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Vehicles - Fatcs and trivia about Cars, trains, ships etc..

First highway ever...

Did you know that the first highway ever was opened in 1921 in Berlin?
At first it was a sort of race track.

Nowadays this highway is part of the A115 to Potsdam.

The first highway in The Netherlands was the A12 between Voorburg and Zoetermeer. It was opened in 1935.

Dutch railroad network has a total length of...

Did you know that the Dutch railroad network has a total length of 2809 km?

Total length of dutch road network...

Did you know that the total length of the dutch road network is 132,397 km (82,748 miles)?

This includes not only main roads, but also N-roads and B-roads.

The cruiseship Queen Elizabeth II uses 90 liters diesel...

Did you know that the cruiseship Queen Elizabeth II uses 90 liters diesel (24 gallon) for sailing 1 meter (3.3 ft.).

The largest tankship in the world...

Did you know that the largest tankship in the world is the Knock Nevis?

The length of this Norwegian tanker is 458.45 meters and it's width is 68,86 meters. It's draft measures 24.61 meters. The ship is powered by steam turbines with a total of 50,000 hp.

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The largest truck in the world

Did you know that the largest truck in the world is the Caterpillar 797B? This truck has a height of 7,6 meter (24.93 ft.) and a legth of 14.5 meters (47.45 ft.).

This monstertruck is powered with an 3550 hp engine and has a capacity of 345000 kg.