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	1961 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1961.
		The first Sulzer Type 2 diesel locomotive, later British Rail Class 25, is completed at BR Doncaster.
		Construction is completed on Mexico's Chihuahua al Pacífico which linked the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, to the town of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Pacific coast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1961_in_rail_transport (292 words)

	VIA Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		VIA Rail operates trains in 8 Canadian provinces (all except Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island) over a network spanning the country the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay.
		The decline of passenger rail became federal election issue in 1974 when the government of Pierre Trudeau promised to implement a nation-wide carrier to Amtrak in the United States.
		She was publicly belittled VIA Rail Chief Executive Officer Jean Pelletier in national media on February 27 2004.
	www.freeglossary.com /VIA_Rail (1831 words)

	Transport of Radioactive Materials
		About 20 million transports of radioactive material (which may be either a single package or a number of packages sent from one location to another at the same time) take place around the world each year.
		Packages used for the transport of nuclear materials are designed to retain their integrity during the various conditions that may be encountered while they are being transported and to ensure that an accident will not have any major consequences.
		The fuel assemblies are transported in packages specially constructed to protect the precision-made fuel assemblies from damage during transport.
	www.uic.com.au /nip51.htm (3133 words)

	EyeforTransport - transportation glossary E-F (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A vessel normally used for local or coastal transport (for carriage of cargo and/or containers) to and from ports not scheduled to be called by the main (ocean) vessel, directly connecting these ports to the main (ocean) vessel.
		An indication of the country in which a means of transport is registered through a reference to the ensign of this country.
		Transport condition denoting that the freight rate is inclusive of the sea carriage and the cost of discharging, the latter as per the custom of the port.
	www.eyefortransport.com /glossary/ef.shtml (2880 words)

	Transport Administration Amendment (Light Rail) Bill - 13/11/1996 - 1R 2R
		Light rail development has regional and State significance, as it is a means of further improving the public transport network and implementing the Government's urban planning policies.
		Developments incidental to the development of a light rail system such as subdivision of land titles to create an off-street light rail corridor are also to be covered by part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.
		The Department of Transport will also be required to spell out, in its annual report, its objectives for light rail, its strategies for pursuing those objectives and its progress in meeting those objectives.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19961113027 (1568 words)

	Do Bato: Rail Transportation
		The railway is executing certain unproductive work such as transport of workmen to the site of work, movement of stores for operational purposes, movement of empty wagons to be made available at the loading points where traffic is offered, shunting in yards and at terminals.
		Rail transport cost is the unit cost of each of its functions plus the cost of movement of a given commodity.
		Carriage by rail in India is regulated by Indian Railways Act 1890, which was amended with the enactment of the Indian Railways (Amendment) Act 1961.
	dobato.blogspot.com /2006/03/rail-transportation.html (6802 words)

	Electric Rail racing
		The rail guide was simply a piece of brass, bent to form a tunnel and soldered to the middle of the front axle tube.
		Rail cars were much more difficult because you had to raise the car above the rail and then locate it by eye before lowering it - hopefully in the right place.
		Getting my own transport in early 1961 led to me being able to attend all of the meetings and I was able to travel to Sale and Worksop.
	www.iroquois.free-online.co.uk /memoirs/rail.htm (3758 words)

	Transport Minister announces appointment to VIA Rail - November 24, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		OTTAWA — Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre today announced the appointment of Paul D. Fraser, of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the board of directors of VIA Rail Canada Inc.
		Fraser is a senior partner in the Vancouver office of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, a national law firm.
		He was educated at United College in Winnipeg (BA 1961) and the University of British Columbia (LLB 1964).
	www.tc.gc.ca /mediaroom/releases/nat/2005/05-h261e.htm (330 words)

	Worldwide Light Rail BOOM
		This activity is a testimonial to the fact that transportation planners, decisionmakers, and operators - in scores of cities across the globe - see LRT as a viable, cost-effective, and essential component of their urban transportation systems.
		Light rail's development in Europe is particularly vigorous - and that's the focus of the following Fact Sheet, prepared by the British-based Light Rail Transit Association and its UK Development Group, and dated January 1999.
		European attitudes are that light rail is a superior transport mode to buses.
	www.lightrailnow.org /features/f_000005.htm (1581 words)

	Road Transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Their biggest operation was the acquisition, in 1940, of the Pacific Electric system, which carried 110 million passengers a year in 56 communities.
		Fuller seemed content with motoring as a mass transport option, although his own revolutionary, streamlined Dymaxion Car was at least relatively economical.
		UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Road Safety web-site.
	www.nous.org.uk /road.html (199 words)

