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  British Rail Class 423 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The British Rail Class 423 (or 4Vep) electrical multiple units were built by BR at York Works from 1967-74, although the MBSOs and TSOs of the first 20, 7701-7720, were constructed at Derby Works.
The units were reclassified as Class 423/9 (or 4Vop) and renumbered in the range 3901-3919.
Although first introduced in 2002, this did not initially affect the Class 423 as the older 'Phase 1' Class 421 units were withdrawn first, due to their age and lower seating capacity.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Class_423   (2004 words)

  
 A PLAN TO REORGANIZE THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
British Rail had been a single entity (a Crown corporation) that was the sole provider of rail passenger and freight services (with trivial exceptions) in the U.K. Some proponents of Amtrak reform have suggested that the U.K. model is something that could be directly applied to the American environment.
The fact that Virgin as a rail operator, but still mainly a long haul airline, is looking at the long distance rail market as the prime profit source of growth and earnings in rail transportation is no surprise, since all airlines are well aware of the inherent economies of long distance transportation.
The applicability of matrix theory to long distance rail passenger travel was demonstrated forcefully in 1989 with the extension of the Palmetto train from its southern terminus at Savannah, Georgia to Jacksonville.
www.unitedrail.org /pubs/reorganize/fulltext.htm   (12034 words)

  
 Suburban Electric Railway Association - Class 457 EMU car 67300
The trouble was that three phase traction had never run in the UK and a test bed unit would be required to see if its use had an adverse effect on signalling and power supply as the new generation of EMUs would have to run on existing infrastructure.
The three car unit was classified as class 457 and numbered 7001 in keeping with the Southern Region tradition of only using the last four digits of a unit's TOPS number.
A vehicle with an additional air compressor was needed in the formation so a class 455 TSO was borrowed to strengthen the unit to four cars.
www.emus.co.uk /457.htm   (708 words)

  
 Eavesdropping on Hell: Historical Guide to Western Communications Intelligence and the Holocaust, 1939-1945
This enormous history referenced British records of intercepted Nazi messages about the Holocaust, mainly those of the German Police who were one of the primary agents for the massacres of hundreds of thousands of Jews and others in the western Soviet Union.
He also mentioned that the British were reading the Enigma messages of the German railway service, and, as a result, this suggested that the British had the capability to track the movement of trains throughout occupied Europe, which would have included the trains transporting Jews to the death camps in the east.
The British, beginning in September 1939, and later the Americans in late 1941, lacked the facilities, the personnel, and the technology to adequately monitor all of the Axis terminals that mattered.
www.nsa.gov /publications/publi00044.cfm   (18128 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)

  
 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.
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).
Rail information is available on (tel: (1) 529 7777 or their website: www.osenet.gr).
hiddentrails.com /europe/greece/general.htm   (4439 words)

  
 Electric Railroader’s Association
While the NJ Transit Hudson-Bergen Light Rail continues to proceed toward Weehawken and points north, officials took one of the trains on a little test run Thursday for the first time, just to see if things are operating properly.
Rail, Tram and Bus Union state secretary Trevor Dobbyn was more optimistic, describing the extra staff and stations as a “big step forward”.
She said rail should be an element on any new bridge that also carries trucks and cars.
www.electricrailroaders.org /swindler/2004_0214-0220.php   (20332 words)

  
 Multinational Monitor
British Nuclear Fuels is waging a defensive credibility campaign to convince its critics at home and abroad that its plant is safe.
In 1957, the fuel in a British atomic bomb plant at Windscale caught fire and released from 10,000 to ?0.000 curies of radioactivity into the atmosphere-about 400 times more than was released in the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania.
Although British Nuclear Fuels performed extensive cleaning of 15 miles of contaminated beach and removed thousands of tons of sand, flotsam with considerable levels of radioactivity was found on the seashore 25 miles north of Sellafield.
multinationalmonitor.org /hyper/issues/1984/07/adkins.html   (2968 words)

  
 CEELI - Draft Law Assessments
One appropriate reason to exempt a class of individuals or entities from the operation of bankruptcy is that other regulatory schemes specifically address the insolvency of that class.
The Insolvency Act (1986) created the British insolvency regime for "individuals" and "companies." In the United Kingdom, legal entities established by either statute or Royal Charter are not subject to the usual insolvency regime unless the statute or Royal Charter specifically applies the insolvency regime.
Another rationale for the exemption of a class of entities or individuals is that the entities serve the nation in an essential way.
www.abanet.org /ceeli/publications/assessments/slovakia/bankruptcy.html   (4511 words)

