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	Rail Transportation; An Historical Military Study, Quartermaster Review 1927 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		THE purpose of this brief sketch is to show the humble origin of rail transportation, the mistakes that have occurred in railway operation for military purposes, the present high state of its development and its effect on the strategy of warfare.
		Transportation is the corner-stone upon which the whole structure of modern civilization is reared; and the corner-stone could not be laid until the railroad was produced.
		The most notable achievement of the rail transportation division of the Quartermaster General's office during the year 1865, was the transportation to their homes of the Armies of the West and of the Potomac after their review by the President and his Cabinet.
	www.qmfound.com /rail.htm (3690 words)

	Findon Village Antiquities www.findonvillage.com
		Rail transport had been arranged two years earlier from Steyning, so some flocks were duly driven over the Downs to the station and were destined for a train journey.
		The rails of down line on the right have already been removed, platforms and station buildings are deserted.
		It did not occur to anyone in 1927 that the council in the mid-fifties would condemn it as uninhabitable and it would remain a bleak, empty feature of Nepcote Green for many decades to come.
	www.findonvillage.com /0216_findon_sheep_fair_1927.htm (1403 words)

	1927 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar).
		April 12 - The Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 renames the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
		You can find it there under the keyword 1927 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1927andaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1927 (1712 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1926
		See also: 1925 in literature, other events of 1926, 1927 in literature, list of years in literature.
		See also: 1925 in music, other events of 1926, 1927 in music and the list of years in music.
		This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1926.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1926 (5371 words)

	Refrigerated Transportation Timeline
		Most of the early refrigerated transport of perishable goods was carried out by ship and by train.
		Henry Peyton Howard (1829-1913) of the United States transported a shipload of beef frozen in a salt-ice mixture from Indianola, Texas, to New Orleans and served it in hospitals, hotels and restaurants.
		Transport from California to NY averaged 12 days in 1900.
	www33.brinkster.com /iiiii/inventions/reftranstimeline.asp (1291 words)

	Austria's Rail Transport
		At the beginning of the nineteenth century increasing trade called for improved transport, and this led to the construction of Austria's first railway.
		Gerstner advocated a horse railway from Linz to Joachimsmuhle, but left the project in the hands of his son, who in September, 1824, was granted by the Emperor Franz I the exclusive right of building a wood and iron road between Mauthausen, on the Danube, and Budweis (now called Ceske-Budejovice).
		The first section was opened on September 7, 1827, and the centenary of the event was celebrated in 1927.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r094.html (4388 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 (3359 words)

	Ministry of Transport
		The Ministry of Transport was established in March 1932 by the Ministry of Transport Act (No.3, 1932) which embodied legislation for merging the transport administration authorities.
		The Transport (Division of Functions) Act (No.31, 1932) abolished the Board of Transport Commissioners established under the earlier Act and divided the Ministry of Transport into three Departments, each under the control of a Commissioner, namely, the Department of Railways, the Department of Road Transport and Tramways and the Department of Main Roads.
		The objective of the study was to determine the transportation needs of the Sydney Region to the year 2000, to propose a series of alternatives to meet these needs, to evaluate the costs and benefits of each, and to develop a plan that best satisfied the future needs of the Sydney area.
	www.records.nsw.gov.au /cguide/lo/minoftr.htm (848 words)

	1928 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1928.
		June 13 - The first tests are performed with the first rail detector car, invented by Elmer Ambrose Sperry, in Beacon, New York.
		September 22 - Canadian Premier John Bracken drives the last spike on Canadian National Railway's line between Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage, Manitoba.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1928_in_rail_transport (423 words)

	rodcorp: Mapping, transport, tube
		This is the birthplace of modern urban transportation.
		More centres of London: of measurement of mileages and latitude, of population (the centroid), of transport networks, historic centres (the basilica, the London stone)...
		Transport: Charing Cross station is the centre of London for Black Taxis.
	rodcorp.typepad.com /rodcorp/mapping_transport_tube (12138 words)

	The Tanaka Memorial (complete text): Japan's Plan For Conquest
		Transportation is the mother of the national defcnce, the assurance of victory and the citadel of economic development.
		Having secured the free transportation of food and raw materials, we shall have nothing to fear either from the American navy because of its size, or the Chinese or Russian army because of their number.
		The success of this enlarged activity in oceanic transportation with Dairen as centre is assured by the iron laws of economics.
	users.cyberone.com.au /myers/tanaka.html (19659 words)

	Oneworld Multimedia :: Transport
		What’s most weird about all of this, however, is how Armenians continue to look to Russia in light of such actions as well as the recent racist attacks on Armenians in Moscow.
		The presidents of the three nations said the rail link, estimated to cost roughly $400 million, would promote regional economic integration and create a new transport corridor between Europe and Central Asia.
		The project essentially boils down to laying an almost 100-kilometer-long rail track between the eastern Turkish city of Kars and the southern Georgian town of Akhalkalaki.
	oneworld.blogsome.com /category/transport (2765 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)

	RAIL#TEC - CONGRESS 2003: Policy
		European rail managers place emphasis on speed, comfort and safety - and focus on land and air competition.
		The most important requirements for success are the speedy expansion of the European rail network and harmonisation of technology.
		Also, the implementation of a European high-speed train is unknown territory to many rail manufacturers.
	www.railtec.de /e/1927 (211 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| 'My years working on Mail Rail'
		Now the Mail Rail is about to be closed, Amanda Smith recalls her time guiding the miniature trains.
		I was first made aware of this rail system about 30 years ago, when we shown an ancient fl and white film at school about the Royal Mail, explaining how letters arrived at their destinations.
		We were all fascinated with the secret underground part of the operation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2940958.stm (946 words)