	HVCEO - HISTORY OF RAIL LINES IN THE HOUSATONIC VALLEY, CT REGION
		In 1835 a rail charter was granted by the Connecticut Legislature to an enterprise known as the "Fairfield County Railroad." The charter was established only to build a railroad between Danbury and Long Island Sound.
		Raising the necessary construction funds, $230,000, proved difficult for the size of the population the rail line was to serve.
		In October of 1970, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (Conn DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York (MTA) entered into an agreement effective 1/1/1971 to oversee the operation of the New Haven Line by Penn Central and to jointly fund the operating deficit.
	www.hvceo.org /transport/railhistory.php (3383 words)

	Cinerail railway videos
		Another electrically-powered transport system could also be found in Sheffield in the 1950s, in the form of the city’s original tram system and a film made in 1958 from Beauchief to the city centre is an interesting reminder of the period.
		Sheffield is left behind on board a steam-hauled service in 1964, with a detailed film sequence that traces the 25-mile route from the city’s Midland Station to Chinley in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District.
		A famous feature of the area’s rail system was the Cromford and High Peak Railway which, together with film of the route from Parsley Hay to Ashbourne, highlights the diversity of rail operation that existed until the closures of the 1960s.
	www.cinerail.com (615 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for 1884 in rail transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rail Transport Find Providers of Rail and Intermodal Transportation Services.
		railroad RAILROAD [railroad] or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "1884 in rail transport" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=1884+in+rail+transport (500 words)

	Council of State Governments - Eastern Regional Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In addition, the two federal representatives sent Tom Ridge a letter expressing their "sense of urgency about rail security." They are specifically concerned about "the high discrepancy in funding that the U.S. allots toward air and port security versus funding that goes toward rail security." CSG/ERC was greatly encouraged by their efforts.
		The Rail Transportation Security Act (S. 2216) is a bipartisan bill with a number of cosponsors.
		Senator Hollings' stand alone rail security measure is very similar to The Rail Security Act of 2001 (S. 1550), which was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee in October 2001.
	www.csgeast.org /page.asp?id=weeklytrans6 (633 words)

	Te Puna Web Directory > NZ > Business and Economy > Transport
		The National Federation of Rail Societies Inc was formed in 1972 to provide co-ordination and leadership to the heritage and tourist rail industry in New Zealand.
		Toll NZ is a multimodal freight transport and distribution company, offering an integrated national network of rail, road and sea freight transportation, distribution and logistics management services, and interisland and urban passenger services.
		The principal purpose of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is to determine the circumstances and causes of accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in future.
	webdirectory.natlib.govt.nz /dir/en/nz/business-and-economy/transport (4254 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)

	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)

	City Transport
		Sydney's public transport network is quite good, though the system relies heavily on buses and traffic jams can be a problem.
		The Monorail is still a controversial addition to the transport network, especially as it's essentially a tourist shuttle designed to loop around the Darling Harbour, connecting it with the city centre.
		There is also the possibility of a separate light rail line being built right to the beach at Bondi; if this goes ahead, it should be ready in time for the 2000 Olympics.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/deckard97/travel.htm (915 words)

	International Conference on the Safety of Transport of Radioactive Material
		The transport can involve many types of materials (radionuclides and radiation sources for applications in agriculture, energy production, industry, and medicine) and all modes of transport (road, rail, sea and waterways, and air).
		The latest version of the Transport Regulations was issued in 2000 by the IAEA as Publication TS-R-1 (ST-1, Revised).
		These services were established pursuant to a resolution of the General Conference (GC(42)/RES/13), which requested the IAEA to provide for application of the Transport Regulations by, inter alia, making available a service for carrying out, at the request of any State, an appraisal of the implementation of the Transport Regulations by that State.
	www.iaea.org /worldatom/Meetings/2003/infcn101.shtml (2167 words)

	RAIL#TEC - CONGRESS 2003: Mobility
		Against the backdrop of rapidly expanding freight traffic, road transportation is developing into a serious bottleneck within the logistical process chain.
		Intermodal logistics, integrating rail and waterway transportation, is to be seen as an opportunity for preventing “motorway gridlock”.
		Intermodal solutions may also allow rail and waterway operators to increase their market share within the area of freight transportation.
	www.railtec.de /e/1961/favicon.ico (190 words)

	Internet Resource Guide: Transport Law Resources
		Transport Safety Investigation Bill 2002: Report and Submissions (Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee)
		Formerly, the National Ropad Transport Commission (NRTC), the NTC was established in 2004 to promote uniform regulatory aspects of land transport (road and rail) networks
		Inter-State Commission Act to inquire into national transport issues.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/intguide/law/transportlaw.htm (1122 words)

