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	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.
		The participation of public transport in the corridor/axes varies greatly according to the capacity of the infrastructures and the demographic importance of the capital of the axis.
	www.bcn.es /publicacions/b_mm/abmm_transport (16860 words)

	1925 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar).
		January 27–February 1 - The 1925 serum run to Nome, or the "Great Race of Mercy", relays diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska to combat an epidemic
		You can find it there under the keyword 1925 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1925andaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1925 (1466 words)

	History: Public transport museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The foundation for the collection of historical vehicles of Prague public transport was laid as early as in 1929 when a former horse tram car from 1886 was allocated for museum purposes.
		The collection of historical trams of Prague Public Transport Company started to be extended particularly in the first half of the 1960s in connection with a massive renewal of the rolling stock of Prague trams which culminated in 1974 on the opening day of Metro service.
		A permanent exhibition on the history of Prague public transport is an integral part of the exhibition.
	www.dpp.cz /en/hist-muz.htm (1115 words)

	1925 in rail transport - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Railroads, roads on which trains of freight and passenger cars, drawn by locomotives, travel on tracks formed by pairs of parallel metal rails (...
		Public Transportation, transportation service that is available to the general public and that carries passengers to destinations for a fee.
		Transportation : pictures related to transportation: Transcontinental Railroad
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=1925+in+rail+transport (169 words)

	Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Conflicts internal to the rail system, between freight and passenger trains, are the second concern, and again are principally related to western Washington and its deep-water port activity and intercity and commuter passenger train service (both existing and proposed/desired).
		Rail facilities are planned to include a rotary dump which will be located on a loop track for rapid unloading of unit trains.
		The regional rail system is approximately 60 percent the size it was in 1970, and its share of export grain transportation is down to about 14 percent.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /Rail/plans/freightupdate/Newch2.cfm (7360 words)

	Portland Transport: Washington County Commuter Rail Back on Track
		There are several problems with light rail in the Washington county rail corridor, not the least being that it is still used as a freight corridor.
		The reason for using heavy rail vehicles is that it is required by federal regulations for safety reasons.
		That said, the commuter rail project has been sponsored and promoted by local electeds in Washington County who are close to their folks and know what could get local support.
	www.portlandtransport.com /archives/2005/08/washington_coun.html (7337 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for 1925 in rail transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is an industrial city, river port, and rail and road transport center.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "1925 in rail transport" at HighBeam.
		The law of intermodal transportation: what it was, what it is, what it should be.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=1925+in+rail+transport (268 words)

	railways in India
		After partition, the pattern and direction of rail traffic underwent a sea change, particularly in northern, western and northeastern parts had no link to with the rest of the country.
		Work on the 227 kilometer long Assam Rail line project was started in January 1948 and the fine was completed and formally inaugurated on January 26, 1950.
		In 1995-96 the route length rose to 62,915 km showing a total increase of 9,336 m which represents an increase of 17.42 per cent and an average annual increase of 0.38 percent which was the highest in the Sixth Plan (2.9 per cent), followed by the First Plan (1.3 per cent).
	www.tcil.com /rail.asp (1538 words)

	GH&D Light Rail Report
		In 1925 the shares were written down to one third of their face value.
		Another potential use of the rail network is to carry freight from the western to the eastern side of the island, thus minimising cross island freight traffic.
		As such, an alternative transportation option is required that achieve the objective of distributing passengers without impacting on the environmental values and management economics of the Island.
	www.fido.org.au /GHDLightRailReport.html (7286 words)

	Water transport
		However, in recent times the importance of this mode of transport has declined considerably with the expansion of road and rail transport.
		The transportation of goods in an organized form is confined to West Bengal, Assam, parts of North Eastern region and Goa.
		Development of inland water transport commenced from the Second Five Year Plan and up to the end of Fifth Plan the total expenditure on this sector was Rs.
	www.tcil.com /water.asp (1679 words)

	Major Projects - Fernleigh Track Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There are very few transport corridors like this left for non-motorised traffic in urban and suburban New South Wales.
		It was used to transport coal from mines in the Lake Macquarie area to the Port of Newcastle.
		Some of the rail line has remained as part of the refurbishment of Fernleigh Track and serves as a reminder of the historic nature of the corridor.
	www.ncc.nsw.gov.au /majorprojects/fernleigh/index.cfm (482 words)

