A rail on the ceiling went around the platform where a curtain could be pulled to hide the bed from view. |
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Crystal was at the side of the ship, hanging far over the rail and apparently singing to the fish still safe in the ocean. |
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The rockers preach rigour, and rail against easy accommodations with the hosts of Midian constantly prowling around. |
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Lime was quarried in Rockland and shipped by rail to distant points, but this was an industry in decline. |
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The station is one of the city's principal transport interchanges, with rail services, numerous bus routes and York's busiest taxi ranks. |
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There seems to be no end to the problems faced by the Bangalore metro rail project. |
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To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them. |
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Most rail passengers felt uneasy as they climbed aboard their first train after the Paddington disaster. |
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An efficient metro rail system will not only push the bulk of traffic underground, but also ensure that people use their vehicles sparingly. |
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On large lakes near major access roads and rail lines, rafts of floating logs often made canoe travel impossible. |
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In the Western Pleasure classes, horses must walk, jog and lope on the rail each direction, stop, and back willingly. |
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He stood nonchalantly next to the quarter-deck rail looking into the waist. |
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He compelled some fettlers to remove rails from the rail track, because they were expecting a train with a number of police. |
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The floods of 1999 and 2000 wreaked havoc and seriously affected rail transport in this desperately poor country. |
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They stood on the beach and lined the south rail of the pier, holding binoculars and cameras, listening to radios, scanning the sky. |
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It means rail passengers will no longer have to transfer to buses for journeys around Stockport. |
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The company would also construct a 2.5km rail loop at the rail head for loading wagons and servicing locomotives. |
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The room is furnished with a cast-iron fireplace with tiled inset and mahogany surround and has both a dado rail and coved ceiling. |
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But here, the storage space is maximised with a built in rail and an ingenious shoe racking system. |
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An express train travelling from London to Leeds derailed after a rail broke on the East Coast Main Line track. |
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She slowly nodded and took a step forward, holding onto the porch rail for support for she still felt quite weak. |
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The receiver is of the flat-top variety with an accessory rail that is adaptable to most optical sights. |
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The golden age of rail travel in the Southwest lives again at a dusty town in eastern Arizona. |
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The trio's new joint venture intends to bid for other inter-city rail franchises in Britain. |
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It will also have cycle lanes and walkways connecting the development to the town's rail services. |
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The dining room, which is to the right of the hallway, also has coved cornicing, a picture rail and a fitted gas fire. |
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Place weatherstrips full length along the top of the upper sash rail and along the bottom of the lower sash rail. |
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Swaying slightly, she clutched the stair rail for support and slowly made her way down, one step at a time. |
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But now the idea is being taken seriously in the wake of yet more deaths on our rail network. |
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The stairs were steep and creaking and he held on to the rail bolted to the wall. |
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Also, only members of the bar are to be seated inside the rail and in the well of the Court. |
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You can attach the bottom rail to the post by either of the two outside illustrations. |
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The ordeal began as the result of a tragic accident when a rail worker died after slipping and falling on to the live rail on the main line. |
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Within days we had a safety rail on the bathroom wall, another banister, raised lavatory seats and other helpful things. |
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After some time, a red-beaked water rail slipped from the rushes nearby and scuttled past. |
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The downtown area, previously quiet on weekends, is now abustle with activity as a result of the rail trail. |
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The group has also managed the wet farmland so winter visitors include snipe, redshank, water rail and common sandpiper. |
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They didn't touch me, but formed a solid formation that would be impossible to break, walling me in with the rail of the bridge at my back. |
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The book ranges over countless topics, from the share market to academia to rail gauges. |
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Whatever paint the porch rail once had has been worn away by time exposing the beautiful, smooth graininess of the wood. |
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A similar situation was narrowly avoided whilst recently affixing a curtain rail to the wall in the lounge. |
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Iarnrod says the upgrading of the track to continuous welded rail will improve the reliability, speed and comfort on the route. |
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Due to the high price of fuel, rail traffic has been up over the past year. |
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A further 79 per cent of survey respondents believe the government must sanction plans for a high speed metro rail link to the airport. |
