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	History of the Class 101/2s
		Class 101 was the AEC engined cars, and 102 for the Leyland variety.
		Three vehicles were the testbed for British Rail’s DMU refurbishment scheme in the ‘70s, which led to hundred’s of vehicles given life extensions.
		At present few vehicles have made it to preservation, although with the remaining vehicles still in passenger traffic around Glasgow and Manchester due to be withdrawn in the next six months, that is set to change.
	www.railcar.co.uk /his100-109/101intro.htm (632 words)

	Locomotive Speed Records
		British appetite for high speed was first whetted, probably, by the famous "races" to Scotland which took place in 1888 and 1895.
		The 1888 race to Edinburgh was precipitated by the fact that the Great Northern, North Eastern, and North British Railways, forming the East Coast route, decided to admit third-class passengers to the "Flying Scotsman," whereas up till then the principal trains by both routes bad been first and second class only.
		As a footnote, L.N.E.R. class A4, "Mallard" attained a speed of 126 miles an hour, on the descent from Stoke Summit in 1938, a world record for a steam locomotive, which is held to this day.........
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r070.html (2230 words)

	Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The purpose of the East-West Passenger Rail Feasibility Study is to provide policymakers and the public with objective information regarding the potential for daylight passenger rail service between eastern and western Washington communities.
		If new passenger rail service were to be implemented over the Stampede Pass route, WSDOT would work with their partners to identify areas for cost sharing and negotiations.
		Rail Operations A station has to provide a safe environment for passengers with respect to train operations along the adjacent trackage and be compatible with other passenger and freight operations on the line.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /rail/plans/eastwest/default.cfm (19426 words)

	The Story of the L.M.S.
		This line also was unorthodox in its gauge, partly 4 ft. and partly 3 ft. 4 in., the latter section being laid with fish-bellied rail set in iron chairs spiked to stone sleepers.
		Later in the same year the Midland company was approached by both the North Western and the Great Northern with a view to amalgamation, and the matter went so far as the promotion of a Bill in 1853 for the fusion of all three companies.
		The locomotive illustrated is one of the "Claughton" class of the London and North Western Railway.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r031.html (7405 words)

	USA visitor information
		A British passport therefore needs to be valid only for the duration of your stay.
		If the passport states British Subject the holder must apply for a visa, and visa-free travel does not apply if you intend to work, study or stay in the US for more than 90 days.
		Midweek flights tend to be cheaper and it usually pays to fly into a gateway airport such as Boston, Los Angeles or New York (John F Kennedy and Newark), though places such as Cincinnati, served by Delta (tel: 0800 414767) and Charlotte, served by BA (tel: 0345 222111) are worth considering.
	www.trainweb.org /usabyrail/html/visitor_info_.html (6259 words)

	Personal Finance: Money 101: Glossary
		British slang for an equity investment with the added benefit of an opportunity to purchase more equity if the company reaches certain financial goals.
		The division of stock into more than one class of common stock, usually called Class A and Class B. The specific features of each class, which are set out in the charter and bylaws, usually give certain advantages to the Class A shares, such as increased voting power.
		A class of a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) whose principal is paid off first when the underlying mortgages are prepaid due to falling interest rates.
	money.cnn.com /services/glossary/c.html (9806 words)

	Personal Finance: Money 101: Glossary
		A term of British origin used to describe the purchase of all available shares of a target company at the market's open by a raider.
		A term of British origin referring to fee that must be paid if a deal falls through because of financing issues.
		The two classes are preferred shares, on which shareholders receive all the dividends and interest from the portfolio, and common shares, on which shareholders receive all the capital gains.
	money.cnn.com /services/glossary/d.html (9810 words)

	Tearing up the Tracks. Public transport in the UK pulled to pieces to make way for death, pollution, stress..... and ...
		Rail privatisation is the best step ever towards making the railways succesful and encouraging investment but you are only going to see that on long distance peak lines and dense commuter networks.
		The 'modernisation plan' was the British Transport Commission (British Rail's predecessor)'s response to the 'defecit' that railways were running.
		Rail charges from ports were designed by the government's scheme to protect coastwise shipping.
	members.tripod.com /copy_bilderberg/railways.htm (5681 words)

	Winter 2004 Class Notes
		The condolences of the class are extended to his wife, Karline; his brother, Raymond Tierney '44; and all the family.
		The condolences of the class are extended to all of their families.
		The condolences of the class are extended to all of her family members.
	www.middlebury.edu /administration/middmag/class_notes/winter04.htm (19547 words)

