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	Bachmann Press Releases
		Bachmann announces 4CEP third rail electric multiple unit
		Bachmann to introduce new breed of Class 66 locomotive
		British Railways Standard Class 4MT 'Mogul' announced by Bachmann Branchline
	www.bachmann.co.uk /pr.php4 (283 words)

	Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Though the rail system was extremely slow at first and prohibitively expensive to build and run, the British were not to be dissuaded in their pursuit of non-animal driven transportation.
		Some rails were still made of wood, others iron and the first trains traveled at the pace of 3.5 miles per hour, significantly slower than the horse drawn coach which traveled at a speed of 9-10 miles per hour.
		For some of the population the British Rail System offered employment opportunities such as: men moving large amounts of dirt for tracks and tunnels; railway stations had to employ people to serve food and maintain the station; manual signalers were required; and people to actually work on the trains.
	www.gober.net /victorian/reports/railroad.html (1783 words)

	British Rail Class 53 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Rail assigned Class 53 to the single Brush Traction-built prototype locomotive Falcon.
		Returning to British Railways in 1963, Falcon spent six months working out of Sheffield on both passenger and freight diagrams, after which its testing was completed.
		In 1970, British Rail approached Brush Traction with a proposal to buy the (by now practically worthless) locomotive for its scrap value, which was accepted by the builder; the loco underwent a rebuild at BREL Swindon, emerging in corporate Rail Blue with full yellow ends and bearing the new number D1200.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Class_53 (958 words)

	Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Specifically, the value of rail services is defined as the change in highway user, maintenance, and safety costs that would result if rail traffic is shifted to trucks.
		Rail movements in the I-5 corridor from Vancouver, WA to the British Columbia border include many origins and destinations, commodities, and railroads.
		An initial estimate of the average tons per truck is made by dividing the net tons in the rail car by the ratio of the cubic capacity of the rail car to the cubic capacity of the trailer.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /Rail/plans/DTA/appa.cfm (3283 words)

	Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		By reviewing rail traffic data obtained/developed at several points in time over the analysis period (and just prior to it), it is possible to see the growth that has led to mainline capacity problems.
		Conflicts internal to the rail system, between freight and passenger trains, are the second concern, and again are principally related to western Washington and its deep-water port activity and intercity and commuter passenger train service (both existing and proposed/desired).
		Rail facilities are planned to include a rotary dump which will be located on a loop track for rapid unloading of unit trains.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /Rail/plans/freightupdate/Newch2.cfm (7360 words)

	iRail
		Commuter Rail on Track for $67 Million Upgrade in Richmond, Va., Area: Northern Virginia's commuter railroad has given the green light to a new operating agreement with CSX Corp. that's expected to trigger a $67 million rail improvement program from Washington to Richmond.
		Budget Ignores Rail as Option to Border And Other Infrastructure Challeng, Canada: The Railway Association of Canada's President and CEO Bill Rowat said the federal budget is a "missed opportunity" and shows a lack of vision by failing to address the highway and border congestion challenges facing Canadians.
		British Rail Authority Names Deputy Chairman of Railtrack Issue: The Strategic Rail Authority said it is to finance and run Transport Secretary Stephen Byers' idea to set up a company, limited by guarantee, to take control of the rail network operator he put into administration.
	www.irail.com /12-20-01 (1330 words)

	European Trains Library Catalog
		British Rail (BR) class 26 diesel locomotive is seen pulling into Dingwall on 6 June 1983 on a service from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh.
		British Rail (BR) Class 37 diesel locomotive no. 37209 is seen at Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway during the July 1997 Diesel Gala Week working the 1115 service from Bury to Rawtenstall on 13 July 1997.
		Transrail Freight, recently sold by British Rail to the North South Railways Group (headed by Wisconsin Central Transportation) was the only FOC (freight operating company) not to undertake massive locomotive repainting and instead applied the house-logo to the exisiting livery,resulting in a wide variety of Transrail liveried locomotives.
	www.trainnet.org /Libraries/catalog019.htm (10969 words)

	Danger Ahead! Driffield Staithes 1981
		Class 31 locomotive No 31242 balances on the dividing walls of the staithes at Driffield on the 11th September 1981 after the cast iron rails collapsed under its weight.
		The circumstances surrounding the recovery of a class 31 locomotive from the staithes at Driffield in Yorkshire was just such an incident.
		As can be seen, the rails collapsed under the third axle leaving the locomotive balanced on the dividing wall by its second axle.
	danger-ahead.railfan.net /accidents/driffield/home.html (666 words)

	Firefighters' dispute - The Rebirth of Class struggle
		Rail union leaders are correctly arguing that thousands of staff stop or not report for work if safety is put at risk.
		This issue itself is a powder keg as rail bosses threaten to dock pay from absent workers.
		This could bring rail unions into direct confrontation with their bosses.
	www.marxist.com /Europe/rebirth_class_struggle.html (1073 words)