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Interesting to note his usage of buses to get from terminating stations and between lines on Melbourne's radial rail network. |
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Attention is also being focused on the possibility of trebling or even quadrupling the length of suburban rail track. |
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It should never be forgotten that a steel wheel on a steel rail has one-seventh of the friction of a rubber-tyred wheel on a bitumen surface. |
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With the growth in rail travel and motor car ownership, there aren't as many people travelling by ferry anymore. |
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In any case, burgess likes to rail against these pushy liberals and their tricky, communistic light bulbs. |
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Railroad crews also were checking the rail lines and a rail car was being sent along the route with a solution of baking soda and water to neutralize the acid. |
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The firefighters did not want the ambulatory passengers to chance onto an electrified rail or encounter some other hazard. |
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The threatened York rail manufacturer has been thrown a much-needed lifeline by rail freight company EWS, which has ordered a further 220 coal wagons. |
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The rescue mission saved the city when the Russians blockaded road and rail connections, trying to starve the population. |
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Mail often took weeks to get from one coast to the other, chugging along on rail lines. |
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They then hang over the gallery rail and stare into the abyss. |
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A pink hand towel hanging on a rail could be seen from the street. |
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Zack stopped and thought, using the rail the on the wall for support. |
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From the Colorado train that fell into a creek to the North Carolina collision, see more rail disasters. |
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These are especially related to occurrence of corrugation on the rail head and to occurrence of so-called WEL on the corrugated rail surface. |
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The two companies will deliver the rail cars to Chicago-based Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. |
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The wheels do spin a lot when encountering the slimy residue on the rail tracks from leaves, greatly slowing down trains. |
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Union Pacific Railroad's Pipeline Express service set a milestone in delivering its 25,000th rail car of customer product. |
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In 1883, Galicia was first connected by rail to the rest of Spain, by way of O Barco de Valdeorras. |
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The delivery of the first two rail cars will support ongoing testing and demonstrations. |
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According to the DPR Transportation Ministry, Ukrainian saboteurs organized 20 blasts on rail tracks to disrupt transportation. |
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The term rolling stock in rail transport industry originally referred to any vehicles that move on a railway. |
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The ECML is one of the busiest lines on the British rail network and there is currently. |
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The third rail electrification was at 630v dc, and power was taken from the 33kV public supply through three new substations. |
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In 1926, following the island's rail network passing to the Southern Railway, a signal box and turnouts were installed at Smallbrook. |
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Although lacking any rail based rapid transit network, Preston has a very comprehensive bus network. |
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The ECML has been the backdrop for a number of famous rail journeys and locomotives. |
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Through rail tickets for travel via Pier Head station are available to and from other stations on the Isle of Wight. |
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Information on the main types of high-speed rail tracks including dedicated, mixed, mixed conventional, and fully mixed. |
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Since those vehicles did not cover the full territory of the former rail system, Angelenos had to resort to using personal autos. |
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Proposals which have been mooted include the electrification of the rail system to cut journey times. |
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Seaside resorts in the East of Ireland developed after the introduction of rail travel. |
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It is a private sector initiative to develop the infrastructure for Manitoba's trucking, air, rail and sea industries. |
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This refers to the early practice of using the tail of the mace to strike the ball when it lay against a rail cushion. |
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Other South Dublin towns and villages such as Sandycove, Dalkey and Killiney grew as seaside resorts when the rail network was expanded. |
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Instead, the board approved 60 contract work orders as the rail projects proceeded. |
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This problem can be avoided to an extent through the transport of waste by rail from transfer stations. |
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Passing through as many as 43 states, every rail cask would weigh up to 125 tons. |
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As they wheel in a rail full of Aertex and graffiti'd denim, I get the fear. |
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From there, the train was transported by rail ferry to the new Port of Baku in Alyat, 70 km south of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. |
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The Station is the airport's ground transport interchange and brings bus, coach and rail passengers under one roof. |
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CapeFlyer is a seasonal passenger rail service between Boston and Hyannis that operates on summer weekends from Memorial Day through Labor Day. |
