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 British Rail Class 321 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The British Rail Class 321 electric multiple units were built by BREL York in three batches from 1988-1991.
Some of the Class 309 "Clacton Express" units were retained until 1994, and 24 of the newer Class 312 units were retained long-term to work services to Walton-on-the-Naze and peak services to Clacton, Ipswich and Witham.
Due to a delay in the units entering traffic, five redundant Class 307 units were introduced on the route as a stop-gap measure in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Class_321   (1351 words)

  
 Across Africa by Rail
The railways, whether in Portuguese, Belgian, or British territory on this route, are all on the standard South African gauge of 3 ft. 6 in.
The Benguela Railway, which has made this new Atlantic all-rail route possible, is due to British enterprise and capital, used in co-operation with the Portuguese, and owes its existence to the foresight and perseverance of a Briton, Sir Robert Williams, one of the makers of modern Africa.
In the 'eighties a British syndicate approached King Leopold with a plan to build a line ; but, although he was interested, the Belgian people preferred that their own engineers should make the attempt.
mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r011.html   (5624 words)

  
 British Rail Class 312 at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The British Rail Class 312 is a type of electric multiple unit built from 1975-78 intended for use on outer-suburban passenger services.
It was the last class of multiple unit to be constructed to the Mark 2 bodyshell, and also the last with slam doors.
Class 312, no. 312792, is seen at Shoeburyness in Essex on 29th March 2003.
experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/b/br/British_Rail_Class_312.htm   (823 words)

  
 British Rail Class 411 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Class 411 4Cep no. 1592, at Dover Priory on 27th April 2003, whilst forming a special excursion train around Kent and East Sussex.
Class 411 4Cep no. 1602, at Dover Priory on 27th April 2003, whilst forming a special excursion train around Kent and West Sussex.
The British Rail Class 411 (or 4Cep) electrical multiple units were built at Eastleigh works from 1956-63 for the newly electrified main lines in Kent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Class_411   (2414 words)

  
 Social Classes - Proletariat
The extreme degree of economic concentration and class polarization can be further seen by the fact that only 6% of wage workers in the private sector work for the petty proprietors; the remaining 94% work for the capitalist class (employers of five or more workers).
The characteristics that distinguish this class from the petty-bourgeois strata of wage-earners are its separation from the responsibilities of management, the relatively greater weight of manual labor in its work, the relatively smaller amount of education required to carry out its work, and, for the great majority, lower wages and worse working conditions.
With the deepening of the economic crisis the capitalist class is forced to narrow the ranks of the labor aristocracy, reducing many to the position of common workers.
www.mltranslations.org /US/Rpo/classes/classes2.htm   (13174 words)

  
 Pressure reduction air mattress and overlay - Patent 5168589
17, air rails 115 and 116 have a greater height, or profile, than cushions 121-123, when inflated This greater profile is provided to help prevent a patient from rolling or sliding off the upper surfaces 124-126 of cushions 121-123 and to maximize comfort and the feeling of security for patients supported on mattress 120.
Air rails 115 and 116 are fluidly connected to cushions 122 and 123 by means of fluid openings through tubes 189 and 190, respectively.
Generally speaking, body section 122 is adjusted to be inflated at the highest pressure whereas head section 123 is adjusted to be inflated at a slightly lower pressure and foot section 121 is generally adjusted to be at the lowest pressure of the three cushions 121-123.
www.freepatentsonline.com /5168589.html   (7356 words)

  
 USA visitor information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
British passports must state that the holder is a British Citizen.
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)

  
 USA-Presidents.Info - Benjamin Harrison Second State of the Union Address
Our representations, made coincidently with those of the British Government, whose subjects were also largely interested, happily resulted in the recognition by Portugal of the propriety of submitting the claim for indemnity growing out of its action to arbitration.
No class of legislation is more liable to abuse or to degenerate into an unseemly scramble about the public Treasury than this.
Nor should it be forgotten that every law, whether relating to elections or to any other subject, whether enacted by the State or by the nation, has force behind it; the courts, the marshal or constable, the posse comitatus, the prison, are all and always behind the law.
www.usa-presidents.info /union/harrison-2.html   (9543 words)

  
 Electric Railroader’s Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Rail industry sources said Jarvis was desperate to shift the blame away from its staff.
British Transport Police are still investigating the possibility that the badly-damaged points 2182 outside Potters Bar station were wrecked by a saboteur, most likely a disgruntled railway worker.
The rail grinder unit will be operated by NYCT to re-contour rail profiles and smooth rail surface corrugations, key factors in greatly reducing train noise, extending rail life and improving passenger comfort.
www.electricrailroaders.org /swindler/2002_0518-0524.php   (18814 words)

  
 Basildon's Railway Stations
From 1934 onwards class 2-6-4Ts were introduced in a decade that saw many of the earlier 4-4-2 class withdrawn from service.
The first electric trains used were of the class 302 EMU's (electric multiple units) of either four, eight or 12 carriages running on a 25k V ac overhead power system.
The original class 302's last ran on 4th July 1998 and the final service, featuring an eight carriage class 312, left Fenchurch Street at 13.28 bound for Shoeburyness via Upminster on 29th March, 2003.
www.basildon.com /history/railway/railway.html   (1291 words)