	The Railcar Association
		Class 101 DTC 56342 received extensive press coverage this week over it's eviction from a private residence in Cheshire.
		However owner Eddie Knorn's long term own was to return it to working order, and indeed the former Neville Hill classroom spent some time in Derby on it's way to Cheshire getting brake gear installed from a donor vehicle there for scrap as a step towards this.
		Particular thanks are due to John Joyce (Llangollen Railway) and Mac Winfield (Dean Forest Railway), and to the NMSI for the use of the Class 114 image.
	www.railcar.co.uk /index.htm (580 words)

	BC Parks - Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia
		But in 1938 a rail accident created a massive fire, forcing the Hudson’s Bay Company to abandon the railway and change its operations to truck logging.
		In 1942 an army base was established in Chilliwack and a visiting British company of military engineers built Sappers Park at the south end of Chilliwack Lake.
		Situated on a bluff at the narrow lake's north end, the park has 146 vehicle/tent sites, the most attractive of which are located beneath some large ponderosa pines at lakeside.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /ParksAndTrails/Parks/details/?ID=101 (975 words)

	Melbourne's Trams To The Millennium
		The Met started experimenting with ticketing systems and introduced A and B class trams before handing over to the Public Transport Corporation in 1993, which kept "The Met" as its trading name.
		Around 40 W2 class trams went to the USA both as runners and also for their electrical gear.
		C class trams (Citadis) 31 trams, built in France in 2001 and numbered 3001 to 3031.
	www.geocities.com /z_class/melbtram.html (2131 words)

	Greece - General Information
		Rail passes: Inter-Rail tickets, for those aged 26 and under, include rail travel within Greece, but a supplement will be added for couchettes; the ticket does not include the cost of ferries between the mainland other countries or islands, but certain shipping lines offer a discount to ticket holders.
		There are three classes of ticket (First Class, Second Class and Tourist Class) which offer varying degrees of comfort; couchette cabins can be booked for the longer voyages or those wishing to avoid the sun.
		RAIL: The two main railway stations in Athens are Larissa (with trains to northern Greece, Evia and Europe) and Peloponnissos (with trains to the Peloponnese).
	hiddentrails.com /europe/greece/general.htm (4439 words)

	101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Met-Cam Class 101 was a relatively new addition to the Lima range, being first introduced in 1997, initially as a two car set but more recently, some three-car sets have been produced.
		Originally associated with the Eastern Region, the prototype eventually saw regular service on all regions of British Rail although none were allocated to the Southern Region.
		Lima have produced models of the following Class 101 multiple units in two/three car train packs (* = limited edition) - full details can be found in the LIMA CATALOGUE.
	home.clara.net /jarrett43/lcs/101.htm (190 words)

	Rick Steves' Europe: Meet Our Speakers
		Robin got her start after attending one of Rick's travel classes at the University of Washington before venturing off on an independent trip to Europe.
		She frequently presents her Packing Light and Right class at Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door Travel Center in Edmonds, Washington, and throughout the USA, from Tacoma to Texas.
		In Laura Terrenzio's solo travels, she has ridden the rails and buses of 19 countries and has driven 23,000 kilometers across 13 countries, amassing an impressive collection of ticket stubs and gasoline receipts.
	www.ricksteves.com /news/classes/bios.htm (2377 words)

	The Story of Classic Rail Cars
		In 1987, We formed Classic Rail Cars and had accumulated a substantial amount of cash, but we knew from experience that it wasn't going be enough.
		The N&W 101 (as our car was then known) remained a business car until 1977, last assigned to Harold Carter, vice president of N&W's eastern lines.
		In 1978 the car was assigned to Coyte Garner of the N&W Research and Tests Laboratory in Roanoke, and in 1979-80 the car was reconfigured as a dynamics test car for testing freight car components under actual service conditions.
	www.classicrail.com /story.html (1639 words)

	JH-7 Fighter-Bomber [B-7]
		Having nonetheless entered the Chinese Navy's air arm inventory in the early 1990s, according to some reports as few as a dozen [and probably no more than two dozen] pre-production JH-7s are in service with PLA Naval Aviation, with additional JH-7 production awaiting the availability of a Chinese engine.
		The plane is designed to have the same role and configuration class as the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 'Fencer'.
		The XAIC plan is to use Russian-made engines and advanced composite materials to improve the B7 and equip it with terrain-tracking radar and electronic countermeasures equipment.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/jh-7.htm (602 words)

	Canadian National Railway News
		British Columbia transportation minister says feds are responsible for investigation.
		The four cars from a CN Rail train that derailed near Prince George on Friday added to the mounting number of mishaps that have plagued the company this month.
		CN Rail says no one was hurt when a train derailed in the B.C. interior Monday.
	www.railserve.com /railnews/canadiannational_news.html (3590 words)