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The rail to be curved is laid on its side, the ends resting on two ties which in turn rest on another rail placed workways. |
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A kingfisher, water rail and barn owl are being seen regularly but they are finding the conditions tough going. |
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The tower will sit atop the eastern-most rail yard once the platform over the tracks in completed. |
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The efficient use of rail routes helped in the unification of the United States of America. |
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The rail transport market is privatised, but while there are many privately owned enterprises, the largest operators are still owned by state. |
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Around 400 activists of various political parties were taken into custody when they tried to stage a day-long rail roko here on Monday. |
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This prompted rail groups, enthusiasts, local authorities and residents along the route to fight a successful campaign to save the railway. |
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The Fairfield Street entrance leads to the Metrolink station in the undercroft and is linked to the rail platforms by escalators. |
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The development of rail links to Liverpool enabled brewers to export their beer throughout the British Empire. |
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The company set about significant investment in the island's rail services, primarily through replacing old locomotives and carriages. |
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Although a fraction of what it used to be remains, Caen once boasted an extensive rail and tram network. |
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The zookeeps grunt and groan and struggle for their footing as they pass Ajax over the rail and carry him into the cage. |
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In 2017, a further feasibility study will be undertaken into the possibility of an underground light rail system. |
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Improved rail transportation made the towns of the Upper Cape accessible to Bostonians, such as Bourne and Falmouth. |
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Several schemes have been proposed to replace the shuttle bus with some form of rail link. |
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Blaine stresses that he was not called to inspect the rail site. |
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In 1989, the reclamation and redevelopment of the CNR rail yards turned The Forks into Winnipeg's most popular tourist attraction. |
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It has a dedicated railway operation, Mendip Rail, which is used to transport aggregates by rail from a group of Mendip quarries. |
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On 9 June 1865, while returning from Paris with Ellen Ternan, Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst rail crash. |
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The equipment proved pivotal for five rail yard and parking area projects, totaling more than 17,000 yd. |
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These are connected to the national rail network by a branch line to Brockenhurst. |
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The South Klondike Highway knifes inland, paralleling the rail line, and joins the Alaska Highway at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. |
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This route was eventually superseded by the use of the main line rail network, and eventually by road. |
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Until the 1970s, the Breton road network was poor because maritime and rail transport prevailed. |
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In the Victorian era, engineers proposed a rail tunnel between Stranraer and Belfast. |
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The West Highland Line links Mallaig railway station by rail to Fort William, Oban and Glasgow. |
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Okehampton railway station is on the former northerly rail route from Exeter to Plymouth via Tavistock. |
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Under these proposals, to reduce costs, the line would be singled with passing places and the third rail replaced by overhead lines. |
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A rail terminal at Furzebrook connecting to the Swanage Railway between Corfe Castle and Wareham is now closed and mothballed. |
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It is unusual because it has no public access but exists purely to provide a connection between two rail systems. |
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They were altered to have running rail traction current return instead of fourth rail. |
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From 1985 to 1990 rail services on the Isle of Wight operated under the brand RydeRail. |
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Since the 1980s, the road and rail network of Greece has been significantly modernized. |
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Antananarivo is connected to Toamasina, Ambatondrazaka and Antsirabe by rail, and another rail line connects Fianarantsoa to Manakara. |
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Polish authorities maintain a program of improving operating speeds across the entire Polish rail network. |
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Pausing only to settle his cloak and set his Regent's circlet on his hair, he strode to the rail and waited. |
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The new rail cars the CTA purchased from Bombardier Transportation, Saint Bruno, Canada, contained faulty cast steel journal bearing housings. |
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The project had targeted shipping 30,000 bpd, but Tesoro ordered about 800 rail cars that can accommodate another 10,000 bpd, Goff said. |
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The navy's list of futuristic weapons also includes an electromagnetic rail gun prototype aboard a vessel that could debut within two years. |
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But the current flood levels are at least 50 centimetres over the rail head and are still rising. |
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Light rail vehicles generally operate on the same side as road traffic in a country. |
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Perth remains a key transport hub for journeys by road and rail throughout Scotland. |
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Since the part acquisition of Veolia Cargo in 2009, it also provides rail transport services to industrial locations through Socorail. |
