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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Rail transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Rail transport is the most energy efficient means of mechanised land transport.
		Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes highly efficient use of space: a double-tracked rail line can carry more passengers or freight in a given amount of time than a four-laned road.
		Rail lines that carry little traffic are often built with a single track used by trains in both directions; on rail lines like these, "crossovers", "passing loops" or "passing sidings", which consist of short stretches of double track, are provided along the line to allow trains to pass each other, and travel in opposite directions.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Rail_transport (1883 words)

	barcelona metropolitan transport
		Public transport is a priority tool of social cohesion and of the sustainability of our cities: it is one of the points in which our future is at stake, not only in the economic field, but also in the quality of life of our citizens.
		The organisational model of public transport is based on the identification of three large sections or levels, whose basic characteristics correspond to elements and functions laid down in the ISOTOPE project of the European Union, which examines the regulatory framework for public transport in large cities.
		In this period the urban transport of the eighteen municipalities of the MTE was metropolitanised, as were the municipal companies Transports de Barcelona, S.A. and Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, S.A. The third period began with the creation of the MTA as a consortium of the Generalitat, Barcelona City Council and the MTE.
	www.bcn.es /publicacions/b_mm/abmm_transport (16860 words)

	British Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		British Railways (BR) later rebranded as British Rail ran the British railway system between the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies in 1948 until it was privatised in stages 1994 and 1997.
		The British Railways Board was created in the early 1960s over from the former British Transport Commission which in addition to the railway also responsible for the waterways (canals) and road freight transport.
		Between the mid-1960s and mid- 1970s the size of the British rail was reduced from around 20 000 miles 12 000 miles as a result of " Beeching Axe " the cost-cutting review conducted by BR Dr Richard Beeching.
	www.freeglossary.com /British_Rail (418 words)

	Rail transport in Great Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A symbolic loss to the UK rail freight industry was the custom of the Royal Mail, which from 2004 is discontinuing use of its 49-train fleet, and switching to road haulage after a near 170 year preference for trains.
		The Strategic Rail Authority is the statutory strategic planning and coordinating body for the rail industry, and the guardian of passenger and freight interests.
		The Office of Rail Regulation has as its principal functions to regulate Network Rail's stewardship of the national rail network infrastructure, and to hold train operating companies accountable to the terms of their operating licence.
	rail-transport-in-great-britain.ask.dyndns.dk (2621 words)

	1923 - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		1920 1921 1922 - 1923 - 1924 1925 1926
		1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar).
		August 2 - Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (1921 - 1923) dies in office and is succeeded by Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929).
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/1923 (1067 words)

	Transport
		November 26, 1832 - public transportation began in New York City; fare of 12-1/2 cents; three non-connecting compartments, each able to carry ten passengers, rode on iron wheels along iron rails laid in the middle of the road.
		H.W. Stewart, then the General Manager of Burlington Transportation Company, to found an umbrella association of privately-owned and independent carriers to increase passenger traffic between and within members' respective territories; newly-organized association operated under name Trailways; served 24,023 miles of routes, principally in the Midwest.
		Transportation Research; Information Services (TRIS) Http://Tris.Amti.Com/Search.Cfm Database is the world's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information." (400,000 bibliographic records).
	www.kipnotes.com /Transport.htm (3394 words)

	UK Transport
		Well, actually it doesn't specifically rule out vertical integration but when I asked a top rail lawyer about this he explained that the barriers in the way of vertical integration were considerable.
		His decision to nationalise Railtrack was the transport equivalent of re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.
		Luckily the Ministry's incompetence was masked by the growth of road transport.
	www.uktransport.blogspot.com /2002_05_26_uktransport_archive.html (4084 words)

	Rail Versus Road in Ireland 1900 - 2000 - Transport Centre, Colourpoint Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As we approach the new millennium, it is an opportune time to look back and survey how public transport policy in Ireland, north and south, has developed during the twentieth century.
		Chapters 1-3 and 8 survey the development of transport policy in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland between 1900 and 2000.
		Chapters 4-7 detail the various self-propelled passenger rail vehicles developed to meet road competition and describes the bus fleets developed by the railways to enable integration of rail and road services in their areas of operation.
	www.colourpoint.co.uk /titles/1898392374-9.html (315 words)

	British Rail
		The rail transport system in Great Britain developed during the 19th century.
		The Transport Act 1947 made provision for the nationalisation of the network, as part of a policy of nationalising public services by Clement Attlee's Labour Government.
		The modernisation plan however failed to take into account the effect that mass-road transport would have upon the traditional role of the railways, and as a result much money was wasted by heavy investment in things like marshalling yards, at a time when small wagon-load traffic was in rapid decline.
	www.keywordmage.net /br/british-rail.html (1457 words)

