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	Definition of Armagh
		Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland, the capital of County Armagh.
		Armagh is the seat of both Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Archbishops, both referred to as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
		Brian Boru is buried in the cemetery of the Saint Patrick's Protestant Cathedral, Armagh.
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		Egypt Begins Mass Burial of Rail Fire Victims Relates that Egypt began to bury the unidentified victims of its worst rail disaster; from Tehran Times (Tehran), Monday, February 25, 2002.
		Armagh Info A site of historical sources relating to the city and County of Armagh.
		Armagh City and District Council Information on tourism, the economy and history of the region.
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	Encyclopedia: Armagh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland.
		The Armagh City and District Council is a Local Council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland.
		Armagh This is a list of the cities in Ireland, referring to those with a city charter.
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	List of rail accidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		June 12 1889 – The Armagh rail disaster occurs near Armagh, Northern Ireland; runaway carriages collided with an oncoming train, killing 88, and spurring the UK Parliament to pass the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, mandating improved brake and signal systems.
		May 22 1915 – In the Quintinshill rail crash, four trains including a troop train collide causing 227 fatalities and injuring 246 people at Quintinshill, Gretna Green, Scotland; the accident is found to be the result of non-standard operating practices during a shift change at a busy junction.
		December 26 2004 – "Queen of the Sea" train disaster,, Sri Lanka: Approximately 1700 are killed in the world's worst rail disaster to date as a train is overwhelmed by a tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
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	Encyclopedia: Armagh rail disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At the time it was the worst rail disaster in Europe, and it remains the fourth worst in the United Kingdom.
		As a result of the Armagh rail disaster, the UK Parliament passed a law, the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, which made continuous automatic brakes mandatory on British passenger railways, along with the block system of signaling and the interlocking of all main line points and signals.
		A signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether they must stop or may start, or instructions on what speed they may drive their train.
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	Encyclopedia: Train disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		October 8, 1952 – Harrow rail crash, United Kingdom: Three trains are involved in a crash that kills 112 and injures 340.
		April 1, 1987 – Burnham, Indiana, United States: A rusted rail trips a signal incorrectly on the Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad causing a hopper to foul the mainline; one of the railroad's passenger trains hits the hopper.
		December 26, 2004 – "Queen of the Sea" train disaster, Telwatta, Sri Lanka: Approximately 1700 are killed in the world's worst rail disaster to date as a train is overwhelmed by a tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
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	Armagh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Armagh is the seat of both Protestant and Roman Catholic Archbishop s, both refered to as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
		Brian Boru is buried in the cemetery of the Protestant Cathedral in Armagh.
		Armagh College of Further Education Includes details of courses and facilities, sports teams and employment skills.
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	Armagh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland, the capitalof County Armagh.
		Armagh is the seat of both Protestant and Roman Catholic Archbishops, both referred to asArchbishop of Armagh and Primate of AllIreland.
		Armagh was founded in 444 by St.Patrick, and has been the spiritual capital of Ireland for 1500 years.
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	Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A disaster is an unexpected natural or unintentional man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant property damage or destruction, loss of lives or sometimes permanent changes to natural environment.
		Disasters may also be used to refer to unforseen events which devastate a company or industry such as a public relations disaster or a major flop[?].
		An attack with much collateral damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945, the worst or perhaps second worst maritime incident in history, in terms of loss of life in a single vessel (see also note at the end of the article RMS Titanic).
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	Dáil Debate - 6 February 2003
		Rail safety legislation has not been properly updated since the foundation of the State, leading to an untenable situation where Ireland's rail operating company, Iarnród Éireann, is responsible for all financial and economic elements of the company but is also solely responsible for operational rail safety.
		Rail is costly to run once it is built but it is worth it in the long run as it will save people's lives.
		The road to rail ratio in the NDP was 2:1.
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	Armagh rail disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Armagh Sunday school had organized a day to the seaside resort of Warrenpoint.
		the train left Armagh it was faced a long uphill gradient of 1 in The underpowered train almost reached the top the engine stalled 200 yards from the The train's braking system was continuous non-automatic vacuum meaning that all the carriages had but it was not automatic.
		As a result of the disaster the UK Parliament passed a law the Regulation of Act 1889 which made continuous automatic brakes on British passenger railways along with the system of signaling and the interlocking of all points signals.
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	Armagh (county) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Armagh (county)
		The principal towns and cities are Armagh, Craigavon, and Keady.
		Administrative responsibility for the county is held by the councils of Craigavon and Armagh.
		Armagh is the smallest county of Northern Ireland.
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	ARMAGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Armagh ist eine Stadt in Nordirland und der Verwaltungssitz des County Armagh.
		Armagh ist sowohl der Sitz des protestantischen als auch des römisch-katholischen Erzbischofs.
		Armagh rail disaster, bei dem 88 Menschen, meist Kinder, getötet wurden.