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Express bus services link the main towns with rail stations at Edinburgh and Carlisle. |
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The rail bridge was rebuilt, and in the 1960s the Tay Road Bridge was built. |
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The Channel Tunnel is a crucial part of the route as it is the only rail connection between Great Britain and the European mainland. |
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They share the Rotterdam The Hague Airport and a light rail system called RandstadRail. |
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Travelling part of the way by rail and the remainder by troika, he reached Orenburg shortly before Christmas. |
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For scheduled and chartered air travel, Bridgend is served by Cardiff International Airport, to which there are direct rail and bus services. |
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The Huddersfield line is one of the busiest rail lines on the West Yorkshire MetroTrain network in Northern England. |
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Manchester Victoria is a major interchange for the Metrolink light rail system. |
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The 1848 tunnel soon proved to be a bottleneck for rail traffic between Huddersfield and Manchester. |
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The Luas is a light rail system, run by Veolia Transport, and has been operating since 2004, carrying over 30 million passengers annually. |
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Only the 1894 rail tunnel is still operational although all three rail tunnels are still maintained. |
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Manchester Victoria is an interchange with the city's Metrolink light rail system. |
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The other two older tunnels are not suitable for rail traffic due to their poor state of repair. |
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Shrewsbury is the county's public transport hub and has road and rail links to the rest of the county and country. |
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On 18 December a written answer in the Commons stated that laying cables in the tunnel would not preclude opening the route to rail traffic. |
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The rail tunnel under the Mersey was supplemented by a vehicle tunnel in 1934, the Queensway Tunnel. |
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In addition, mass rapid transit and light rail transit systems are under construction in Jakarta and Palembang. |
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Prior to the closure, Ruthin was connected by rail to Denbigh and Rhyl to the north, and Corwen in the south. |
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In 2006, a group calling itself 'Translink' proposed reopening the tunnel and the route for rail freight. |
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Of the railway tunnels, only the one built in 1894 is currently used for rail traffic. |
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Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft. |
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They often require maintenance as part of the rail infrastructure while providing no benefit. |
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In June 2008 the Gatwick Express rail service was incorporated into Southern. |
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The Waal was bridged in 1878 by a rail bridge and in 1936 by a car bridge, which was claimed to be Europe's biggest bridge at the time. |
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The following description comes from Australia, but is applicable equally to other rail trails that exist throughout the world. |
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The former Oldham Loop Line was converted for use with an expanded Metrolink light rail network, and renamed as the Oldham and Rochdale Line. |
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The first attack merely damaged the rail network for three days, and the second attack failed altogether. |
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The outer suburbs may then be reached by a separate commuter rail network where more widely spaced stations allow higher speeds. |
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In that vein, Chicago's commuter rail system, serving the metropolitan area, is called Metra. |
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The whole London Underground network uses fourth rail and others use the linear motor for propulsion. |
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The town has rail links to Glasgow, Falkirk, Motherwell and Edinburgh via Cumbernauld railway station. |
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Originally, the line terminated at Birmingham Snow Hill station, using the space of one of the former rail platforms. |
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The station's importance continued as the main rail connection between the USSR and the Communist China. |
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Two cooling water pipes in each rail tunnel circulate chilled water to remove heat generated by the rail traffic. |
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The Tyne and Wear Metro is electrified with overhead lines at at 1,500 V DC, it is now the only rail network in Britain to use this system. |
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It has been described as the first modern light rail system in the United Kingdom. |
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This same practice applies to all the London mainline rail termini, except London Bridge. |
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Passengers must present a valid rail ticket, correctly dated with Manchester Ctlz as the destination. |
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The line operates on streets in urban areas, and reopened conventional rail tracks that link the towns and cities. |
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Commuter rail operates on the other four lines using Irish Rail diesel multiple units. |
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Warehouses, rail lines and houses were destroyed and damaged, but the docks were largely untouched. |
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The bombing disrupted rail traffic through London without destroying any of the crossings. |
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The Beeching cuts of the 1960s saw the loss of passenger rail links in the Vale of Glamorgan and to the northern valleys. |
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Tramway track consists of a grooved tramway rail set into a concrete base with troughs into which the rails are laid. |