	2004 in rail transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		August 31 - The United States Surface Transportation Board renews the authority of TTX Corporation to continue pooling and leasing railroad rolling stock for ten more years, over the protests of other rolling stock leasing companies.
		October 14 - The Canadian Transportation Safety Board issues its final report on the CN accident of May 2 2002; the report blames the truck driver's fatigue as the cause of the accident and admonishes fire crews for less-than-optimal training in hazardous materials.
		November 3 - Progressive Rail leases former Wisconsin Central track in northern Wisconsin and begins operations on the line under its subsidiary railroad, Wisconsin Northern.
	2004-in-rail-transport.wikix.ipupdater.com (1480 words)

	Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite the new organisation being initially fllisted by the Home Nations' football associations, the Association was recognised by FIFA in 1923 and organised its first international fixture in 1926 (against Italy in Turin).
		The rail network in Ireland was developed by various private companies, some of which received British Government funding in the late 19th century.
		In Northern Ireland, all rail services are provided by Northern Ireland Railways, part of Translink.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ireland (6477 words)

	Canada By Rail: Excursions
		The book details a mile by mile description (Canadian railways distances are in miles) of everything from points of interests, locations of communities along the rail routes travelled, route histories, overviews of destination attractions, contact information to reserve your overnight accommodation, and their location for when you arrive at your final destination.
		Railway Adventures across Canada is an invitation to ride the rails exploring a wonderful country, its vastness, beauty, wildlife and the constantly changing patterns of its landscape and diversity of seasons.
		Through the pages of this book the reader will walk between two steel rails, hand in hand with railroaders, and experience their trials and successes as the fledgling railways gros into a modern transportation system.
	www.canadabyrail.ca /intBooks.html (5267 words)

	Canada By Rail: News
		As Canada's national passenger rail service, VIA Rail Canada's mandate is to provide efficient, environmentally responsible and cost effective passenger transportation services, both in Canada's busiest corridor and in remote and rural regions of the country.
		In 1976, BC Rail received the engine from the City of Port Coquitlam and for the next 26 years, it was used as a back up for the well-known Royal Hudson on the North Vancouver to Squamish route before being retired in April 2001.
		As Canada's national passenger rail service, VIA Rail Canada's mandate is to provide efficient and cost effective passenger transportation services, both in Canada's busiest corridor and in remote and rural regions of the country.
	www.canadabyrail.ca /news.html (10341 words)

	Transport
		The story of King George V, one of the most famous steam locomotives ever to run the rails, its design, construction and operation; its publicity visit to USA; its later languishing in Swindon shed and its sensational rescue and restoration.
		Here there are the antiques that continue to earn their keep in the canefields of South America as well as the more recent monsters that pound the tracks of China's railways”.
		Superbly illustrated will appeal to railway enthusiasts and travellers alike, with a chapter on lines that are now operating as tourist lines and new life on the main lines.
	www.collectinghouse.co.uk /transport.htm (9037 words)

	Treaty of Peace with Turkey, 24 July 1923
		No charge, tax or surtax to which, by virtue of the privileges which they enjoyed on the 1st August, 1914, Allied nationals and their property were not subject, shall be collected from Allied subjects or their property in respect of the financial years earlier than the financial year 1922-23.
		If any sums have been collected after the 15th May, 1923, in respect of financial years earlier than the financial year 1922-l923, the amount shall be refunded to the persons concerned, as soon as the present Treaty comes into force.
		For the purposes of the present Section, the parties to a contract shall be regarded as enemies from the date on which trading between them became impossible in fact or was prohibited or became unlawful under laws, orders or regulations to which one of the parties was subject.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/1918p/lausanne.html (8002 words)

	Subway Centennial
		New York City developed, and flourished, because public transportation made it possible to live in one area, work in another, and get anywhere easily.
		In 1923, a million people lived in the formerly bucolic Bronx — it was as big as the sixth largest city in the America.
		It was the fastest city transportation system in the world; its four-track design enabled both express and local trains to run in each direction, and “City Hall to Harlem in 15 minutes!” was the slogan.
	www.mta.nyc.ny.us /mta/centennial.htm (1113 words)

	TRANSPORT ACT, 1950 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		(b) All bye-laws made by any former transport company and which are in force immediately before the establishment date shall, on and after the establishment date, continue in force and be deemed to have been made under this section and shall be capable of being amended or revoked by bye-laws made under this section.
		(5) Transport stock (other than substituted transport stock) shall be created and issued subject to such terms and conditions as regards the rate and payment of interest thereon and the redemption thereof as the Minister for Finance may approve.
		—(1) For the purposes of sections 28 of the Road Transport Act, 1932 (No. 2 of 1932), the Board shall be deemed to be a company to which Part III of the said Act applies.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /1950_12.html (11714 words)

	UK Transport Extra
		And that goes for all modern forms of transport be it rail, air or road.
		As the rail journalist Christian Wolmar pointed out the SRA still (this is 2 years since it came into existence) has no idea whether the aim is TGV[] operations or tunnels under London or new commuter routes.
		The creation of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) which subsumed the job of OPRAF and was given a brief to come up with schemes to increase the capacity of the network.
	www.uktransporte.blogspot.com /2002_06_23_uktransporte_archive.html (10121 words)