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	Train disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		October 8, 1952 – Harrow train disaster, United Kingdom : Three trains are involved in a crash that kills 112 andinjures 340.
		June 4, 1989 – Ufa train disaster, Russia : Hundreds are killed (400-1000) when two trains pass near a leaking natural gas line, which explodes.
		June 3, 1998 – Eschede train disaster, Germany : Part of a high-speed ICE train derails and strikes a bridge, killing101.
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	Edward Rogers Memoir of Armagh Cathedral
		Among the others are three stained windows, erected by the parishioners to the memory of the Rev. John Young Rutledge, D.D., seven years rector of Armagh, died in 1872, aged forty-eight.
		The pulpit is surrounded by mahogany uprights bearing a single mahogany rail.
		A new pulpit also of pitch pine, and a handsome railing, hammered iron, fronting the gallery, are among the improvements.
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	Armagh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Armagh has been the spiritual capital of Ireland for 1500 years.
		Patrick decreed that only those educated in Armagh could spread the gospel.
		This ambition was finally fulfilled, albeit briefly, in the 1990s when Queens University Belfast opened an outreach centre in the former City Hospital building.
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	Armagh rail disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A special train was arranged for this occasion, carrying almost600 passengers.
		To sell more tickets, three extra carriages had been added at the last minute - the extra weight from these meantthat the locomotive had barely enough to power to pull the train out of the station.
		As a result of the disaster, the UK Parliament passed a law, the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, which made continuous automatic brakesmandatory on British passenger railways, along with the block system of signaling and the interlocking of all points and signals.
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	Ireland's Railway Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Except for the Quintinshill accident, in 1915, which involved an estimated death-toll of 224 passengers and three railway servants, the Armagh collision was the worst disaster in the history of the railways of the United Kingdom.
		Armagh, another ancient city which also suffered from warfare, burnings and pillage, is the primatial see in Ireland for the Roman Catholic and Episcopalian Churches.
		Through rail communication between Belfast and Londonderry was, however, not established until the completion of the viaduct over the River Bann at Coleraine in 1860.
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	BBC News \| UK \| Were trains any better 100 years ago?
		In 1900, the rail industry was split into rival companies which competed against each other, often between the same destinations.
		Jim Rees, a rail historian at the Beamish Museum in Durham, says, "It was still the same balance between profit and safety, but without the safety culture we have today.
		In 1900 as in 2000, the rail system was subject to an enormous amount of criticism, particularly about nationalisation, which eventually happened in 1947.
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	Articles - List of rail accidents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		June 12, 1889 â“ The Armagh rail disaster occurs near Armagh, Northern Ireland; runaway carriages collided with a following train, killing 88, and spurring the UK Parliament to pass the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, mandating improved brake and signal systems.
		October 8, 1952 â“ Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash, United Kingdom: Three trains are involved in a crash that kills 112 and injures 340.
		November 16, 1960 â“ StÃ©blovÃ¡ train disaster, Czechoslovakia: 118 are killed and 110 injured in a head-on collision.
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	Armagh rail disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, Northern Ireland.
		As a result of the disaster, the UK Parliament passed the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, which made continuous automatic brakes mandatory on British passenger railways, along with the block system of signaling and the interlocking of all points and signals.
		This page was last modified 00:23, 8 October 2005.
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	Armagh rail disaster -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Armagh rail disaster -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Armagh rail disaster happened on June 12, 1889 near (Click link for more info and facts about Armagh) Armagh, (A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland) Northern Ireland.
		Armagh (School meeting on Sundays for religious instruction) Sunday school had organized a day trip to the seaside resort of (Click link for more info and facts about Warrenpoint) Warrenpoint.
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	List of disasters - Simple English Wikipedia
		Sodom and Gomorrah which were destroyed in an undetermined Biblical disaster.
		The Blitz, (German massive bombing), caused the deaths of an estimated 42,000 civilians in major British cities.
		This is a list of disasters involving objects in flight or near-flight.
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	36th Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The 107th was formed by volunteers from Belfast, the 108th by men from the Counties of Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Down, and Monoghan, and the 109th from Donegal, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone, and a battalion from Belfast.
		In Ulster's southern province, the Armagh Volunteers were organised under their commanding officer, Colonel Stewart W. Blacker, a well respected figure in the community, and became the 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers.
		It became obvious that the attack had become a complete disaster and at the end of the day, still under heavy attack by both infantry and artillery, the Ulstermen were ordered to retire to the German first line trenches, which the eight companies of the 1/4 and 1/5 York's and Lancs.
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	BBC NEWS \| Magazine \| Were trains any better 100 years ago?
		The early years of the 20th Century are commonly thought of as the golden age of train travel.
		Now that total is about 11,000, the greatest cut coming in the Beeching Report of 1963 which did for branch lines and deprived many smaller towns and villages of their stations.
		In 1900, as now, the rail system was subject to an enormous amount of criticism, particularly about nationalisation, which eventually happened in 1947.
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