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They are part of the Flexity Swift range of light rail vehicles, and have a design similar to the K5000 vehicle used on the Cologne Stadtbahn. |
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Access by road or rail to the East of England region is not straightforward, with around the same amount of travel as to Scotland. |
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It was an evening freesheet distributed at bus and rail stations in London. |
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The public image of rail travel was severely damaged by a series of significant accidents after privatisation. |
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The central hubs of the rail network in the region are Leeds, Sheffield and York. |
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After 1945, for both practical and ideological reasons, the government decided to bring the rail service into the public sector. |
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A rail tunnel was proposed in 1997 on a different route, between Dublin and Holyhead, by British engineering firm Symonds. |
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The growth in road transport during the 1920s and 1930s greatly reduced revenue for the rail companies. |
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George's, connecting the bus and rail stations, with the creation of a loop through Market Street and Lichfield Street happening at a later date. |
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These included the Hatfield accident, caused by a rail fragmenting due to the development of microscopic cracks. |
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Punctuality had suffered badly because of wider problems with the UK's rail infrastructure. |
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Negative media coverage combined with poor sales and the general public's low opinion of the British rail industry, created a major challenge. |
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Leeds and Bradford have more developed commuter rail systems but lack any mass transit system. |
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There are day and night direct rail connections from the region to Manchester Airport. |
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Heavy rail underground technology is used in the London and Glasgow Underground systems. |
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Below are the total number of passengers using heavy rail transport in Britain. |
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There are also a number of local or specialised rail services operated on an 'open access' basis outside the franchise arrangements. |
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This line closed in stages between 1966 and 1969 after just 60 years of service, 28 years before the opening of the Channel Tunnel rail link. |
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The town was also the location of one of the worst rail disasters in British history, the Tay Bridge disaster. |
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These assets include sea ports, freight rail facilities, midstream natural resources and power generation businesses. |
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Liverpool's local rail network is one of the busiest and most extensive in the country. |
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It is important because cast iron girders became an important structural material for the growing rail network. |
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The Manchester Metrolink light rail system has had plans to extend to the airport for many years. |
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A third rail platform was completed in 2008 to allow for an increase in rail capacity. |
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Prisoners were transported in inhumane conditions by rail freight cars, in which many died before reaching their final destination. |
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The fare is included in rail tickets to Luton Airport or a cash fee is charged for non ticket holders. |
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The West Coast Main Line provides direct rail links with London and other major cities, with stations at Preston and Lancaster. |
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The largest rail systems in the state are operated by BNSF and the Canadian Pacific Railway. |
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In 1830, Liverpool and Manchester became the first cities to have an intercity rail link, through the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. |
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Although the railway is no longer operational, there are plans for the construction of a new modern rail line in the near future. |
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Shropshire is connected to the rest of the United Kingdom via a number of road and rail links. |
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This success led him to start his own business running rail excursions for pleasure, taking a percentage of the railway fares. |
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Pakistan expects to use the rail service to boost foreign trade with China, Iran and Turkey. |
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The Beeching Report was intended to be the first stage in the rail network's contraction. |
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Most rail trails have a gravel or dirt surface and can be used for walking, cycling, and often horse riding as well. |
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Now the rail has come, and the fire-carriage says buz-buz-buz, and a hundred lakhs of maunds slide across that big bridge. |
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These coordinate bus services, local trains and light rail in their regions. |
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Two heavy rail lines enter Rochdale from the east, joining at Rochdale railway station before continuing southwards to the city of Manchester. |
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This pattern can be seen in textile production, mining and eventually steel, shipbuilding, rail working and other industries. |
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A super fast rail connection between north China's Taiyuan city, and Xi'an in the west will launch services on 1st July. |
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He never regained consciousness, and the next day, five years to the day after the Staplehurst rail crash, he died at Gad's Hill Place. |
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According to the DfT, the primary purpose of HS2 is to provide additional capacity on the rail network from London to the Midlands and North. |
