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  Ayrshire - LoveToKnow 1911
AYRSHIRE, a south-western county of Scotland, bounded N. by Renfrewshire, E. by Lanarkshire and Dumfriesshire, S.E. by Kirkcudbrightshire, S. by Wigtownshire and W. by the Firth of Clyde.
In various parts of the Ayrshire coalfield the coal-seams are rendered useless by intrusive sheets of dolerite as near Kilmarnock and Dalmellington.
The population of Ayrshire in 1891 was 226,386, and in 1901, 254,468, or 223 to the sq.
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 Ayrshire Coast Line, Glasgow - Biocrawler
The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network.
It serves 26 stations, and connects the towns of the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow.
In 1985, the line was electrified along its entire length, and the Class 318 electric multiple unit rolling stock was introduced.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Ayrshire_Coast_Line%2C_Glasgow   (335 words)

  
  Glasgow
Argyle Line, Glasgow The Argyle Line is a suburban Scotland.
Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal The Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal is a Paisley and Johnstone.
Glasgow Patter Glasgow patter is an urban Scots dialect.
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 West Coast Main Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system.
The line was built in parts between the 1830s and the 1860s, with the first parts being the Grand Junction Railway (Warrington - Birmingham) and the London and Birmingham Railway, both completed in the 1830s.
The WCML is not a single railway; although its main "spine" runs between Glasgow and London, the WCML includes loops which branch off it to serve Manchester, one via Stoke-on-Trent and one via Crewe, then back to the main line at Preston.
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 Glasgow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotland's largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands.
Glasgow is home to a student population in excess of 168,000, second only to London in the UK, the majority of them living in the west-end of the city, near Glasgow University's main campus on Gilmorehill.
Glasgow is the largest economy in Scotland, it has a population of 612,000 and is the hub of the metropolitan area of West Central Scotland which has a total population of over 2.6 million.
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 Glasgow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Glasgow became one of the richest cities in the world, and parks, museums and libraries were all opened during this period.
Glasgow currently has the largest number of citizens under the poverty line in the UK, and the divide between the city's wealthy areas and their nearby deprived neighbours can be quite marked.
Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is the larger and handles the majority of Glasgow's air traffic, including shuttle flights to and from London and the rest of the UK and Europe, and transatlantic links to many cities such as Chicago and New York.
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 Ayrshire Coast Line, Glasgow -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the (Click link for more info and facts about Strathclyde) Strathclyde suburban (Any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud) rail network.
It serves 26 stations, and connects the towns of the (Hardy breed from Ayr, Scotland) Ayrshire coast to (Largest city in Scotland; a port in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world) Glasgow.
The line runs the same route as the (Click link for more info and facts about Inverclyde Line) Inverclyde Line as far as (A soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes) Paisley Gilmour Street, where it turns south to (Click link for more info and facts about Kilwinning) Kilwinning.
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 Prestwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prestwick is a town located in South Ayrshire on the central west coast of Scotland, approximately 30 miles (48 km) to the south-west of Glasgow.
Prestwick is located on the Ayrshire Coast Line between Glasgow Central and Ayr.
The line continues notionally farther south to Stranraer on the Wigtownshire coast, but a change at Ayr is usually required.
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 Encyclopedia: Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands.
In 1984 cow intrusion onto the line caused a disaster at Polmont to a "push-pull" train with a heavy locomotive engine at the back that had more momentum than the coaches in front of it so having a concertina effect on the crashed train.
The West Highland Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow.
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 Glasgow - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Glasgow currently has the largest number of citizens under the poverty line in the UK, and the divide between the city's leafy and wealthy areas and their nearby deprived neighbours can be startling.
Glasgow is also a major education centre with four Universities within ten miles of the city centre, universities such as Glasgow University (which has one of the highest ratios of students who continue living at home), University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University, teacher training colleges, teaching hospitals, and a range of technical colleges.
Glasgow has two main airports; Glasgow International (Abbotsinch) is the larger of the two and handles the majority of Glasgow's air traffic, including shuttle flights to and from London and the rest of the UK, and transatlantic links to Chicago and New York.
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 Encyclopedia: Strathclyde Passenger Transport
The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland.
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is a facility situated north of the town of Prestwick in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Yoker is a western suburb of Glasgow, lying on the northern bank of the Clyde to the east of Clydebank.
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 Articles - Transport in Glasgow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Glasgow International Airport (GLA), formerly known as Abbotsinch, is the larger of the two and handles the majority of Glasgow's air traffic, including shuttle flights to and from London and the rest of the UK, and transatlantic links to Chicago, Illinois and New York.
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (PIK) is located 29 miles south west of the city in Ayrshire and caters mainly for charter flights, low-cost airlines, and freight traffic.
Glasgow North Electric Urban line runs to Helensburgh in Argyll and Bute and to Balloch, gateway to the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
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 The Glasgow and South Western Railway - A Potted History
The Glasgow and South Western Railway was a compactly arranged medium sized railway company which served the triangle forming the south-west of Scotland to Carlisle and Stranraer, with its headquarters at Glasgow.
There was a consolidation of routes with various branches and inter-connecting lines being built up to 1906, two of the last being the coast line from Ayr to Girvan via Turnberry (with luxurious railway hotel and golf courses of worldwide fame) and Dumfries to Moniaive.
This loop line was unique in Scotland for its burrowing junction at Elderslie and ‘flying’ junction near Dalry to avoid conflict of train movements with the earlier (1840) line to Ayr.
www.gswra.org.uk /HISTORY.htm   (1520 words)