	Sugar Cane Transport
		Efficient transport of chopped cane is essential to avoid losses of sugar content after harvesting and to maintain a uniform flow of cane through the mills.
		The solution to the problem of transporting sugar cane to central mills emerged with the development of light rail technology by the French farmer and engineer, Paul Decauville, and the English firm John Fowler and Company.
		Small petrol-engined rail tractors were employed for light duties from the early 1920s and, after 1925, petrol-powered locomotives by Fowler and Hudswell Clarke appeared on mainline operations.
	www.lrrsa.org.au /LRR_SGRb.htm (6787 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.
		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.
		In 1932 New York City’s Board of Transportation completed the Eighth Avenue Line, creating the Independent -- independent from private interests -- City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad, or IND. The Sixth Avenue line, the last major piece of the IND system, opened in 1940.
	www.mta.nyc.ny.us /mta/centennial.htm (1113 words)

	monorails rail transport travel uk
		His passion for trains led him to create the "George Bennie Railplane System of Transport" which consisted of an elevated track and a propeller driven carriage suspended from a monorail.
		A series of four trains are powered by a novel system that employs a Ward Leonard AC to DC converter to power geared DC motors positioned between each of the 12 carriages from a three phase 415v AC supply.
		Monorails, Maglevs and 'Cabin' Transports Navigating According to The Monorail Society http://www.monorails.org (external link opens in a new window) which is afreight vehicles.
	www.v8go.co.uk /travel/transport/rail/monorails.asp (263 words)

	1925:
		1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar).
		June 29 - Santa Barbara Earthquake of 1925: a 6.3 earthquake destroys downtown Santa Barbara, California.
		December 26 - The Sphinx was finally dug out in 1925, to the great pleasure of its numerous visitors.
	winelib.com /wiki/1925 (1000 words)

	Dam Rail
		Dam Rail has brought back the trains to the Hartbeespoort local railway line in South Africa's North West Province, 55 Km from central Johannesburg and 38 Km from Pretoria.
		This meandering line, passing through a wooded and bush lined valley under the gaze of Boer War forts into the 'Cradle Of Mankind', was opened in 1925 and links two areas served by the local two tourist routes - the Magaliesburg Meander and the Crocodile River Ramble.
		Almost 89 Km of historic railway line which crosses the dam, the Hek, Leeuw and Crocodile Rivers, a waterfall and passes through unspoiled African bush, forests, game farms, battle fields and mountains, lies unused and is being vandalised between Pretoria and Magaliesburg Village.
	www.icon.co.za /~agrudko/damrail.htm (882 words)

	National Archives of Australia - The Collection - Transport - Road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On overland routes horse drawn vehicles were the main form of transport for travel, commerce and communication.
		The benefits to a large country of reliable, fast and affordable mechanical transport, however, were obvious as the nineteenth century drew to a close.
		The lack of rail transport in many areas means that heavy haulage is left to these behemoths of the road.
	www.naa.gov.au /the_collection/transport/road.html (2996 words)

	misc.transport.road FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A: The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (http://www.transportation.org/) is a consortium of the 50 state DOTs and USDOT.
		TEA-21, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/), which can be viewed as a successor to ISTEA, authorizes a 33% increase in transportation spending.
		The next successor, passed in 2005, is SAFETEA-LU, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users, known prior at different times as SAFETEA or TEA-LU (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/, http://www.house.gov/transportation/highway/tealu.html, or http://www.house.gov/transportation/highway/increasehighwayfund.html).
	www.roadfan.com /mtrfaq.html (11247 words)

	Railroad Collections
		Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BP Collection includes the papers of Albert Earling, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company; his daughter, Harriet Earling Dake; and Lawrence Fitch, Mrs.
		The TMERandT sold its property to the Milwaukee Suburban Transport Corporation in 1952, and went out of existence in 1963.
		Includes records of organizations of which Mowry was an officer: the Citizens Civic Council of Milwaukee County and the Property Owners and Renters Association of Milwaukee concerning such items as electric railroads, coal supply, and a water filtration plant; and a 1922 letter from the Federal Trade Commission concerning food and coal prices.
	www.uwm.edu /Library/arch/rail.htm (1396 words)