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Additional carbon from building a new rail route would be larger in the first ten years at least than a model were no new rail line was built. |
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Secondly, the railway arrived in Liverpool, enabling transport to the course by rail for the first time. |
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A more expensive Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project to provide a direct heavy rail link was cancelled in 2007 due to increasing costs. |
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The opening of the Edinburgh Trams in May 2014 created the first rail connection to Edinburgh Airport. |
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Another disused rail line between Buxton and Ashbourne now forms the Tissington Trail. |
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Limicorallus, meanwhile, was initially believed to be a rail or a dabbling duck by some. |
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Several of the proposed routes would require trams as opposed to the current light rail trains. |
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A rail shuttle service, directly connecting MIBC with the Sheremetyevo International Airport is also planned. |
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Wooden sleepers, gravel ballast and low rail weight with the lack overhead catenary and the adjacent area make it uniquely historical. |
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Since 2008, it is the permanent name of the Scottish franchised rail services, regardless of the train operating company that operates them. |
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There is, however, a combined ferry and rail ticket between Belfast and cities in Great Britain, which is referred to as Sailrail. |
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A rail connection linking the international airports at Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo with downtown terminals is also planned. |
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Train services are provided by private operators and run on the national rail network which is owned and managed by Network Rail. |
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Bus and rail public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by subsidiaries of Translink. |
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Cardiff has a suburban rail system known as Valley Lines, which is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. |
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The combined systems converge at Grand Central Terminal and Pennsylvania Station and contain more than 250 stations and 20 rail lines. |
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This main line operation would be combined with light rail operations using abandoned branch lines, to create an integrated transport network. |
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The reintroduction of trams in 2004 made Nottingham the newest of only six English cities to have a light rail system. |
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This set was retired from service on 25 October with a rail tour the following day. |
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The network is mostly focused on passenger rail services and connects virtually all major towns and cities. |
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By 1900 India had a full range of rail services with diverse ownership and management, operating on broad, metre and narrow gauge networks. |
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Its success was a result of the availability of local iron ore and coal from the Cumberland mines and easy rail and sea transport. |
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Urban rail networks are well developed in major cities including Glasgow, Liverpool and London. |
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British Rail had been formed by prior nationalization of private rail companies. |
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Newport is well linked with nearby Cardiff, with approximately six rail and five bus services between the cities every hour. |
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Luxembourg has efficient road, rail and air transport facilities and services. |
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With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. |
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These connect at the Gallagher Transit Terminal to the Lowell Line of the MBTA commuter rail system, which connects Lowell to Boston. |
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The rail tunnel stretches 31 miles, and at its lowest point the tunnel is 250 feet undersea. |
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Originally made from Bessemer steel, following the closure of the Moss Bay Steelworks, steel for the plant was brought by rail from Teesside. |
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Heritage railway lines contain historic rail infrastructure that has been substituted or made obsolete in modern railway transit systems. |
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Mossel Bay is connected to the national rail network via a branch line to George. |
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The first unit train consisting of over 90 rail cars departed Weyerhaeuser after the ceremony and is headed to the oil fields in Western Canada. |
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Jeddah does not have any rapid transit system, but a rail system connecting the city to Riyadh is now under construction. |
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There is an ongoing debate on the development of a new public transport structure, with monorails and light rail both being considered. |
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The airport has an indirect South West Trains rail connection requiring a change at Southampton Central or Eastleigh. |
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In 1889, the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge opened for rail service between Poughkeepsie and the west side of the river. |
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Most highway, rail and air connections link to the port of Veracruz and other ports to the south. |
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The crane operates at the facility's rail head which is handling more than 200,000 tonnes a year. |
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There are also rails with trails in the USA that follow working rail tracks. |
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Public transport, rail and road communications networks in the region are focused on Leeds. |
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Between 1935 and 1949 the Quarry acquired 22 light internal combustion rail tractors for use on the levels. |