	Howard Carter's diary Jan.-May 1923.
		The first two books in which this excavation season is recorded are small (19.5 by 12 cm) appointment books, Lett's No. 46 Indian and Colonial Rough Diaries 1922 and 1923, which contain only the briefest of notes (these are given in italics in the transcript which follows).
		The third book is a large ring-binder (Walker's Loose-Leaf Books, 33 by 21.5 cm) entitled Notes, Diary, and Articles, Referring to the Theban Royal Necropolis and the Tomb of Tutankhamen (catalogued in the Griffith Institute Archive as TAA Archive i.2.1).
		Transport of cases started at sunrise and reached the middle of the canal bank 5pm.
	www.ashmolean.museum /gri/4sea1no2.html (892 words)

	Transport Canada, Quebec Region - Emergency Preparedness Bulletin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Nevertheless, constant monitoring accomplished by Canadian weather services and transportation operators’ vigilance can help greatly in mitigating the effects of these phenomena.
		It is indeed in 1911 that an American association created the first Fire Prevention Day, commemorating the catastrophic Chicago fire in 1871.
		In Canada, the first Fire Prevention Week was officially announced in 1923.
	www.tc.gc.ca /Quebec/en/emergency/newsletter_10_2003.htm (973 words)

	Gloucester Transport History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		London Transport (LT) ordered underground trains for its District Line ('G' Stock, later uprated to 'Q' standard) and subsequently bought battery locomotives, cable drum, hopper and flat wagons from The Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company.
		Streamlined railcar Number 18 was built for the Great Western Railway with buffers, drawhooks and an uprated engine to allow the haulage of trailing vehicles: the ancestor of modern British diesel multiple units.
		Its fleet of 10 000 coal wagons, formerly leased to mines and coal factors, was transferred to the British Transport Commission.
	glostransporthistory.softdata.co.uk /grcw.html (3646 words)

	Transport Tycoon Forums :: View topic - [release] light rail trolleys
		I have converted some of the trolleys for use as light rail vehicles on narrow gauge tracks.
		This mod is just made for making tramways or light rail vehicles which are running on tracks separated from streets - the way in which much of todays tramways are operating.
		The rails on streets are closer to each other than the other track.
	www.tt-forums.net /viewtopic.php?t=13482 (974 words)

	Top20LongBeach.com - Your Top20Guide to Long Beach, CA. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Rail shipping is provided by the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads, which carry about half of the transhipments from the port.
		Long Beach has contributed to the Alameda Corridor project to increase the capacity of the rail lines, roads, and highways connecting the port to the Los Angeles rail hub.
		Public transportation in Long Beach is provided by Long Beach Transit.
	top20longbeach.com (3685 words)

	RailServe.com: Railroad Labor Unions (BLE, UTU, BRS)
		Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees - Representing and protecting the rights of rail workers who build and maintain the track and structures on railroads throughout the US
		Transport Workers Union of America - Trade union representing workers in mass transportation, airline, railroad, utility, university, municipalities, service, and allied industries
		United Transportation Union (UTU) - North America's largest rail labor union, representing 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States and Canada
	www.railserve.com /Unions (954 words)

	Howard Carter's diary 1923-4.
		Men paid for week ending today - Reises received their wages, for summer duty, to Oct. 31st 1923.
		The suggestions made in the memo of today's letter (by Tottenham and Quibell) would be working for the interests of the opposition and against the interests of the Gov.
		Callender transported materials and timber from rail station to Valley.
	www.ashmolean.museum /gri/4sea2not.html (7140 words)

	World Rail Transit List
		Their list of tramways, metros, trolleybus systems and commuter rail is at the URL:
		These criteria work relatively well among the limited North American examples but break down when they are applied to the diversity of systems in Europe or elsewhere.
		Installations not part of urban or suburban common carrier passenger transport (private use, rural lines, museums, etc) and facilities confined within a complex, institution, amusement park, airport, or other non-"public" space should not be included on this list.
	home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~wyatt/rail-transit-notes.html (1705 words)

	Model T Swap Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I have a 1923 depot hack and a 1923 touring that I bought as part of a large estate purchase.
		THE hackis in near-running condition and has a dist. ignition.The touring had the engine out and it and the transmission were rebuilt.Both cars were restored in the late 90s.Ihave installed the engine in the touring but it is not all hooked up.
		Accessories on the car include a brass robe rail, fold down front seat, old (and I mean old!) step plate, working brass script moto meter w/ dogbone radiator cap, folding luggage rack on the running board, and an original Aermore exhaust whistle (fun!).
	www.mtfca.com /modtswap (13076 words)

	Railway Register - Rail Enthusiast Links
		Publishes a range of good quality material on neglected aspects of the transport scene, with a particular emphasis on narrow gauge, minor and industrial railways
		Operating under the aegis of the Railway Heritage Act 1996, the RHC has the function of 'designating' records and artifacts still within the ownership of the post-British Rail (BR) industry, which are historically significant and should be permanently preserved.
		Set up to investigate and, in partnership with others, help put in place a cohesive public transport structure for Norfolk.
	www.railwayregister.care4free.net /rail_enthusiast_links.htm (1553 words)

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