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1428:"Switzerland Zurich: Injuries as trains collide in Rafz"
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1059:514 046-2. The InterRegio train was hauled by
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1156:"Map of route from Rafz to Altenburg-Rheinau"
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369:Switzerland
91:Track gauge
82:Line length
1486:Categories
1082:References
1033:Interregio
672:Winterthur
623:402 m
123:1.3
1458:Südkurier
1246:Südkurier
1061:Class 460
1054:Class 514
1049:Jestetten
1039:train at
988:Jestetten
968:Frankfurt
792:with the
698:Neuhausen
440:Jestetten
136:Route map
77:Technical
1462:Archived
1403:Archived
1366:Archived
1334:Archived
1305:Archived
1250:Archived
1190:Archived
1186:SPD-Wehr
1468:31 July
1332:. ZVV.
1285:30 July
1277:(Map).
1166:30 July
1158:(Map).
1140:30 July
1132:(Map).
877:on the
820:History
786:Eglisau
516:Germany
374:Germany
248:Koblenz
216:Eglisau
95:1435 mm
64:History
49:Service
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1070:Future
1037:S-Bahn
964:Zürich
836:. The
183:Bülach
151:Legend
143:
69:Opened
54:System
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875:Rhine
853:Route
847:Rhine
693:40,13
670:from
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475:36.42
435:34.33
405:30.16
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328:27.04
298:23.60
276:Rhine
211:22.25
181:from
1470:2021
1440:2021
1414:2021
1377:2018
1345:2018
1313:2016
1287:2021
1258:2021
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1198:2021
1168:2021
1142:2021
1110:ISBN
1076:Rafz
1045:Rafz
1041:Rafz
984:Rafz
972:Bern
970:and
780:The
613:39.0
505:37.5
358:29.3
333:Rafz
72:1897
742:S65
728:to
447:S65
246:to
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