	Trains West
		Former Trans-Pennine Class 158s have replaced several class 150/2s as First Great Western are tipped to return half the local fleet to leasing companies.
		This is also tipped to include half of the 1 car class 153s including the newly refurbished examples and most "Alphaline" class 158s, but unfortunately not the terrible class 143 "Nodding Donkeys".
		Two class 37 locomotives were repainted into classic liveries to celebrate the last days of the Cardiff to Rhymney loco-hauled trains.
	groups.msn.com /trainswest (363 words)

	VIA Rail Canada / Silver & Blue: luxury Canadian Rockies vacations
		Silver and Blue class offers you high-class accommodation, superb meals and impeccable service aboard the Canadian, which runs three times per week between Toronto, Jasper and Vancouver.
		With the other passengers in Silver and Blue class, you have exclusive use of the sleeping car, a haven of peace and comfort.
		As a passenger in Silver and Blue class, you are entitled to some special touches such as a shower kit (towel, shampoo, hair conditioner and soap) and checked baggage.
	www.viarail.ca /classes/en_serv_clas_voit_toja.html (1045 words)

	British Rail Class 31 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They were originally built with Mirrlees 1250bhp and 1365bhp engines, but these were not successful and in 1964 a programme of works commenced to re-engine the fleet with 1470bhp English Electric engines and Brush electrical equipment.
		The locomotives were retained until displaced by more modern Class 150/1 units cascaded from Central Trains.
		Regular work at this time included use hauling Class 317 electric multiple units from WAGN's Hornsey depot to Bedford for use with Thameslink.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Class_31 (1130 words)

	BRITISH RAIL FC : Results/Fixture
		Well the start of a new season is upon us and looking foward to it as pre, season friendl's have gone well drawing 2 and wining 5.
		British rail 9 6 2 1 31 20 17 -3
		Grassmoor 10 3 3 4 29 31 12
	www.britishrailfc.zoomshare.com /1.html (247 words)

	British Firefighters' dispute: The Rebirth of Class struggle - (Socialist Appeal Editorial)
		The working class suffered 18 years under the Tories.
		The British ruling class is alarmed at the situation that is opening up in front of them.
		Unless a deal with the FBU can be hammered out soon, they fear an all-out confrontation that will spill over to wider layers of workers.
	www.marxist.com /britain-firefighters-rebirth-class-struggle311002.htm (1089 words)

	BritRail - Travel Extras
		Rail Pass Protection is a replacement policy for rail passes that are stolen or lost while in Europe.
		In the event that a "protected" rail pass is stolen or lost, ACP Rail International will either refund the unused portion of the pass or the cost of your replacement ticket(s)/pass, whichever is lower.
		The Rail Pass Protection must be purchased when purchasing the associated pass.
	www.britrail.com /ireland/cf_britrail_ireland/britrail_extras.cfm (666 words)

	VIA Rail Canada Rail Pass Canada Railroad Amtrack Amtrak
		The pass may be used on the entire VIA RAIL network, - from the Atlantic Provinces to the Pacific, and up to Hudson Bay.
		The number of places available in Economy class for Canrail Pass holders is limited.
		The Canrail Pass is valid for journeys on any VIA Rail train, and on buses providing transfer between Moncton and Saint John.
	www.westcanadatours.com /rail_tours/canrail.shtml (478 words)

	BC Rail, VIA Rail RDCs in British Columbia - 2002
		See BC Rail employee bulletin and Vancouver Sun article about the end of the Cariboo Prospector and that railroad's other tourist excursion and dinner train operations.
		While the BC Rail line that the Cariboo Prospector rode on is "high iron" (that is, heavyweight welded rail on raised and groomed roadbed), the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railroad on Vancouver Island is a classic branch line, with lighter weight rail and jointed rail segments.
		In contrast to BC Rail's "high iron," one is hard-pressed to see any iron here at all, with tall grass growing between the ties and shrouding the rails.
	mysite.verizon.net /kblesch/BC_Rail1.html (989 words)

	Rick Steves' Eurail Passes: Rail News
		Standard trains on the same route still offer panorama cars in at least one class of service, as well as restaurant and bar cars attached for portions of the route (restaurant car requires separate reservation).
		The fast AVE rail link is expected to open soon, although the exact start date and departure schedule for this service has not been announced.
		Ostiense rail station is across the street from the Pyramide metro station.
	www.ricksteves.com /rail/railnews.htm (1465 words)