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Access by road is by way of the A4080 and the nearest rail station is Bodorgan. |
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This provides rail service on the former Boston and Albany Railroad, which runs between its namesake cities. |
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The impact of privatisation has been debated by the public, media and the rail industry ever since the process was completed. |
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According to a Eurobarometer poll, satisfaction with rail of UK respondents is the second highest in the EU, behind Finland. |
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The coalition government commissioned the independent McNulty report into the 'value for money' of the rail system. |
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As of late 2016, there are plans to create a commuter rail service connecting New Haven to Springfield via Hartford. |
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The IRA also employed passive sabotage, refusing dock and train workers to work on ships and rail cars used by the government. |
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The Railways Bill, published in 1993, established a complex structure for the rail industry. |
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Many active sabotage attempts were against critical rail lines of transportation. |
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In April 2004 National Express East Anglia commenced operating the Greater Anglia rail franchise. |
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The public was unconvinced of the virtues of rail privatisation and there was much lobbying against the Bill. |
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The early rail network in Scotland and important mines in Spain were also areas of interest. |
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The toothed wheel was driven by connecting rods, and meshed with a toothed rail at one side of the track. |
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An urban rail network, serving 81 stations, is focused on the capital, Cardiff. |
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Hangzhou sits on the intersecting point of some of the busiest rail corridors in China. |
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By the 1900s, Belgium was a major exporter of trams and other rail components, exporting vast quantities of railway materials. |
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However, Derby remained a major rail manufacturing centre, second only to Crewe and Wolverton. |
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Arriva has operated a number of rail franchises in the UK since privatisation in 1996 though its subsidiary, Arriva UK Trains. |
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In February 2000 Arriva purchased MTL Holdings, which included its first UK rail franchises, Merseyrail Electrics and Northern Spirit. |
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The group stood around the rail lines and discussed the events of the day and the potential of rail travel. |
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This would open new rail links to the east, and the urban area of Liverpool. |
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Amtrak long distance and commuter rail services originate from Union Station. |
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Chicago is one of the largest hubs of passenger rail service in the nation. |
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How much rail horsepower does a 125 have? Well I don't have the actual TE curve on me here but I can approximate. |
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The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers. |
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I was there when the public railways had some 600,000 people and it came down to 100,000 in the time I worked in the rail industry. |
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Pretty soon just about everyone onboard was leaning over the rail chundering like sick dogs. |
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The curved part of the rail where it joins the newel is called an easement. Often, however, the rail joins the newel without an easement. |
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Trevor looks kind of emo, rail thin, dark hair, guyliner, wears black all the time. |
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Amtrak California Thruway Motorcoach runs a shuttle bus from San Francisco to its rail station across the Bay in Emeryville. |
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The 1963 report also recommended some less well publicised changes, including a switch to containerisation for rail freight. |
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High pressure yielded an engine and boiler compact enough to be used on mobile road and rail locomotives and steam boats. |
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In 2013, the LIRR's commuter rail system is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving nearly 335,000 passengers daily. |
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Rising traffic congestion led to the creation of the world's first local urban rail network. |
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London is the centre of the National Rail network, with 70 percent of rail journeys starting or ending in London. |
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The opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994 connected London directly to the continental rail network, allowing Eurostar services to begin. |
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Pancras International with Lille, Paris, Brussels and European tourist destinations via the High Speed 1 rail link and the Channel Tunnel. |
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Small rail vehicles offer effective transportation of ore and waste rock, as well as workers, through narrow tunnels. |
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The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail network which serves the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. |
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Before the advent of rail transport, the seaports of Hull and Whitby played an important role in transporting goods. |
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Pedestrians may reach Heathrow by a X26 Express Bus outside East Croydon station, an intermediate stop for rail service to London. |
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Heavy rail lines enter the city from all directions, the principal destination being Manchester Piccadilly station. |
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It will use the rail line currently used by Amtrak, which was formerly part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system. |
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