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	Selby rail crash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Selby rail crash was a high-speed train accident that occurred at Great Heck near Selby, North Yorkshire, England on the morning of February 28, 2001.
		He then used a mobile telephone to call the emergency services and it was during this conversation that the initial collision occurred when the car was hit by a GNER Intercity 225 heading southbound from Newcastle to London King's Cross at over 120 mph.
		It was subsequently deflected by rail infrastructure associated with a junction to nearby sidings into the path of an oncoming freight train travelling from Immingham to Ferrybridge hauled by a Class 66/5 No. 66521 about half a mile (642 metres) from the initial impact with the Land Rover.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Selby_rail_crash (652 words)

	EWS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British Rail Class 66 is a development of the British Rail Class 59.
		EWS has a large fleet of both diesel and electric traction, from old British Rail models to the very latest Brush Traction and General Motors models.
		Some of these locomotives were inherited from British Rail, and others have been purchased by EWS as part of a fleet renewal program.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/EWS (403 words)

	Great Britain. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The enclosures displaced many tenant farmers from their lands and produced a class of wandering, unemployed “sturdy beggars.” The Elizabethan poor laws were an attempt to deal with this problem.
		Domestically the long ministry of Sir Robert Walpole (1721–42), during the reigns of George I and George II, was a period of relative stability that saw the beginnings of the development of the cabinet as the chief executive organ of government.
		The Conservative governments of Churchill and his successor, Anthony Eden (1955), were beset by numerous difficulties in foreign affairs, including the nationalization (1951) of British petroleum fields and refineries in Iran, the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya (1952–56), turmoil in Cyprus (1954–59), and the problem of apartheid in South Africa.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/GreatBri.html (7942 words)

	Class 58
		The announcement by EWS in September 2000 that all surviving members of the class w ould be moved south (in exchange for newer Class 66s) to be allocated to Eastleigh, Hither Green (and Acton) finally qualifies this class for inclusion on Southern E Group pages.
		The Class 58 design results from a 1977 requirement for a low cost easily maintainable heavy freight Co-Co locomotive with export potential, the introduction of the roughly contemporary Class 56 having been what could tactfully be described as grim.
		66 and 67 it is not thought the comparatively young 58s have a very long term future.
	www.semg.org.uk /diesel/class58.html (545 words)

	History of North Brevard - Titusville, Florida
		British policy emphasized the economic development of East Florida, particularly the development of trade and commercial agriculture, in contrast to the practices of the Spanish whose primary concerns were military defense and christianization of the Indian population.
		The British crown and the Florida governor distributed numerous grants during the period, although compared to those of the early years of British rule, they were small, seldom exceeding one thousand acres.
		The new rail connection served as a catalyst for the growth of the economy and population of the town.
	www.nbbd.com /godo/history/NBrevHist (9453 words)

	A Gateway to Brazil
		It is the story of a young British engineer who faced and overcame the apparently insoluble problem of building a railway up the side of a precipice to connect the coffee-growing plateau with the state's principal port.
		Gangs of men were crowded on to the work, moving the soil then the water, assisted by the heavy fall of 1 in 9¾ represented by the gradient, scoured away the loose detritus effectively, economically, and expeditiously, leaving behind the heavier stone, which was utilised for building purposes.
		At the foot of the fourth incline a deep chasm had to be crossed by means of a viaduct 705 ft. in length, divided into one 45-ft. and ten 66-ft. spans, with the rails, in the centre of the viaduct, 185 ft. above the floor of the valley.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r059.html (5278 words)

	TGV - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Use of continuous welded rails in place of shorter, jointed rails means that the ride is comfortable at high speeds, without the usual "clickety-clack" vibrations induced by rail joints.
		Upon privatisation of British Rail by the UK Government, the sets were bought by London and Continental Railways whose subsidiary Eurostar (U.K.) Ltd. is managed by a consortium of companies made up of the National Express Group (40%), SNCF (35%), SNCB (15%) and British Airways (10%).
		The third rail system will become superfluous in 2007 when the second phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is completed between London and the Channel Tunnel, as it uses 25 kV, 50 Hz AC exclusively.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/TGV (6789 words)

	EWS - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
		Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004.
		The English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) is the largest British Rail Freight Operating Company.
		EWS bought a number of British Rail divisions at the time of privatisation, including Loadhaul Ltd., Mainline Freight Ltd., Rail Express Systems Ltd., and Transrail Ltd. Subsequently they purchased Railfreight Distribution and National Power PLC's railfreight operation.
	www.indopedia.org /EWS.html (210 words)