  
 The Rail-Net Media Archive Home Page
Since the rumours started that the class 37s were due to be replaced with class 67s first surfaced in 2004 I felt it was time to actually ride on the....
The staff of FM rail toook 31190 on a jaunt to Sizewell, all it needed was a caravan.....
Virgin is putting its class 86s and 87s into storage or terminating their leases at the end of the 2003 summer timetable.
www.rail-net.co.uk   (3304 words)

  
 Mike Davison - History of Railroads in Grays Harbor
Much of the rail for this two-mile extension was salvaged from the British bark Abercorn, which had sunk at the entrance to Grays Harbor in June of 1888.
The rails had lain in salt water for nearly six years and local folklore says that one could tell when a train reached Aberdeen simply by the sound of the wheels on the rails pitted by salt water.
It was renumbered in 1897 to 853, Class C-1 and was sold to the Sierra Railway as their number 6 in April 1899.
www.cs.utk.edu /~davison/ghrr.html   (2488 words)

  
 Speed Trains of Europe
The average speed and frequency of British main line services, taken as a whole, is still considerably higher than on the mainland of Europe generally, but it is doubtful if this superiority any longer obtains in comparison with France and Germany.
To a certain extent this Continental advantage now lies in the extensive use of high-speed rail-cars, which for the most part do not give the passenger the same amount of room, nor the full restaurant-car accommodation, of an ordinary steam-hauled express, but steam has also made great strides on the Continent, particularly in France.
Tracks have been relaid with heavier rails - the new standard P.L.M. rail, for example, weighing 126 pounds to the yard, is considerably heavier than any railway rail section used in, for example, Great Britain - and have been put in first-class order.
mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r026.html   (4709 words)

  
 The Crime of Female Genital Mutilation
The British Empire colonized India in order to reap profits and had very little interest in the lives or well-being of the people who lived there; indeed enhancing communal frictions was a conscious policy of the Raj.
An imperialist-dependent ruling class, subcontractor for plundering “its own” impoverished workers and peasants for the benefit of the IMF and the capitalist world market, merely offers the masses a new flag; its “anti-imperialism” consists of embracing the “glorious past” and “protecting” the dominant nationality at the expense of minority peoples.
Moreover, while the ruling classes in these countries are hardly champions of women’s liberation (as the current attack on abortion rights testifies), women in bourgeois society do have certain formal legal rights, like voting and marrying whom they choose.
www.icl-fi.org /english/womandrev/oldsite/FGM.HTM   (6946 words)

  
 Eurail Germany- Austria Pass: Worldwide Train Passes & Tickets - Railpass.com
There are 1st or 2nd class versions for individual travelers (Adult) and for groups of 2 or more people traveling together (Saver Pass).
The Eurail Germany - Austria Adult Passes offer 1st or 2nd class rail travel within Germany and Austria for 5, 6, 8, or 10 days within 2 months.
Youth Passes are exclusively for those who are under 26 years old on the first day of validity of their Pass.
www.railpass.com /new/passes/pass/germany-austria.asp   (379 words)

  
 The Vanguard, May
The sinking undersea, cross-channel, rail tunnel operator of the Chunnel has said it may be able to restructure its debt, despite objections of its small shareholders who would be diluted by the anticipated proposal.
He argued a staged view of class struggle: Capitalism, which had overcome Feudalism (private property rights growing out of the sovereign's holdings), would in turn be overcome by Socialism, with the elimination of private property.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black No regular-issue British stamp has been inscribed with the name of the nation, although the portrait of the monarch is instantly recognizable, a privilege (if you will) reserved for the country that invented the postage stamp.
www.hightowertrail.com /VanguardMay05.htm   (14542 words)

  
 Austria& Czech Pass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Austria ‘n' Czech Rail Pass is valid on all non-stop trains on the German leg of the section between Kufstein and Salzburg called “DB Korridor”.
Austria 'n' Czech Rail Passes must be presented for refund unused and not validated.
Austria ‘n' Czech Rail Passes cannot be refunded or reissued if lost or stolen.
www.railplus.com.au /europe_by_rail/austria_czech.cfm   (369 words)

  
 General travel info for the United Kingdom
Note: (a) A passport is not required for travel between Great Britain and Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. (b) Passengers transiting the UK destined for the Republic of Ireland are advised to hold return tickets to avoid delay and interrogation.
When the high-speed rail link from London through Kent to the tunnel is operational (expected to be in the year 2002), the travel time between the two capitals will be reduced to two and a half hours.
RAIL: Trains meet connecting ferries at Dover, Newhaven, Portsmouth, Weymouth and Folkestone, sailing for France, Germany and Belgium (board at Victoria Station in London); and at Harwich, sailing for The Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia (board at Liverpool Street).
www.hiddentrails.com /europe/uk/general.htm   (3445 words)

