"Sanctions are disappearing, weapons are diminishing, counterpropaganda is harder to hear. All of that will encourage Putin to go further—not just to try to defeat Ukraine but to divide Europe, mortally damage NATO, and reduce the power and influence of the United States around the world"
A heritage railway is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) in the history of rail transport.
While some heritage railways are profitable tourist attractions, many are not-for-profit entities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_railway
#RailwaySunday #HeritageRailway #culture #trains #railway #history
People still don't seem to realize that Russia doesn't care whether you're right leaning or left leaning; they’re playing both sides. For years, they've skillfully manipulated whichever part of the political spectrum serves their interests. And sadly, it’s working, because too many people put party loyalty above independent thinking.
Russia is preparing to ban the study of the Ukrainian language and literature in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The relevant order has been prepared by the Ministry of Education of the russian federation.
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi_Metro
Photo credit: Tbilisi Transport Company, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tbilisi_Metro_departing_train_on_State_University_station.jpg
#RailwaySunday #Tbilisi #Georgia #transport #PublicTransport #RapidTransit #metro
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv calls on West to isolate Moscow¹ after Putin claims 'all of Ukraine' belongs to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said "all of Ukraine" belonged to Russia in a speech on June 20 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, amid increasingly aggressive official statements about Moscow's final territorial ambitions in Ukraine.
Ukraine has brought home another group of prisoners of war released from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 20, following another prisoner exchange a day earlier.
Read the full report here. ²
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¹ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-all-of-ukraine-is-ours-putin-on-russias-territorial-ambitions-in-ukraine/
² https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-all-of-ukraine-is-ours-putin-on-russias-territorial-ambitions-in-ukraine/
#Stadler unveiled #RSZero in the #CzechRepublic, a fully decarbonised #locomotive. It offers a green alternative to the country's ageing diesel vehicles. Only 35% of Czechia's rail network is electrified. It is the second country, after #Germany, to introduce the RS Zero. It has a range of up to 800km using its hydrogen propulsion system.
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/stadler-rs-zero-sustainable-rail-vehicle-czech-republic
In the Lac-Mégantic #rail #disaster on July 6, 2013, an unattended 73-car #MMA freight train carrying crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade and derailed in the Canadian town Lac-Mégantic. Multiple tank cars exploded, killing 47 people and destroying roughly half of all buildings in the town centre. It is the deadliest #freight #train #accident in #Canada's history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic_rail_disaster
Full text of Russia's memorandum "on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis" published It's the same old ultimatum: the annexation of five regions must be recognized, Ukraine will not join NATO, and the size of its army must be limited.
With all votes counted, Right-wing historian Karol #Nawrocki has been elected Poland's new president, the state electoral commission (#PKW) said.
PKW said Nawrocki won 50.9% percent of the votes – ahead of Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal #Trzaskowski on 49.1% percent.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27897vedno
#Poland #Polska #Europe #elections #PresidentialElections #president
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liziba_station
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
#RailwaySunday #Asia #PRC #trains #railway #technology #urban
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