station in Chongqing, China. A train is passing through, disappearing in the multistory residential building because the station with its tracks are located inside the building.

Photo credit: A train going out from Liziba Station, Line 2. David290/CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%9D%8E%E5%AD%90%E5%9D%9D%E7%AB%99%E8%BD%BB%E8%BD%A8%E7%A9%BF%E6%A5%BC_0023.png

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2025

The #SwissNorthernRailway, also known as Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn (lit. Spanish bun railway, named after a local #pastery) was the first railway line in #Switzerland. It opened in 1847 and connected the cities #Zurich and #Baden […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

A Locomotive of the Swiss Northern Railway.

Unknown photographer/Public Domain. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lokomotive_Rhein_1867.jpg

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2025

Marketplace of Brühl with steam train of the Cologne-Bonn RR, about 1900. Photo credit: unknown photographer/Public Domain. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bru… #RailwaySunday #steam #tram #train #railway #Cologne #Bonn #Germany #urban #transport

Marketplace of Brühl with steam train of the Cologne-Bonn RR, about 1900. Photo credit: unknown photographer/Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruehl_Feuriger_Elias.jpg

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2025

#NationalRailways of #Zimbabwe 15A class 4-6-4+4-6-4 'Garratt' no. 407 Ukhozi ('Eagle', built by #BeyerPeacock in 1950) positioned with a train on the #VictoriaFalls bridge, Zimbabwe. Photo credit: MaltaGC/CC BY-SA 4.0 […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2025

The #RiyadhMetro in #SaudiArabia is the world's longest driverless #train network. It is 176km long, has six lines and transports 1.2M passengers daily. railway-news.com/yeltech-x-riyadh-m… […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

Interiour of a Riyadh Metro train.

Photo credi: Siemens Riyadh Metro Train (self driving) - innoTrans 2016. ubahnverleih/CC0 1.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riyadh_Metro_-_innoTrans_2016.jpg

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2025

#PuffingBilly, an historic steam train still running regularly in the mountain district, was built to serve at the turn of the century. The #railway is the sole survivor of four experimental lines used to develop rural areas in the early 1900's […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2025

Ever wondered how the #tramway #tracks look like under the pavement? A #grooved #rail is used, invented by Alphonse Loubat in 1852. It consists of a railhead, which carries the tram's weight, and a guard that may act as a checkrail […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

The photo shows a single grooved rail with the railhead, which carries the tram's weight, and a guard that may act as a checkrail.

Photo credit: Radomil/CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grooved_tram_rail_end_view.png

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2025

The Mooka Station (真岡駅, Mooka-eki) in Japan has quite a unique station building that resembles a steam locomotive. It was constructed in 1997 and even features a smokestack and a headlight. en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mooka […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

The Mooka Station (真岡駅, Mooka-eki) in Japan has quite a unique station building that resembles a steam locomotive.

Photo credit: Saniboh/CC BY 3.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%9C%9F%E5%B2%A1%E9%A7%85_%E9%A7%85%E8%88%8E.jpg

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2025

Most locomotives are equipped with a sandbox that contains (surprise 😉) sand. The sand can be dropped on the rail in front of the driving wheels to prevent the wheels from spinning and to improve traction. This might be necessary due to weather conditions […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

Sandbox (the box with the text "fill with dry sand only") of a British Rail Class 319 and the delivery pipe underneath.

Photo credit: RHaworth/CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandbox_270.JPG

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2025

Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is the main railway station in #Antwerp, #Belgium. Constructed between 1895 and 1905, it is widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture of the country […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

Ceiling of Antwerpen Centraal Station in Antwerp, Belgium.

Photo credit: T meltzer/CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Belgien_7525.jpg

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 22/12/2024

Since 1999 the #CPKC #HolidayTrain tours #Canada and the #US in november and december. The goal is to raise money and awareness for #foodbanks. In its 25 years of service, it has collected more than $24.3 million and ~5.3 million pounds of food […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2024

The #LandwasserViaduct in #Switzerland is part of the #WorldHeritage-listed #AlbulaRailway. The 136m long and 65m high instructure was constructed in 1901/02. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landwasser_Vi… Photo credit: Glacier express on the […] [Original post on social.librem.one]

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