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	Kings Cross railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King's Cross station is a railway station in the Kings Cross district of north east central London.
		The station is served by routes to the north east of the UK, including Cambridge, York, Durham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
		Planned is a thorough restoration of the arched roof of the station and the demolition of the 1972 addition, to be replaced by an open-air piazza.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_Cross_station (1234 words)

	Glasgow Central station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland.
		The station is fronted by the Central Hotel on Gordon Street, designed by Robert Rowand Anderson.
		The High Level station has 14 platforms covered by a large steel ridge/furrow roof.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Station,_Glasgow (580 words)

	Leicester railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leicester station is a railway station in Leicester, England.
		The station frontage is the a well-preserved late Victorian building, but the interior of the boooking hall and the structures on the platforms were reconstructed by British Railways in the 1970s.
		The station was subsequently operated by the Midland Railway, who rebuilt it in 1894.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leicester_railway_station (369 words)

	Kings Cross railway station - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		King's Cross station is a railway station in the Kings Cross district of north east central London.
		The station is served by routes to the north east of the UK, including Cambridge, York, Durham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
		Planned is a thorough restoration of the arched roof of the station and the demolition of the 1972 addition, to be replaced by an open-air piazza.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kings_Cross_railway_station (1177 words)

	Great Central Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sections around Rotherham are open for Passenger and Freight traffic, indeed a new station was built there in the 1980s using the Great Central lines which were closer to the town centre than the former Midland Railway station.
		In the 1923 Grouping the Great Central Railway was merged into the London and North Eastern Railway, which in 1948 was nationalised along with the rest of Britain's railway network.
		The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1847 and 1922 when it was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Central_Railway (1813 words)

	London Borough of Hackney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main commercial and retail centre of Hackney is known as Hackney Central to distinguish it from the rest of the borough.
		Hackney is the only inner London borough north of the Thames that has no London Underground stations other than those on its borders with other boroughs.
		South Hackney abuts Victoria Park (which is in neighbouring Tower Hamlets) and terraced Victorian and Edwardian housing stock has survived in the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hackney (860 words)

	Hackney Central railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hackney Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in an area of the London Borough of Hackney known as Hackney Central.
		The station is a short walk from Hackney Downs, on the one railway West Anglia route from Liverpool Street.
		The original station building has been reused as a bar, also called Hackney Central.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hackney_Central_railway_station (192 words)

	Railway Magazine Volumes 1 to 19
		Corrugated fireboxes on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
		Blackpool – the Brighton of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
		In 1894 the railway was vested jointly in the MR and GWR.
	www.steamindex.com /rlymag/rm1on.htm (192 words)

	Exeter Central. Club Layout, Southampton Model Railway Society
		The Southern Railway was therefore forced to rebuild completely the whole complex, and on completion, the station was renamed Exeter Central.
		Exeter Central is the latest layout to be built by the N-Gauge Section of the Southampton Model Railway Society.
		Although Exeter was an important city and port in itself, the main aim of the London and South Western Railway in coming to Exeter was as part of a through route to the major port of Plymouth and its important passenger and mail traffic, in direct opposition to the Great Western Railway.
	www.hants.gov.uk /smrs/exeter_1.htm (468 words)

	Exeter Central
		In July 2000 the Southern Railway sign has long since gone but the station's existence is again being acknowledged, albeit its entrance (5th and 6th window bays from the left corner of the crescent) is not too conspicuous.
		At first the station had only a single main platform and a bay road, both on the down side and covered by a two-road train shed, but in 1874 an up platform and up bay were added together with two through roads.
		As was common practice at major stations at that time there was a ticket collecting platform on the station approaches and this was situated on the down side just east of the Howell Road over-bridge.
	www.semg.org.uk /location/excent01.html (330 words)

	Brisbane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brisbane is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland, an hour north of the Gold Coast by road or rail, at a latitude and longitude of 27°28′ S 153°02′ E.
		The population of the City of Brisbane is estimated at 957,010 (as of June 2004).
		Brisbane is also home to a colonial era botanic gardens in the CBD, rockclimbing cliffs at Kangaroo Point, an extensive riverside bikeway, and the Mount Coot-tha state forest which includes a lookout over the city, contemporary botanical gardens, and the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brisbane,_Queensland (330 words)

	Central railway station, Sydney
		Central is also the terminus of Sydney's only light rail line, and many major bus services depart from adjacent Eddy Avenue, Chalmers Street or from Railway Square on George Street, accessible through the Devonshire Street Tunnel, which crosses directly under the rail station from the suburban lines.
		The eastern ("electric") part of Central Station consists of twelve non-terminating platforms, four of which are underground.
		Despite its name, Central Station has never been at a central location within
	omniknow.com /essays/Central_railway_station,_Sydney.html (330 words)

	ASSBI/INS Annual Meeting Venue/Host City
		Brisbane’s Central Railway Station is directly below the hotel allowing direct access to South Bank and Brisbane Airport.
		The Hotel offers various leisure and recreational facilities and its central location affords easy access to all of Brisbane’s and south east Queensland& sights and activities.
		The Meeting will be held at the Sheraton Brisbane Hotel, Brisbane, Australia.
	www.tourhosts.com.au /neuropsych/venue.asp (330 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy
		He visited England to attend the Pan-Anglican synod at Lambeth in 1888, and in 1892 the diocese of Rockhampton was established, which took over a large part of central Queensland.
		Though the population had increased very little there had been a great increase of exports, a steam-service along the coast had been established, the commencement of a railway system had been made, and the number of miles of telegraph line had increased from 12 to 900.
		He afterwards was partner in a station at Clunes where the Port Phillip gold mine was discovered, from which he drew large royalties.
	www.gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html (330 words)