  
 USN Ships--U.S. Brig Lawrence (1813-1825)
She was commissioned in early August 1813 and quickly began operations with a voyage to Detroit in search of the opposing British squadron.
In September 1875 her remains were raised, cut into sections and transported by rail to Philadelphia, where she was exhibited during the 1876 exhibition celebrating the Centennial of the United States.
When raised she was cut into sections, shipped by rail to Philadelphia and exhibited there during the United States Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/lawrence.htm   (519 words)

  
 IndustryPlayer - Entrepreneur Game - License Info Trains (MACHINERY)
Roads of rails called Wagonways were being used in Germany as early as 1550.
The flange was a groove that allowed the wheels to better grip the rail, this was an important design that carried over to later locomotives.
The prototype HST (designated Class 252) holds the world speed record for diesel traction, having reached a speed of 143 mph, although the operating speed of the production HST in service is 125 mph (200 km/h), hence the name "Inter-City 125".
www.industryplayer.com /licenceinfo.php?licid=016450   (1173 words)

  
 Introduction to Class Struggles in France by Engels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
An insurrection with which all sections of the people sympathise is likely to recur; in the class struggle all the middle strata will never in all probability group themselves around the proletariat so exclusively that in comparison the party of reaction gathered round the bourgeoisie will well-nigh disappear.
The revolutionary would have to be mad to choose of his own accord the new working class districts in the north or east of Berlin for a barricade fight.
Casting himself in the thoroughly hypocritical role of “protector of nationalities” Napoleon III sought to exploit the national interests of the oppressed people as a means to consolidate the positions of France in her competition with other great powers and to expand the country’s frontiers.
www.marxists.org /archive/marx/works/1895/03/06.htm   (7835 words)

  
 Series of Real-time EmergencyNet News Articles Concerning A Major Train Crash Near Paddington Station in London, ...
A major inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collision and derailment has been begun and dozens of investigators are on-scene and gathering details about the crash.
British authorities say the death toll in the Paddington rail crash is expected to "rise considerably higher" than the 27 so far confirmed dead.
An initial British Health and Safety Executive investigation suggests that one train passed one red and two yellow warning signals, slamming into the other train which had been given a green light.
www.emergency.com /1999/ukcrsh99.htm   (869 words)

  
 Sherman Skolnick report - Chemtrail Central Forum
Some among the "powers that be", the Establishment, the Aristocracy, the Ruling Class, whatever you call THEM, may be ready to divert negative attention from themselves as bloody war-mongers and profiteers of financial collapse, by throwing away their scapegoats and stooges, the unholy trio from London and Washington.
In addition, the American Civil War, seldom properly identified, was instigated by the British to promote the natural friction between the Industrial North and the Agricultural South, and the divisive issue of slavery.
The British royals, for their financial gain, tolerated Joe Kennedy, despite the fact they considered him a lower level being, as an Irish Catholic.
www.chemtrailcentral.com /ubb/Forum6/HTML/000904-4.html   (15950 words)

  
 Bairoko
Following a week of upkeep at the British Crown Colony, the group stood out for Manila on 21 December and moored there two days later.
While 139 combat sorties were flown against communist targets, five marine squadron planes were downed during attacks on heavily defended positions such as the Chinnampo rail yards and entrenched coastal artillery positions on the Amgak Peninsula.
Arriving at her station in the Yellow Sea on 14 May, Bairoko launched Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 312 aircraft to enforce the blockade of the west coast of Korea.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/b1/bairoko.htm   (2577 words)

  
 Britrail Canada, Raileurope is the Official web site of the british railroads.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is allowed for in the 1st class pass price.
Heathrow Express rail service between London Heathrow Airport and Paddington Station (constitutes a day of travel on your pass).
Gatwick Express rail service between London Gatwick Airport and Victoria Station (constitutes a day of travel on your pass).
www.raileurope.ca /canada/rail/passes/britrail_party_pass.htm   (322 words)

  
 The Vanguard, August
Arviragus, an British King is given Venius Julia, Emperor Claudius' daughter, at peace negotiations in Rome during a six month hiatus of hostilities.
August 24, 1814: British troops under the command of General Robert Ross marched into the City of Washington, in the Distict of Columbia, after defeating an American force at Bladensburg, Maryland.
After 24 hours of bombardment, the British attack on Fort McHenry was repulsed on September 14, 1814.
www.hightowertrail.com /VanguardAug05.htm   (12364 words)

  
 New Page 1
There was a fishing dispute between British Columbia and Alaska which had caused the blockading of ferries from Prince Rupert and this had scared off a lot of tourists.
BC Rail had dispatched the other RDCs, that were scheduled to be added here, earlier, so our train was able to omit a lot of the stops onwards to Vancouver.
Even then BC Rail hadn’t finished with us, as the evening dining car special train was occupying the main platform so we had to pass it and then set back into the platform.
www.geocities.com /canrailuk/textonly.htm   (7598 words)

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