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Tatkal scheme
The Tatkal scheme is a premium, last-minute reservation facility of Indian Railways, introduced in December 1997, selling a fixed quota of seats one day before departure.
Tazara Railway
The Tazara Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway, links Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia, built with Chinese financing between 1970 and 1975.
Tbilisi Metro (თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი)
The Tbilisi Metro (თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი) is the underground rapid transit system serving Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, opened in 1966 as the first metro in the Caucasus region.
TE10 (ТЭ10)
The TE10 (ТЭ10), also known as Teplovoz TE10, is a Soviet diesel-electric freight locomotive family built from 1960 by the Kharkov and Lugansk works, totaling more than 10,000 units.
Tehachapi Loop
The Tehachapi Loop is a spiral of railroad track in Tehachapi Pass, California, built in 1876 so trains can climb the steep mountain grade by crossing over themselves.
Tejas Express (तेजस एक्सप्रेस)
Tejas Express (तेजस एक्सप्रेस) is a premium train service of Indian Railways, first run from Mumbai to Goa in May 2017 and operated by IRCTC.
Tender (rail transport)
A tender is a purpose-built vehicle coupled behind a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water, extending its range from a few miles to over 100.
TEP70
The TEP70 (ТЭП70) is a six-axle Russian passenger diesel-electric locomotive built by the Kolomna plant, rated at 4,000 hp and 160 km/h, and in production since the 1970s.
TGV
The TGV, or train à grande vitesse, is France's high-speed train family, developed by SNCF and Alstom, running since 1981 and holding the 2007 world rail speed record.
Thalys
Thalys was a European high-speed train service linking Paris with Brussels, Amsterdam, and Cologne from 1996, operated by the Belgian company THI Factory until it merged into the Eurostar brand in October 2023.
Thameslink
Thameslink, also known as the Bedpan line, is a 24-hour mainline rail service running north–south through central London; it opened in 1988 when the Snow Hill tunnel restored a cross-London route between Bedford and Brighton.
The Canadian
The Canadian is a Canadian passenger train introduced by Canadian Pacific on April 24, 1955, as its flagship transcontinental service between Toronto and Vancouver, and operated by VIA Rail since 1978.
The Fat Controller
The Fat Controller, real name Sir Topham Hatt, is the fictional director of the North Western Railway in The Railway Series books and Thomas & Friends.
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery (1978), aka The Great Train Robbery, is Michael Crichton's heist film adapted from his own 1975 novel, starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down, loosely based on the 1855 Great Gold Robbery.
The General (locomotive)
The General is a steam locomotive built in 1855 for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, famous for its theft by Union raiders in the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862.
The Ghan
The Ghan, originally the Afghan Express, is a passenger train linking Adelaide and Darwin through Alice Springs, covering 2,979 kilometers in 54 hours; the luxury service has run since 1929.
The Overland
The Overland is an Australian passenger train running a daylight service between Adelaide and Melbourne twice weekly, descended from the express that first linked the two capitals in January 1887.
The Railway Series
The Railway Series is a British series of children's books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, begun in 1945, about a railway on the fictional Island of Sodor.
The Steam Locomotive Park of Haapamäki
Haapamäen höyryveturipuisto (Steam Locomotive Park of Haapamäki), Keuruu, Finland: railway heritage park founded in the 1980s with 70 old locomotives; closed permanently 30 April 2025 after a scrapping scandal and bought by HMVY in 2025.
The Train (1964 film)
The Train (1964) is John Frankenheimer's black-and-white WWII thriller, also released as Le Train, starring Burt Lancaster as a Resistance railwayman stopping a Nazi art train, based on Rose Valland's Le Front de l'art.
Thermite welding
Thermite welding, also called aluminothermic welding, is a fusion welding process that joins rails in the field with molten steel from an iron oxide and aluminum reaction.
Third rail
The third rail, or conductor rail, is an electrified rail alongside the track that powers metro and commuter trains through sliding contact shoes, typically at 600–750 V DC.
Thomas C. Durant
Thomas C. Durant, or Thomas Clark Durant, was an American financier who as vice president of the Union Pacific controlled building of the first transcontinental railroad.
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine, also known as Thomas the train, is a fictional blue steam locomotive created by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, first appearing in 1946.
Thomson–East Coast MRT line
The Thomson–East Coast MRT line (TEL) is Singapore's sixth Mass Rapid Transit line, a driverless railway running from Woodlands North to the east coast, with service beginning in stages in 2020.
Tilting train
A tilting train is a passenger train whose car bodies lean inward on curves, letting it run faster through curves without rebuilding the track. Examples include the Pendolino and X2000.
Timeline of railway history
The timeline of railway history traces rail transport from 17th-century wagonways through the steam era, beginning with Trevithick's 1804 locomotive and the 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway.
Times Square–42nd Street station
Times Square–42nd Street is a New York City Subway station complex beneath Times Square, Manhattan, serving the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S trains; it is the busiest station in the system.
Titiwangsa station
Titiwangsa station is a rail interchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling lines, the KL Monorail, and the MRT Putrajaya Line meet.
Toei Ōedo Line (都営大江戸線)
The Toei Ōedo Line (都営大江戸線) is a 40.7 km Tokyo subway line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, fully opened in December 2000.