  
 Introduction to Class Struggles in France by Engels
All revolutions up to the present day have resulted in the displacement of the rule of one class by the rule of another; but all ruling classes up to now have been only small minorities in relation to the ruled mass of the people.
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.
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)

  
 Scotland: Planning a Trip : Getting Around : By Train | Frommers.com
The cost of rail travel in Scotland is often quite low, and trains are generally punctual.
In second class, fares are £89 ($169) for 4 days, £126 ($239) for 8 days, £192 ($365) for 15 days, £242 ($459) for 22 days, and £284 ($539) for 1 month.
The Freedom Pass covers the entire Scottish rail network and is usable from Carlisle, England (near the western Scotland-England border), and from Berwick-upon-Tweed, England (near the eastern Scotland-England border).
www.frommers.com /destinations/scotland/0238030861.html   (803 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.
Britainonrail.com presents rail passes which are convenient for all.
www.britainonrail.com /britishrail-pass.htm   (1583 words)

  
 rediff.com: A 24 hourly update of information on Jet Airways
The economy class one-way fare between Bombay and Pune is Rs 1,735 and the business class one-way fare is Rs 2,625.
The economy class one-way fare between Bombay and Madurai is Rs 5,600 and the business class one-way fare is Rs 8,615.
The economy class one-way fare between Bangalore and Madras is Rs 2,115 and the business class one-way fare is Rs 3,210.
www.rediff.com /travel/jetairbk.htm   (2586 words)

  
 Ship to Shore - Chapter 1-8
The purpose of loading at the rail and lowering loaded is to shorten the debarkation time.
The commander of the naval platoon (beach party) of a shore party is known as the beachmaster.
He issues instructions to the coxswains, either directly or through the traffic control officer, with regard to destination, changes in supply plans effective beaches and landing points for particular classes of supply, etc. He directs the salvage boats in the performance of their duties.
www.history.navy.mil /library/online/ship2shore1.htm   (9504 words)

  
 Dog Owner's Guide Profile: The Whippet
The Whippet is a dog of unusual and generally contradictory traits: he is a couch potato at home and a whiz on the track or agility course.
Bred by working class families in England’s mining districts to hunt rabbits for the stewpot and provide entertainment at weekend races, the elegant Whippet is the youngest of the sighthound breeds.
When the breed drew the attention of British fanciers, Italian Greyhounds were added to the gene pool to produce the clean, graceful lines of the modern Whippet.
www.canismajor.com /dog/whippet.html   (1653 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
When the New York legislature refused to provide housing and supplies to British military personnel in 1767, it was dissolved by act of Parliament; a newly elected legislature proved more cooperative.
Nevertheless, by October of that year the British army had occupied New York City, Long Island, and lower Westchester Co. The city served as British military headquarters from then until the end of the Revolution.
The British were less successful in their efforts to control the rest of the state.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/newyork.html   (5920 words)

  
 Rifles page
Due to the short barrel and resulting short gas piston rod, the main spring in SG-552 was relocated to the receiver, behind the bolt carrier group, so the bolt carrier of the SG-552 is not 100% similar to the bolt carriers of the SG-550 and 551.
The stock has built-in standard rails on the top of the weapon (for different sights and scopes etc) and mounting point ahead of trigger guard, where additional modules may be installed (such as grenade launchers, non-lethal modules etc).
The unique feature of the F2000 rifle is its' patented front ejection systems: the spent cases, extracted from the chamber, travel from the rear part of the gun to the ejection port near the muzzle via special ejection tube and falls out of the gun at the safe distance from the shooters' face.
millennium.fortunecity.com /firemansam/457/rifles.html   (8646 words)

  
 Antitrust Cases 2001
In sum, American had engaged "only in bare, but not brass, knuckle competition." The Department of Justice has appealed the decision to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The court ruled that the plaintiffs had stated a claim under § 1 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 1) by alleging that the wholesalers had conspired to lower commissions paid to travel agents who sold European Rail Passes, and to conceal the scheme.
The court also held that because the travel agents alleged per se illegal conduct, they were not required to define the relevant product market in their claim.
www.zsrlaw.com /publications/articles/jac0210.htm   (1049 words)

  
 Mini Horses in Alaska - North Star Farms
He has class, a sophistication that makes him at home in the show ring as well as in the confines of a ballroom.
Whether you arrive via air, by car or rail, we will meet you and escort you to our farm just six short miles out of Fairbanks.
Should you decide to purchase one or more of our horses, we are experts at shipping horses in and out of Alaska.
www.ptialaska.net /~horse1   (334 words)