	Auto Rail Forwarders
		I recently puchased a 1927 Model T Ford and was having it shipped from Perkinsfield Ont. to Vancouver B.C. Not having done this before I had many questions and Concerns.
		Steve from Auto Rail was able to address these and keep me informed of the progress accross Canada.
		Although we were working long distance, it was never a problem and you were prompt to return my calls and answer all questions.
	www.autorail.com /testimonials.shtml (474 words)

	Trains at the Science Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		With the opening of the Napoli and Portici Railway on 3 October, 1839, Italy finally became part of the history of rail transport.
		The Rail Transport Building is one of the most impressive areas in the Museum.
		It is the reconstruction of an art nouveau railway station housing a large fleet of steam locomotives and electric engines.
	www.museoscienza.org /english/treni/treni.html (197 words)

	World Metro List - Metro Bits - mic-ro.co(s)m (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One reason is that definitions of what a metro is may vary according to who you ask (a popular definition is here).
		Differences between heavy rail, metros and trams began fading in the past few decades as more metros now include stretches shared with roads or heavy rail.
		In other cases, metros have gradually evolved from tram or rail lines, so it is often difficult to tell the actual length or date of inauguration of a metro.
	mic-ro.com /metro/metrolist.html (168 words)

	Trans-Siberia: a rail journey from Vladivostok to Moscow. 2005. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corp)
		It's the world's longest rail journey trundling for seven days across the world's biggest country.
		Transnest, the Russian oil transport company, plans to build an oil pipeline across the north of the lake.
		In 1927 the then Lama died while in prayer.
	abc.net.au /news/specials/transsiberia (8885 words)

	Melbourne Hotels Travel Guide – General Transportation information and services for travel in Melbourne
		A taxi from the airport to the city will cost a nominal fee and charges depend on the time taken to get to your destination.
		Getting Around on Arrival Public transport in Melbourne is supplied by a variety of companies but under a single ticketing system - The Met.
		This is a useful form of transport to get you around Melbourne, Victoria and Australia as a whole.
	www.hoteltravel.com /australia/melbourne/guides/transport.htm (1525 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 (11240 words)

	Transport Tycoon Forums :: View topic - [release] 1927 Express Passenger Carriage (v1.2 - 9/10)
		The lighting is now very much improved, to fit in better with the default stock.
		The tilt dummy is attached to the rotation dummy.
		The vehicle to be rendered is attached to the tilt dummy, and is positioned above the origin (as if the origin is ground or rail level).
	www.tt-forums.net /viewtopic.php?t=10918 (1105 words)

	eBay - rail railway, Transportation, Advertising items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		RAIL 150 The Stockton and Darlington Railway 1975 First
		Rail Book 150 Years of British Railways 1980 Hedges
		Fiennes on Rails By Gerard Fiennes Steam Railway
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=rail+railway&newu=1&krd=1 (564 words)

	Light Rail - Trams - Transport - Melbourne Online - Only Melbourne
		Vehicles of transport have long been celebrated in the Indus valley, adorned with elaborate decoration to keep..Read More
		Especially aboard the converted 1927 tram that has become The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant.
		The new face of Melbourne's public transport network Metlink was formed by Melbourne's train, tram and bus operators in 2002, bringing together the network under one name and introducing an information and way-finding system designed to improve ou..Read More
	www.onlymelbourne.com.au /melbourne.php?id=85 (450 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)

	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)

	Rail & Tramways
		history of rail transportation at Australian Iron and Steel P/L. Port Kembla, N.S.W. together with an account of the development of railways and shipping ports in the Illawarra region.
		A History of Urban Transport in New Zealand.
		For October 1927, January and October 1928, illus.
	www.bspgallery.com.au /rail.htm (1335 words)

	Plurabelle - Transport
		A Study of Apathy and the Democratic Process in the Transport and General Workers Union.
		Hawkins, E K : Road Transport in Nigeria: A Study of African Enterprise.
		Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery (ISROMAC-3).
	www.plurabelle.co.uk /catalog/transp.html (8641 words)

	Geoffrey Hearman, 1927 2004
		Upon his return to Australia and surviving on the disability pension, Geoff became active in a variety of campaigns and committees ranging from urban planning, anti-privatisation, anti-GST, for improvement to public transport and for a humane refugee policy.
		He opposed the monopoly over profits which was built into the contract between the government and Citylink builders and argued for a cheap, accessible rail link between the city and the airport.
		Earlier this year, he complained to Victorian transport minister Peter Batchelor, M Trams and the tramways union about the health and safety implications of not having air-conditioning on trams — for tram workers and passengers.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2004/606/606p10b.htm (841 words)

	London Transport Home Page
		Except the Metropolitan Railway, all the rest became the Underground Group between 1902 and the First World War.
		Both became in 1933 the London Passenger Transport Board, and the London Transport Executive in 1948.
		Article on 300-ft 5 wagon train for laying and recovery of long welded rails.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /mickssrsource/tpagesrs/tlondontbutton.html (721 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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