  
 Ayrshire Coast Line, Glasgow Definition / Ayrshire Coast Line, Glasgow Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban railRail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads.
It serves 26 stations, and connects the towns of the AyrshireAyrshire is a traditional county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde.
Glasgow had a population of 577,869 at the time of the 2001 census, while approximately 1.8 million people live in the city's greater metropolitan area.
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 Ayrshire
It became part of the kingdom of Scotland during the Battle of Largs.
Ayrshire, Iowa Ayrshire is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 202.
Ayrshire and Arran Ayrshire and Arran is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.
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 Whifflet Line, Glasgow - Biocrawler
The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network.
It serves only 8 stations, and connects parts of east Glasgow, Bargeddie and Coatbridge to Glasgow city centre.
The line has not yet been electrified and relies on diesel trains.
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 Trip reports 2004
A one day trip to the South Coast to view new class 377 units.
A one day trip to preservation, industrial, plant and main line locations in and around the city.
A one day trip to preservation, industrial, plant and main line locations in the county.
www.cardiffandavonside.org.uk /Trip_Reports/tripreports.htm   (1049 words)

  
 Strathclyde Passenger Transport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Strathclyde Passeenger Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating public transport in the Glasgow and Strathclyde area of Scotland, and for operating Glasgow's subway.
Previously part of Glasgow Corporation, it later became Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive, before finally becoming SPT in the 1980s.
The Glasgow Subway is the only underground metro system in the UK other than London.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/strathclyde_passenger_transport   (410 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The '''Ayrshire Coast Line''' is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban Railway rail network.
In 1985, the line was electrified along its entire length, and the British Rail Class 318 Class 318 electric multiple unit rolling stock was introduced.
The line runs the same route as the Inverclyde Line, Glasgow Inverclyde Line as far as Paisley Gilmour Street, where it turns south to Kilwinning.
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 Memoirs and portraits of one hundred Glasgow men: Neil Robson, 1808-1869
The Glasgow and Garnkirk, Monkland and Kirkintilloch, and Ballochney railways had lately been constructed and opened for traffic, and as the mineral owners were desirous of having connections with these pioneer railways, Mr.
Ultimately the three proposed lines to England were carried out, viz., the west-coast route or Caledonian, the east-coast route or North British, and the Midland or South-Western, and such has been the rapid development of railways, that all the lines have been found necessary.
Robson were the railways from Glasgow to Dumbarton, Helensburgh and Loch Lomond, from Glasgow to Kilmarnock and Ardrossan direct, from Balloch to Stirling, and the Glasgow General Terminus and Harbour railway.
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 Articles - Northern City Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The line was formerly part of London Underground, and during its history has been part of both the Metropolitan and Northern Lines, although it is connected to neither.
The line is underground from Moorgate to just south of Drayton Park, and runs in a cutting from there until meeting the East Coast Main Line south of Finsbury Park.
The line is electrified — 25 kV overhead as far south as Drayton Park and 750 V third rail from there to Moorgate.
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 Articles - Bexleyheath Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It leaves the North Kent Line immediately on the Down side of Blackheath railway station and travels due east for 8 miles (13km) to a junction with the same line south of Slade Green.
There was a line to the south (the Dartford Loop Line) but, in spite of public pressure in the 1880s, the South Eastern Railway (SER) refused to build a line to serve the area between the two lines.
There were originally six stations on the line; one was added subsequently with the growth of the suburban area served by the line.
www.outship.com /articles/Bexleyheath_Line   (335 words)

  
 Whifflet Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network.
It connects parts of east Glasgow, Bargeddie and Coatbridge to Glasgow city centre.
The line has not yet been electrified and services are operated using Class 156 diesel multiple units.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whifflet_Line,_Glasgow   (134 words)

  
 Dictionary of Australian Biography Sa-Sp
He supported Sir Thomas McIlwraith (q.v.) in his action with regard to the annexation of New Guinea, and suggested the inter-colonial conference which was held at Sydney in November 1883.
After crossing the overland telegraph line the plane ran into a terrific storm and after flying blind for some time their destination Wyndharn was over-shot and their petrol having nearly given out a forced landing was made on a mud flat.
After leaving school he studied for a time at the university of Glasgow, but went into business and afterwards emigrated to Melbourne, where he was a member of the firm of Hamilton Smith and Company in 1853.
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 Science Fair Projects - Ayrshire Coast Line, Glasgow
Science Fair Projects - Ayrshire Coast Line, Glasgow
In 1985, the line was electrified along its entire length, and the Class 318 electric multiple unit rolling stock was introduced.
In 2002, the newer Class 334 "Juniper" displaced most of the Class 318s onto the Argyle, and North Clyde Lines.
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 Great Western Main Line - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in the United Kingdom, corresponding to the principal routes of the pre-1948 Great Western Railway which were subsequently taken over by the Western Region of British Railways and are now operated by First Great Western.
The route that diverges at Swindon to Bristol Parkway, the Severn Tunnel, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea is also part of the Great Western Main Line, as is the route that diverges at Reading to reach Exeter more directly via Newbury, Westbury and Castle Cary.
The section of line between St Austell and Truro has recently been upgraded to double track, to allow better timekeeping and reduce delays to services.
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