	West Country Page 1
		The class 50 loco broke down and had to be rescued by a couple of class 31 locos headed by #31 420 to finish its journey to Exeter.
		I remember throwing a strop on the return journey, I wanted to wait an extra 1 1/2 hours for class 31 hauled semi fast service, but no we got the earlier DMU that stopped everywhere.
		A magnificent and much photographed station, however I couldn't find any with the British Rail sign, which has now obviously has been removed.
	www.disusedrailways.co.uk /west_country.htm (248 words)

	Broken rail suspected in B.C. train derailment
		Board spokesman Dan Holbrook said investigators have found what appears to be a defective piece of rail and have sent the metal to a lab for analysis.
		Meanwhile, rail traffic is moving again on the repaired rail lines and CN said crews are working to clear the backlog.
		British police charged a 48-year-old man with murder Thursday in the killings of five prostitutes in eastern England.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/british-columbia/story/2006/08/08/bc-derailment.html (1064 words)

	NZR Tarins - 0 gauge models
		The main compromise is in the area of track gauge where a 0.5mm overscale gauge has been accepted as the price of an easy to use scale ratio and an off the shelf track product (being standard 0 gauge track).
		That is a small compromise compared to the errors widely accepted in other parts of the hobby like British 00, US 0 scale and G scale.
		It can even be argued, maybe a little tenuously, that the 0.5 mm error is within the tolerances of prototype track widening on sharp curves in the steam era of long fixed wheelbases.
	downunder.railfan.net /nzrtrain.html (325 words)

	Rocky Mountaineer Train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		With the surrounding mountains and trees swathed in pure white snow, The Canadian Rockies Winter Rail Classic is the ideal choice for a winter wonderland vacation.
		Vancouver’s relatively mild weather is a great introduction to a Canadian winter, but look to the north and you see what you’ve been dreaming of.
		Your Canadian winter rail trip ends today as your luxury motorcoach travels through the foothills of the Canadian Rockies and arrives at the Calgary airport in time for you flight home.
	www.freshtracks.ca /rail_coach/rc_classic.shtml (1093 words)

	Classic BR Diesel and Electric Traction
		A photographic history of the class 56 diesel.
		The website devoted to Diesel-Hydraulic Traction with particular focus on former British Railways (B.R.) Western Region Classes and former Deutsche Bundesbahn (D.B.) or German Federal Railway Classes.
		Emphasis is given to B.R. “Western” Class 52, “Warship” Classes 42 and 43 and “Hymek” Class 35 together with D.B Class V 200.
	v.webring.com /hub?ring=classicbrdiesela (506 words)

	Rick Steves' Eurail Passes: How Railpasses Work
		Differences between first and second class: Normally, first class is configured with three plush seats per row (whether in compartment or open-style seating) and second class has four skinnier, basic seats in the same space.
		First class is filled with Eurail and Selectpass travelers age 26+ who had no choice, and business travelers who paid 50% extra in hopes that they wouldn’t have to sit with the likes of you and me.
		One long train ride (for example, $210 first class from Florence to Paris) at the end of a 25-day trip can justify jumping from a 21-day consecutive-day railpass to a one-month pass.
	www.ricksteves.com /rail/howrailworks.htm (2252 words)

	BR Diesel class 31 links - BR Blue - British Rail
		The Association of Train Operating Companies is offering 20% off the price of admission to the NRM RailFest 2004 when rail passengers buy a valid train ticket to York in advance.
		The event, which celebrates the bi-centenary of rail travel, is being held at the National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, from Saturday 29 May to Sunday 6 June.
		Admission tickets to the NRM RailFest 2004 can only be purchased with rail tickets to York (or to any other destination where a break of journey in York would be acceptable) that are valid on one or more of the days of the duration of the event.
	www.railfest2004.co.uk /tickets.php (284 words)

	The Class 309 EMU website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Class 309s, known at the time as Class AM9 (AC Multiple unit type 9) were built in 1962-63 for the newly-electrified ex-Great Eastern Railway services from London Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea and Walton in Essex.
		Later in the 1960s the maroon livery was replaced by the British Rail standard blue and grey, and the wrap-round windows were replaced by flat glass - stone-throwers had become a problem and spares of the special panes were expensive.
		They retained their 100 mph speed limit as built, and as such, until the new Class 175s arrived were NWT and First North Western's only trains capable of this speed.
	www.page27.co.uk /news/c309.htm (1879 words)

	RailServe.com: British & European Railway Photos, Train Pictures & Videos
		Phantasmagoria Rail Photo Galleries - Photos of the current rail scene in both the UK and continental Europe
		Rail Photos by Cliff Jones - British steam and diesel railways from the 1980s to present
		Rail Video Archive - Aims to collect a short video clip of every class currently in service on the UK network
	www.railserve.com /Multimedia/Europe (1742 words)

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