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1. We start with the preserved Strathspey Railway which runs 10 miles from Aviemore to Broomhill via Boat of Garten. In which country can you ride steam and diesel trains on this line?
2. The photograph shows a re-powered Hitachi M5c diesel-electric locomotive stopped at Aluthgama Railway Station. In which Asian country could you ride this express west-coast service?
3. Our next photograph shows a train arriving at the Nahariya Train Station, the terminus for the North-South Coastal Line and the northernmost railway station in which Middle Eastern country?
4. The photograph shows one of the two 1966 "Yellow Birds" that operate regularly on the 51-mile Conway Scenic Railroad, a heritage railway located in which U.S. state?
5. This photograph shows a train on the 23-mile Kuranda Scenic Railway, which runs through the Barron Gorge National Park in which country?
6. Opened in 1970, the Prairie Dog Central Railway is a heritage railroad that operates on the outskirts of which Canadian city?
7. The photograph shows a train arriving at Intragna train station in Ticino, Switzerland. In which country is the non-Swiss end of the 32-mile long Centovalli Railway?
8. The 130-mile line that is a now a tourist route known as "The Train to the Clouds" was originally constructed to service the borax mines. Through which range of mountains could you ride this service?
9. Founded in 1989, Rovos Rail is a private train company that operates a very upmarket tourist service from Capital Park Station. The company's "train-hotel" runs a regular schedule in which country?
10. We finish with one of the world's most modern railways, the Shinkansen. This network extends some 1,500 miles with top speeds of up to 200 mph in which country?
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