	Policy Study No. 230 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The rail plan progressed and was ready to begin implementation when, in the early 1980's, Harris County voters rejected bonding against the existing sales tax to finance the first components of the proposed rail network.
		While the local rail proponents continued to advance their plans for some years, the local decision makers eventually determined that the best course for the area would be the continued development of rubber tire transit without rail.
		One of the rationales for adding light rail service was concern that the bus mall use was approaching the facility’s capacity of 195 boardings per hour, potentially upgradable to 240 by changing from the existing two-block spacing between stops to three-block spacing.
	www.rppi.org /transportation/ps230.html (10433 words)

	Quantum3D Success Story - EWS Railway
		Based on a Class 66 cab with exact replica controls, this simulator is considered one of the most life-like installed to date in the United Kingdom (UK).
		For added realism, this simulator can reproduce precisely a Class 66 with varying loads and in-cab noise - along with driver safety devices and AWS bells and buzzers to make the trainees feel as if they are on a real locomotive.
		The Class 66 Simulator will be an integral part of training the new recruits as well as a valuable tool in the future of re-evaluating existing drivers.
	www.quantum3d.com /stories/ews.htm (1050 words)

	myLargescale.com Forums - British, but NOT European - All About Your Garden Railroad & G Scale Trains
		An order for 250 machines, designated Class 66 and using the GM EMD 710 series prime mover, microprocessor control and radial steering bogies, was formally placed with GM's facility in London, Ontario, Canada, with the first locomotive being shipped to England via Immingham Docks in April 1998.
		British outline is surprisingly small, a result of being the first to build Victorian extensive bridges and tunnels ~before~ the trains grew in size.
		It might be that there could be a brighter future for British Garden Railroading based on 45mm track and the scales currently being sold in the USA and elsewhere around the world rather than the current scales in the UK.
	www.mylargescale.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32276 (2815 words)

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		Rail Europe (a subsidiary company of French National Railways) acquired British Rail International who were formerly responsible for the marketing of these products.
		Important Information All prices shown are in UK currency (GBP) as advertised by Rail Europe, the same passes may be on sale outside of the UK for differant prices but your attention is drawn to the fact that certain passes have strict residency conditions.
		The RES card offers a 30% reduction on the full 1st and 2nd class single and return fares over at least one country border, it does not offer a reduction on a ticket wholly within one country.
	www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib019/RAILPASS.TXT (1485 words)

	rolling stock : class 60
		Transrail received the smallest number of class 60 locomotives as its area of operation included the least amount of heavy trains compared to both Mainline and Loadhaul.
		Class 60s are seen as the heavy hauler of the EWS fleet and so, are found working the heaviest trains on the network.
		They are also to be found covering for Class 66s which, at the time of writing, are heavily involved on the annual Network Rail Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) programme combating leaf fall.
	www.thejunction.org.uk /cl60.html (696 words)

	The Origins of May First -- Haymarket 1886
		A battleline between classes was objectively being drawn by the workers – and regardless of subsequent historians' distortions, this is how the "eight-hour movement" came to be viewed by all sides.
		The war of classes had to come… In the poor shanty, miserably clad women and children are weeping for husband and father.
		This incident became the pretext for the ruling class to unleash its planned offensive: in the streets, in the courts, and in their press.
	rwor.org /a/may1/haymark.htm (5592 words)

	Settle-Carlisle Partnership · [ Trains ] · (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Daily passenger services on the Settle-Carlisle are mostly operated by Northern Rail's Class 156 diesel multiple units. The line is part of the National Rail network. Here, one of Northern's class 156s is pictured crossing Ribblehead Viaduct (copyright JP Buckley).
		A Class 66 in the distinctive green and yellow livery of Freightliner is pictured here crossing Ribblehead Viaduct with northbound empty wagons, with the distinctive flat top of Ingleborough in the background. (copyright JP Buckley)
		Above Left - Class 66 on china clay train, diverted from the West Coast Main Line, north of Garsdale crossing the A684. 19th November 2005.
	www.settle-carlisle.co.uk /trains/index.cfm (734 words)

	Policy Study No. 235 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For unprofitable rail service that must remain for social reasons, planners are lowering subsidy requirements through franchising or spinoffs to regional or local governments.
		The heart of VIA Rail is the Quebec City-Toronto-Windsor corridor, accounting for approximately 85 percent of ridership and 70 percent of income.
		However, this kind of rail experience where scenery, service and history are the attractions—more of an enjoyable excursion rather than a means of transportation—can still be marketed successfully." By 1993 the company built traffic to nearly three times that of 1990.
	www.rppi.org /transportation/ps235.html (9323 words)