	Central railway station, Brisbane
		Brisbane Central is the central railway station for the Citytrain rail network of Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
		The first station building at Central was a wood and corrugated iron structure opened on 18 August 1889 as part of a line running from Central to Roma Street station.
		In 1901 an elegant new station was constructed at Central with arches of corrugated iron over the platforms and a portico on Ann St. Both of these features were sacrificed to progress: the Sheraton Hotel was built over the station and Ann St was widened.
	www.mcfly.org /wik/Central_railway_station,_Brisbane (330 words)

	Brisbane - The Sporting Planet Travel Guide to sports teams, stadiums, events and facilities around the world
		From Central Station, take any Line to Bowen Hills Station and alight on the eastern side of the station and walk north along Abbotsford to the ground.
		Brisbane's public transport system has improved markedly and now has an extensive busway system to support the railway system.
		Ipswich Racecourse is the home of the Ipswich Cup in June and is located in the western outskirts of Brisbane off Brisbane Road in Bundamba, which is some 30km south west of the City Centre.
	sportingplanet.idx.com.au /brisbane.htm (330 words)

	Historical Encyclopedia of WA - WA Snapshots
		The railway of 1881 bisected the town, reducing the importance of river transport and resulting in the development of new commercial centre near the railway station.
		Central town allotments were subdivided in the 1890s for workers' cottages and riverine allotments were developed with grand homes reflecting the wealth and architectural style typical of the gold rush period.
		The historic hamlet at Central Greenough is a reminder of the attempt to rebuild the town after the flood.
	www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au /wa_snapshots (9969 words)

	London, Tilbury And Southend Railway [Definition]
		Historically, boat trains operated between St Pancras railway station St Pancras station is a railway station in St. Pancras in north central London, United Kingdom, in between the new British Library building to its west, and Kings Cross station to the east....
		London Fenchurch Street Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London.
		It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels which were built by the Metropolitan District Railway and opened in stages between 1868 and 1871.
	www.wikimirror.com /London,_Tilbury_and_Southend_Railway (9969 words)

	Southend Central railway station - Enpsychlopedia
		A further two stopping services start at Southend Central for Fenchurch Street railway station taking the longer route via Tilbury and Chafford Hundred for Lakeside Shopping Centre.
		Southend Central station timetable ( http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=SOC) from National Rail 's Live Departure Boards
		Southend Victoria railway station is also located in Southend.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Southend_Central_railway_station (9969 words)

	Southend Pier Railway
		However, in 1902 Southend Corporation established its own generating station in London Road and the pier plant became redundant and was disposed of.
		By the nineteen-seventies the operation had changed to the following: both trains used the east platform at the North station and ran on the east track as far as the second crossover (Signal Box 1), where alternate trains were switched to the west track, thus utilising both platform faces at the South station.
		Central buffers and drawgear were fitted to all stock.
	www.greywall.demon.co.uk /rail/spr.html (9969 words)

	Rotherham Club Profile
		The nearest railway station is Rotherham Central, around half a mile from the stadium.
		From the station to the ground - turn left into College Road; after 30 yards turn left again into Masbrough Street; at the end take the subway, through the central space, up the stairs to the left, which brings you into the continuation of Masbrough Street; keep going until you reach the ground.
		Rotherham stages one of the biggest beer festivals in the North of England - in February unfortunately.
	www.ciderspace.co.uk /ASP/opposition/rotherham.asp (2548 words)

	Derby Midland railway station -
		The station and the extensive complex of railway workshops adjoining it were of sufficient strategic importance for them to have been the target of a Zeppelin bombing raid during World War I, in 1916, though only slight damage was inflicted.
		Owned by Network Rail and managed by the Midland Mainline train operating company, the station is also used by Central Trains and Virgin Trains services.
		The station is an interchange point between the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras to Leeds and long-distance services on the Cross-Country route from Aberdeen through Birmingham to Penzance (the zero milepost on the Birmingham-bound Cross-Country route is at the south end of platform 1, at the divergence of the two major routes).
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Derby_station (1164 words)

	Central Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Central Station (King's Cross), a gay pub in London
		Central Station, a station of the Hong Kong MTR metro system
		Central Station (online gaming service), network gaming on the PlayStation 2
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Station (121 words)

	Railway Lexicon
		A measure of the sharpness of a simple curve in which a 1deg. Curve is taken as the central angle subtended by a chord or arc of 100 feet and for which the radius is taken as 5,730 feet. Railways in the US use the chord definition highways the arc definition.
		UK railway signalling term, 'accepting' refers to the permission given by a signaller for a train to enter the section of line which he or she controls.
		An agreement between railway operators which empowers Railway Claims Ltd to act on behalf of the industry and its contractors for an accident or incident where a third party claim affects a number of organisations.
	www.railway-technical.com /lex15.html (14127 words)

	Melbourne Central railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Melbourne Central, like the other two underground City Loop stations (Parliament and Flagstaff) has four platforms over two levels, each serving a separate group of rail lines that leave the Loop and radiate out into the city's suburbs.
		Melbourne Central is an underground railway station in the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia.
		Melbourne Central is not the city's central station, as the name suggests, (Flinders Street is the city's central suburban station), but is named after the shopping centre built above and around the station concourse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_Central_railway_station (14127 words)

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