  
 Destination : Freedom Newsletter - December 1, 2003
Global Rail, a South Korean-based partnership of nearly 30 firms, should be awarded the contract to construct the constitutionally mandated high speed rail line, said Tallahassee attorney Paul Sexton on November 21, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
BC Rail, a major forest products hauler with about 1,450 miles of mainline track, is one the last mid-sized railways in North America to remain independent or government-owned.
BC Rail is CN’s only direct competitor in parts of British Columbia and shippers use it to access three other larger railways, CP, BNSF and Union Pacific.
www.nationalcorridors.org /df/df12012003.shtml   (5913 words)

  
 25 NMB 68
This determination is in response to The Indiana Rail Road Company's Motion for Reconsideration dated September 3, 1997.
The carrier seeks reconsideration of the Board's Order of a re-run election in 24 NMB 708 (1997), using the original cut-off date of April 30, 1997.
According to the carrier, because six individuals were hired into the craft or class of Train and Engine Service Employees since April 30, 1997, these employees should be eligible to vote in the new election.
www.nmb.gov /representation/deter1998/25n68.html   (913 words)

  
 Light Rail Now! NewsLog - Light Rail Transit News
The value of well-prepared and well-run rail mass transit was emphasized during the recent snowstorm that hit Salt Lake City on 15 March, when TRAX light rail transit (LRT) operations were maintained although much of the rest of the city's transportation system was disrupted.
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)

  
 Destination : Freedom Newsletter - September 2, 2003
The rail project probably would start with tearing down Stockbridge Road bridge, which is being used to detour cars off the Driftway as sewer lines are placed in the street.
Furthermore, her participation in Operation Lifesaver, a rail safety initiative launched by the railroads aimed at educating the public on the inherent dangers in crossing railroad tracks – on foot, riding a bike, or driving a vehicle – is entirely optional.
Although it may not be considered high-speed in the true sense of the word, during America’s passenger rail heydays, it was not uncommon for crack – and even not-so-crack – passenger trains to reach speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour for portions of their runs.
www.nationalcorridors.org /df/df09022003.shtml   (9898 words)

  
 U9_Soils SAmerica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The difficult terrain in Colombia limits the availability of road and rail transportation and makes air and water travel especially important.
The coastal lowlands are exceedingly hot, but coastal ranges rise abruptly from the Caribbean to cool altitudes of 6,000 to 7,000 ft (1,830–2,130 m).
The politically and economically dominant landowning class is mainly of Spanish descent.
www.soils.agri.umn.edu /academics/classes/soil4505/doc/unit9sam.htm   (5818 words)

  
 Rail Plus - Trenitalia Pass Winter Promotion - 20% OFF!
Rail Plus - Trenitalia Pass Winter Promotion - 20% OFF!
Unlimited travel on the national rail network of Italy+
1 st class passes are valid for travel on the Leonardo Express linking Rome Fiumicino Airport to Rome Termini station.
www.railplus.co.nz /pass.cfm?pass=trenitalia-pass-winter-promotion   (243 words)

  
 Santana 20 Classified Ads
Sails: Elliott-Pattison main sail in good condition, EP genoa (used two light days), Ullman genoa, class jib, 2 race ready spinnakers, and a practice spinnaker.
Sail inventory includes two mains, one class genoa, one blade and one spinnaker - all in raceable condition.
The Ullman Sails were only used in the 2003 and 2004 Class Championships.
www.s20.org /Classifieds/Classifieds.htm   (2969 words)

  
 BritRail & Ireland Country/Regional Rail Passes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
if you are the third, fourth, or fith or Ninth person in a party of 3 to 9 people experiencing the pleasure of traveling together by rail.
If you are taveling in both Britain and France, consider the new Combopass, Britrail + France pass with it's very affordable second class catigory + chunnel crossing voucher.
This pass offers all the advantages of the Flexi Pass above with 50% off for 3 rd or 4th persons traveling with holders of First Class Flexi or Classic Passes.
meleterc.com /britrailpass_party.html   (771 words)

  
 The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review
Of even greater importance, however, is the risk associated with the side effects of specific medications or medications in combination, that can lead to dizziness, unsteadiness, or perception issues.
Tinetti and Leipzig state: "although there is a clear relation between falling and the use of a higher number of medications, the risks associated with individual classes of drugs have been more variable.
One of the programs appears to focus much of its intervention strategy on exercise, having developed a yoga class as well as stress reduction and relaxation classes.
aspe.hhs.gov /daltcp/reports/fallexplr.htm   (12405 words)

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