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		Many rail passenger associations are currently calling for passenger action, since Amtrak's mission has been from the beginning to move away from government control.
		Commuter rail was subject to the 2.5c per gallon tax imposed for deficit reduction in 1990.
		The interior is a perfect balance between the two worlds that define rail travel itself: a richly elegant and romantic heritage and a fulfillment of the dream of transportation in the 21st century.
	www.railfan.net /railpix/text/ro_1_3.txt (17557 words)

	Cinerail railway videos
		Sheffield is left behind on board a steam-hauled service in 1964, with a detailed film sequence that traces the 25-mile route from the city’s Midland Station to Chinley in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District.
		A famous feature of the area’s rail system was the Cromford and High Peak Railway which, together with film of the route from Parsley Hay to Ashbourne, highlights the diversity of rail operation that existed until the closures of the 1960s.
		Fortunately, in 1962, a decision by the Scottish Region of British Railways to employ the A4s on the tightly-timed 3-hour expresses between Aberdeen, Perth and Glasgow gave many of the class a new lease of life.
	www.cinerail.com (615 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Will the Channel Tunnel Rail Link restore our faith in the railways?
		In terms of construction and maintenance, CTRL is "on to a winner", says Gordon Pettit, former general manager of British Rail's Southern Region and an adviser on early stages of the Channel Tunnel line.
		Chief architect for RLE, is Alastair Lansley, who used to work for British Rail, where he played a key role in the reconstruction of Liverpool Street station at a time when it, too, had been threatened by aggressive development.
		Architects working on the Channel rail project, he says, "were under pressure at one time from the office of the deputy prime minister to design what they call 'icons' instead of stations.
	www.guardian.co.uk /transport/Story/0,2763,1493487,00.html (2975 words)

	EWS Railway - News Room: Corporate Information
		EWS (English Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd) was launched in February 1996 after the company acquired four divisions of British Rail's rail freight operations - Rail Express Systems, Loadhaul, Transrail Freight and Mainline Freight.
		The class 66 has provided EWS services with exceptional levels of performance and other operators have followed EWS by ordering this locomotive, making the class 66 the diesel freight locomotive of choice across Europe.
		This is the first freight locomotive in Britain to travel at a maximum speed of 125mph and EWS invested in 30 of these locomotives.
	www.ews-railway.co.uk /news/corporate.html (375 words)

	Class 47 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With a type as long-lived and as adaptable as the Class 47 the complete and definitive history is long and very detailed so it is not possible to cover the 47s in more than a brief overview here.
		class 66) almost 40 years after their first introduction has to be a measure of their success.
		Withdrawn from service at Bescot on 9 December 1998 47004, the 24th Brush type 4 to be built, was selected to be restored to operation and repainted to its original condition as D1524 as part of EWS'; celebrity heritage collection.
	www.semg.org.uk /diesel/class47_1.html (374 words)

	E-Services and Links
		A wide range of books, videos and memorabilia with a class 50 or railway related themes are available using the mail order form you can download from the site.
		If we have over looked your favourites please send us an e-mail, and if we agree they are relevant or useful to those interested in class 50s they will be added.
		Class 50 photos as well as Class 66 activity in Devon, a large photo collection and an on line of monthly news report.
	www.fiftyfund.org.uk /e-servic.htm (435 words)

	EWS - Powered by Hays.com - Specialist Recruitment
		This was followed by the purchase of the National Power Rail Unit and British Rail's European division - Railfreight Distribution.
		In 2005 Euro Cargo Rail was formed as part of EWS Holdings.
		Every week, 8,000 rail freight services are operated by EWS across all parts of Britain and into Europe, powered by nearly 500 reliable locomotives.
	www.hays.com /jobs/ews (544 words)

	Trains.com - British Railway Operations
		In British Rail days the subsidy raged and any investment projects were controlled the Department of Transport - they set the targets such as the hurdle rate and then cut the figures back when they reckoned that things were getting out of control.
		Also add in that there has never been an asset register; the condition of signalling and rails was carried in peoples heads and not on paper and as a result Railtrack found to its collective horror that actually it was a heavy engineering company and not a go getting property asset manager.
		The rail freight situation in France is probably one of the worst examples of traditional state railways in the EU - high costs, obstructive unions, falling traffic due to poor service at high prices, and hence having to be propped up by the French taxpayer.
	www.trains.com /community/forum/topic.asp?page=2&TOPIC_ID=41892 (2645 words)

	Matt Clarke Railway Photographs :: Class 37 Gallery
		Class 37's were once a regular performer on this working until early 2005 when haulage went over to class 67's.
		During April and May 2006 DRS hired two of its class 66's out to Freigtliner who were experiencing a motive power shortage.
		The service was behind schedule at this stage of its journey and 37608 and 37218 where hammering along the fast line to make up time.
	www.railgallery.co.uk /cl_37.htm (1132 words)

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