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B'rel class starship The B'rel class is, in the Bird-of-Prey class).
Constellation class starship The Constellation class is a class of warp nacelles.
K'Vort class starship The K'Vort class is, in the Bird-of-Prey class).
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 British   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
British Columbia provincial highway 9 1961, Highway 9 was extended south to a junction with the new Highway 1 alignment....
British Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles The British Committee for the Restitution of the Partheno...
British Somaliland The British Somaliland Protectorate was a Somalia.
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 British Rail Safety Pages. Dedicated to the improvement of passenger safety on Britain's railways
So rail in the UK is far safer than other forms of surface transport (and much, much safer, than walking alongside a road), However, it is not as safe as modern railways elsewhere in Europe and in Japan.
Following over 300 incidents of passengers falling from trains, all coaches are now fitted with centralised door locking.
The class 165s used by Thames Trains are mainly three-car units and have a maximum speed of 90 mph.
www.macro.org.uk /rail-safety.htm   (4920 words)

  
 Glossary: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
The Judicial Committee sat in London and was composed of senior British judges.
The person taking it swore that the British monarch and his or her successors, not the pope, is supreme monarch in Britain.
Court with admiralty jurisdiction in British colonies - that is, the power to deal with maritime disputes and offences.
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 British Rail 750V D.C. Electric Multiple Units (Classes 411~508)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Other than that, the third rail arrangement used on D.C. routes are far less than satisfactory, and has its associated hazards, as well as a top speed of 100mph because of the technical limitation of the current-collecting shoes.
Miraculously the driver of the class 423 survived his fall to give evidence and it was found that he had misinterpreted a few signals and cancelled the associated AWS warnings so wasn’t able to stop in time at the red signal.
Starting life in 1952 under British Railways with the BR Southern Region livery of all over dark green, the units were later repainted all-over blue followed by blue/grey under British Rail.
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 Complete Alphabetical Listing of Statutes with Associated Regulations
British Columbia Court of Appeal Criminal Appeal Rules, 1986 (B.C. Reg.
British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board Regulation (B.C. Reg.
British Columbia Cancer Agency Research Information Regulation (B.C. Reg.
www.qp.gov.bc.ca /statreg/list_statreg.htm   (1680 words)

  
 Common British Rail Diesel Locomotives (Classes 43~55)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The class 44 was slated for withdrawal in 1969 as a non-standard type, but it survived another decade until the lack of air brake equipment posed a handicap on unit coal trains.
The class 45 fared slightly better in that when they were displaced by the class 150 DMUs and withdrawn as surplus in May 1987, BR seemed reluctant to dispose of the otherwise fully-working locomotives mostly with fairly-recent works overhaul.
The class 50, otherwise known as the Hoovers, is one of the earlier locomotives to attain a top speed of 100mph, introduced to the Western Region to replace the aging Class 52 Western.
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 history of billiards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
They'd quietly been growing for nearly 300 years, from the outskirts of the cities to every sleepy rural town.
Rails were affixed to keep the balls in play.
To ensure a worldwide monopoly on the machine and the process, the British Government issued a decree: anyone caught trying to export the techniques or details of the mechanisms, would be sentenced to exile for life.
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 outlookindia.com | wired   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Railway budget for 2005-06 to be presented in parliament tomorrow may leave second class and suburban fares untouched but effect a modest hike in upper class with certain sops for frequent and those travelling during the lean period.
Sleeper class, second class, sub-urban passengers on Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai will feel the imprint of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, who has been maintaining that there should be no no increase in their fare, Rail Bhawan sources said.
However, the Minister may go in for modest hike in upper class air-conditioned fares with a couple of sops like special concessional fare during the lean season (July-August-September) and a frequent traveller scheme.
www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=282133   (957 words)

  
 Norfolk Rail News Archive
The faithful Class 86 electric locomotives which have operated the Norwich to London Liverpool Street service since electrification in the 1980s were given a final fling by new operator One on October 30th.
Rail travellers will also be able to claim 10 percent off the price of two-course meals at a selection of pubs on the routes between 1 November and 25 May 2005.
However, the East-West Rail Consortium, which began work on the three-part scheme in 1995, last night described the decision as a "hiccup" and insisted it was confident the final stage of the line would be up and running within 12 months of securing preivate funding.
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 CBC Ottawa - Class action filed against CP Rail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As many as 300 residents were forced to leave their homes.
It alleges negligence, charging that the trains were not properly inspected, ran at excessive speed, were insufficiently staffed, and were mechanically unfit.
CP Rail says it hasn't yet received a statement of claim.
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 British Museums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest libraries.
The theme of the museum is how the British Army has used the air to advantage in the battlefield.
Located on Falmouth's waterfront this world class landmark is a gateway to the maritime world.
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 British Columbia Rail Tours British Columbia Rail Travel Rail Tours BC
Vancouver on Canada’s Pacific Coast, and Halifax on Canada’s Atlantic Coast, and of course all of the spectacular highlights in between.
Travel onboard the Rocky Mountain Railroad from Vancouver to Kamloops in the interior of British Columbia.
This afternoon begin your three-day VIA Rail journey across the prairie provinces and northern Ontario.
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 Euro Railways: France n Spain Pass
Youth: Youth fares are valid for passengers under 26 years old on the firs trip day, traveling in 2nd class.
Residents of Europe, Russian Federation, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia are not eligible to purchase or use the France ’n Spain Pass.
The refund in this example is $ 180 ($300 divided by 5 multiplied for three.
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 Karen's Books - New Arrivals
The Pioneer is the train that revolutionized rail transportation in the late 1930s breaking all records for speed, endurance, and non-stop distances.
In 1902, the rail lines became the centerpiece of the Atlantic Coast Line in the south.
Now representing a quarter of the present-day Tranz Rail network New Zealand's South Island Main Trunk stretches 1000 km from Picton in the Marlborough Sounds to Bluff at the bottom of the South Island.
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 WWW.History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
An archive offers images of more than 300 documents on such topics as Ballard's life, midwifery, birth, medical information, religion, and Maine history.
The second gallery, Customers and Communities, uses a series of exhibits to examine the development of mail delivery to the growing urban and rural populations in the 20th century.
For example, through a virtual tour of the "Mail by Rail" visitors learn about the revolutionary Railway Mail Service.
www.historymatters.gmu.edu /browse/wwwhistory   (3554 words)

  
 Timeline 1862-1863
The uprising was put down and 300 Indians were sentenced to death.
Consequently, it was also the point through which the hard, slow-burning coal used by ships, locomotives, and furnaces traveled on its way from the mines of north central Pennsylvania to military and industrial customers.
They had moved to British Columbia from New Zealand in June, but were advised to relocate to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
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 Useful dates in British history
Apr-Jun: Mutinies in the British Navy at Spithead and Nore
For the first time British silver coins were produced with an intrinsic value substantially below their face value – the first official 'token' coinage
British Mines Act outlawing women and girls in the mines, and supervising boy labour
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The British author called his method of handling horses gentling..
Three centuries of British racing history and racing art with numerous illustrations.
Autobiography of the British trainer of Windsor Lad and Tulyar.
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