	The South Western Railway Society - Birregurra Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The line originally left the Port Fairy line and the down end of Colac yard and ran parallel to the main line for 12 miles before turning to the north-west.
		As an economy measure during World War 2 (1939-1945), the parallel track from Colac to divergence at 96 miles 61 chains 78 links was removed on 8/12/1943 and the rails used elsewhere.
		Due to the inroads of road transport into the carriage of onions and potatoes for interstate destinations, traffic continued to decline and it was decided that the line would be closed to traffic on 10/11/1954.
	www.railpage.org.au /swrs/Alive.html (1624 words)

	UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Italy > Metropolitana di MILANO (Milan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		An ambitious project from 1925 planned 7 lines, four of which crossing at Duomo, two at Castello Square (M1 Cairoli) and one would be circular.
		For a better integration of suburban trains and metro a cross city rail tunnel (passante) was built to connect northern and southern suburban lines and allow better transfer to the metro (Garibaldi - M2, Repubblica - M3, Porta Venezia - M1).
		All tickets allow transfer, within 75 minutes, between all different means of transport, metropolitana, buses, trams, trolleybus, and suburban trains run by FERROVIE NORD and TRENITALIA (FERROVIE DELLO STATO) (FS) within the city.
	www.urbanrail.net /eu/mil/milano.htm (1120 words)

	The Third Rail Online Magazine of Rapid Transit Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The second part of Felix E. Reifschneider's 1925 Long Island Rail Road history traces the years from the Civil War building of the South Side Railroad Line up to the Post WWI era.
		The Long Island Rail Road is the nation's busist commuter railroad.
		The Third Rail is a registered trademark of The Composing Stack Inc.
	www.thethirdrail.net (662 words)

	World Rail Transit List
		Their list of tramways, metros, trolleybus systems and commuter rail is at the URL:
		CR - Commuter Rail (Regional rail, suburban rail, S-bahn,...)
		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-list.html (2275 words)

	Gametown...Transport Tycoon
		Transport Tycoon was programmed by Chris Sawyer inspired by Railroad
		The main idea of TT is to develop a universal transportation system in a
		If you connect two stations by road be aware of rail crossings.
	members.aol.com /gametown/Tycoon.html (6294 words)

	Treinreizen wereldwijd / Railways worldwide Railnet Adjonet
		Offers wilderness rail tours including the Agawa Canyon and Snow Trains.
		- cosponsors of rail excursions using vintage rail passenger equipment behind steam engine 4449.
		Historic Rails, Inc. - historic 1925 vintage rail car sleeps 8-10, available for rent to individuals and companies.
	www.adjonet.nl /treinreizen (1182 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)

	UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Italy > Metropolitana di NAPOLI (NAPLES, Italy) - Subway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Naples is currently carrying out the most important public transport project in Italy by expanding the network and upgrading existing suburban lines into metro lines.
		Phase 1 will create a metro network of 53 km with 68 stations (23 of which will be newly built).
		Line 6 will be a new 5.5 km light rail line from
	www.urbanrail.net /eu/nap/napoli.htm (566 words)

	Railways in Iraq and Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A ticket costs just 750 Iraqi dinars (50 cents), making it the cheapest form of transport, but few are willing to brave the journey.
		An interesting website about the use of use of rail transport through Persia to supply the Soviet Union in WWII.
		The Jalula - Kingerban section dates from 1919, and was extended to Tuz Khurmatu (April 1925) and Kirkuk (August 1925).
	ccgi.ajg41.plus.com (1520 words)

	Model T Swap Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I have a restored 1925 Model T Tudor Sedan, that I would like to trade for a Model A of equal, or near equal value.
		1925 Model T Hack In very good condition, runs perfect, the only thing not original is an added over-drive.
		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 (13157 words)

	Thamesdown Transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		262-276 ex-Bournemouth Transport, 5/00 to 6/00 (262-266), 7/02 (267-268/271-272), 7/04 (269-270/273-275), 3/06 (276)
		Information on this website is regularly updated and every effort is made to ensure that timetables remain current and accurate.
		However, whilst every care has been taken in constructing and maintaining this website, Thamesdown Transport Ltd. cannot be held liable for any delay or inconvenience arising from inaccuracies, alterations to service or any other cause.
	www.thamesdowntransport.co.uk /latest/scripts/fleet_pub.asp (135 words)

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