	British National Rail Ridership from 1919
		The Strategic Rail Authority reports indicated that intercity rail ridership reached 42.4 billion passenger kilometers in 2004/2005.
		This is the highest ridership level since the immediate post war year of 1946.
		Ridership is up 41 percent since 1995-6, the last full year before award of the first privatization franchise.
	www.publicpurpose.com /ic-ukbr1919.htm (123 words)

	MOSSEND RAILHEAD Operated by P.D.S.
		Mossend Railhead is owned and operated by PDS, a long-established family business with transportation “in its veins”.
		The company, which was incorporated in 1960, moved into rail transport in 1961 when it leased a terminal from British Rail at Cadder, near Glasgow.
		The company is run today by William Stirling’s sons Peter, David and Andrew – the fourth generation to manage the business in more than 130 years.
	www.mossendrailhead.com (246 words)

	Moonport, Ch4-5
		The survey considered moving the rocket from assembly area to pad in either a horizontal or vertical attitude and by barge or rail.
		For higher launch rates, a mobile concept was recommended "because of more efficient utilization of personnel and equipment, and reduced land requirements by virtue of its centralized assembly and checkout procedures."32 Douglas recommended transporting the mated booster stages from an assembly building in an upright position and adding the payload at the pad.
		Martin employed a rail-mounted vertical transporter or A-frame and called for mating the spacecraft in the assembly area with only propellant loading and countdown left for the pad.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch4-5.html (1040 words)

	Rolling Stock - Transport for London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Although the second world war delayed the scheme, it was finally completed in 1962.
		Two hundred and forty-eight (124 motor and 124 trailer) aluminium bodied saloon type cars were delivered in 1961.
		The great length of the Metropolitan Line (Amersham being 43km from Central London) meant that journey times for most customers would be an hour or so.
	www.tfl.gov.uk /tube/using/useful-info/technical/rolling/astock.asp (254 words)

	Light Rail in NL
		Therefore this latest line is operated with Light Rail Vehicles (LRV's), built by CAF in Spain.
		In the meantine former Hannover trams are bringing some relief on the historic Light Rail line 11 from Hollands Spoor station towards the coast.
		Under construction therefore are the conversion of the regional Hofplein railway towards The Hague into a Light Rail line, as well as a new tunnel in northern Rotterdam.
	www.lightrail.nl /NL/nl-tour.htm (2670 words)

	UTU: News
		Coinciding with the reopening, local and long-distance trains across the capital will be affected for several weeks by work to switch rail tracks into Berlin's half-built new central station, the Lehrter Bahnhof.
		Another key commuter line running through the center of the former East Berlin, meanwhile, is being closed for four months of renovation.
		Berlin's transport network was abruptly cut in two when communist East Germany sealed the border on Aug. 13, 1961 to stop a drain of people across the frontier in the city.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=2053 (192 words)

	AS-1 - Russian and Soviet Nuclear Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		They resemble a small jet fighter in appearance and are transported on one-axle semitrailers.
		The field missile SSC-2a "SALISH" is launched from its transport semitrailer which is towed by a KrAZ-214 tractor truck The SSC-2b "SAMLET" coastal missile transport semitrailer is towed by a ZIL-157V tractor truck and is not used for launching.
		The missile must be removed from the transport semitrailer and placed on a large rail-type launcher for firing.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/bomber/as-1.htm (242 words)

	Railroad Commission of Texas, Rail Division: An Inventory of Railroad History Files at the Texas State Archives, ...
		According to a Railroad Commission staff memo from 1982, the Rail Division staff was encouraged to create an archives of rail company records to preserve the history of the Commission's rail activities.
		Regulatory powers over rail safety were granted in 1985 when the 69th Legislature authorized the Commission to implement a rail safety program in conjunction with the Federal Railroad Administration Act of 1970 (Senate Bill 444, 69th Legislature, Regular Session).
		According to a RRC staff memo from 1982, the Rail Division staff was encouraged to create an archives of rail company records to preserve the history of the Commission's rail activities.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/tslac/20086/20086-P.html (4348 words)

	Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act, 2001 - www.irlii.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Amendment to section 11 of Transport (Re-organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act, 1986.
		(2) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, by order confer on the Agency such additional functions in relation to public transport by rail or road as, from time to time, he or she considers appropriate.
		(e) gifts of travel, holidays, transport, money (in excess of €650 (£511.92)) or other benefits, including benefits from any beneficial interest in or connected with any business related to the functions of the Agency, during the previous two years which were received by the person being appointed or by his or her spouse;
	www.ucc.ie /law/irlii/statutes/2001_55.htm (6604 words)

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