	P.S. A Column On Things: Joe Brancatelli and Larry King on Rail Travel
		He says he has all the numbers to show corporate travelers: how it is cheaper to take rail under 300 miles in Europe; how it is faster to take rail under 300 miles in Europe; how it is more comfortable to take rail under 300 miles in Europe.
		The British, however, are possessed of a magnificent ability to look squarely at a problem, analyze in close detail all its components, and then ignore completely everything that's staring them in the face.
		The British ignored the undeniable facts that they were outmanned and outgunned and defended by an army inferior to Germany's in every respect, and soldiered on regardless.
	www.schindler.org /psacot/20010326_ldk.html (1933 words)

	Penguin Classics: Teachers' Guides
		A messenger tells her that the British Army is advancing toward Dover.
		Students can research each period (Old English, 449-1100; Middle English, 1100-1500; and Modern English, 1500-present) and present their findings to the class, providing examples of words that were added to the language.
		Ask students to share their work in small groups or whole class discussions.
	www.penguinclassics.co.uk /nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,82521_1_10,00.html (7963 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		- This section is effective only after Amtrak or a rail carrier seeking an indemnification contract under this section makes an operating agreement with a publicly financed commuter transportation authority established under Virginia law to provide access to its property for revenue transportation related to the operations of the authority.
		If, in any case wherein death was caused, the law of the place where the act or omission complained of occurred provides, or has been construed to provide, for damages only punitive in nature, this paragraph shall not apply.
		(2) The aggregate allowable awards to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident, shall not exceed $200,000,000.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/49c281.txt (1349 words)

	Britain's Rail Chaos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The London press report that the Prime minister is now treating the ongoing rail shambles as a full scale political emergency.
		Meanwhile the airlines are reaping their profits by reducing their normal economy class allocation of seats on their internal UK flights and upgrading the seat prices to business class.
		Historians point out that the rail journey from Liverpool to Manchester now takes longer than in 1830, when George Stephenson's steam engine Rocket puffed that way.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/food_travel_UK/53563 (419 words)

	British Rail Pass, Britrail Passes, Britrail Flexi Pass & Youth Pass - Britain on Rail
		British rail passes provide you with significant discounts when you travel by the British railways.
		Since the rail services are very convenient in Britain, you can easily commute between different places.
		Europe On Rail is the easiest way to travel in Europe.
	www.britainonrail.com /britishrail-pass.htm (1583 words)

	Class 150 Sprinter Prototype
		In 1984 British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL) (later Adtranz and now Bombardier) built two prototype second generation DMUs both of which consisted of three powered cars.
		Unit 150 001 was eventually chosen by BR as the fore-runner to the extensive Class 150 range.
		The 'Cambrian Coast Express' headboard was dusted down and placed on the front of this Class 37 for the visit of 150 001 to Shrewsbury en route to Aberystwyth during a promotional trip on 21
	www.traintesting.com /Class150.htm (1065 words)

	Light Rail Now! NewsLog - Light Rail Transit News
		Opponents of rail transit – veterans of the anti-CenterLine campaign who are rallying around road transportation alternatives – have begun to re-emerge in opposition to Irvine's new rail proposal, disparaging it as "a train to nowhere, just like CenterLine" and a "Field of Dreams" approach.
		As we reported in last year's article Adelaide: Light Rail Tramway Development Moves to Forefront, the project is a major upgrade of a venerable, world-famous heritage tramway which had been running cars dating from the 1920s.
		According to the report, access to light rail was "a key reason" that Feliciano Vera and his development partners decided to pursue their project at that location on the line.
	www.lightrailnow.org /news/n_newslog006.htm (13368 words)

	Daisy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Rail Class 101 diesel multiple unit was built by Metro-Cammell at Birmingham 1956 to 1959, following construction of a series of prototype units.
		This class proved to be the most successful and longest-lived of all BR's First Generation DMUs, with the final five units being withdrawn on 24th December 2003.
		The first of these started working the rails in 1954.
	www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/daisy.htm (262 words)

	Penguin Classics \| Classics Teachers' Guides
		Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his Historia Regum Britanniae, written around 1137, was the first known writer to recount an integrated story of Lear and his daughters, though the figure of Lyr or Ler dates from ancient British mythology.
		In the high school classroom, students tend to perceive Shakespearean language as "Old English." This perception allows for a short lesson that teaches the history and development of the language.
		Higher Ability Levels: Students may use the questions as a study guide before they make a closer analysis of the play with the teacher and their peers.
	us.penguinclassics.com /static/cs/us/10/nf/teachersguides/kinglear.html (7966 words)

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