Sucking up all the air behind it, the train gave the switch a merciless working over.

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Throw the switch before you send this train careening off a cliff.

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He said they managed to switch lines which slowed the runaway train so it came to rest as it reached an incline near Warren Street station in central London.

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He had noticed that, when a heavy train passes over, a well-greased switch rail has some play, as if swimming in the grease.

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At the moment, I train twice a day six days a week but my switch from 400m to 800m meant my training had to completely change.

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The humble train is getting a boost from record oil prices, as companies switch out of planes and cars and into Europe's rail networks.

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And the true train and public transit buffs won't shy away from the RailDriver train controller, complete with a throttle, break, reverser, switch controls and 35 programmable buttons.

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Collin, 24, will train twice a week at Brunton Park with a view to a permanent switch to the League One club.

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It's an odd request in the circumstances, but Gilroy is more than ready to ride that train of thought: Arthur may be batty as a bedbug, but if he wants to switch sides it's OK with us.

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