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	Scale model -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Although the British scale for "O" gauge was first used for (additional info and facts about model car) model cars comprised of rectilinear and circular parts, it was the origin of the European scale for cast or injection moulded model cars.
		Although the (A decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second) metric system has specified a limited series of scales for blueprints and maps, when it comes to models, there may be a problem with these scales for a readily imagined person of 180 centimetres.
		It was the British firm (additional info and facts about Airfix) Airfix that brought the idea of the constant scale to the marketplace, and they picked the RAF's scale.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scale_model.htm (3412 words)

	EisenBahn Model Trains - Marklin 00/H0 History
		A greater choice existed for express service in the form of five four-axle coaches measuring 175 mm (6.9 in.) long.
		Designing and mass producing very small and highly reliable electric motors was a state of the problem at that time.
		Designed in 1943 by Borsig, a major locomotive builder, this giant never saw the light of day; but would have been the largest steam locomotive ever in Europe.
	www.eisentrains.com /knowledge/historyofmarklin.asp (6413 words)

	Beaver Stadium Seating Chart
		British Rail coach designations 25: urist (prefix for hauled carriages; indicates 2+2 seating)
		They are called stadiums because they are large enoughfor, and designed for what are generally considered to be outdoor sports.
		Other stadiums are designed so that all or some spectators stand toview the event.
	www.vermontreview.com /edge/4480-beaver%20stadium%20seating%20chart.html (1135 words)

	American English
		British houses are usually numbered serially starting from one end of a road or street with even numbers on one side and odd numbers on the other side, however it is not uncommon to find them numbered sequentially up one side of the road and down the other.
		British usage is "meter" for a measuring device and "metre" for the unit of length.
		British houses simply do not have such things, the nearest equivalents are "patio" meaning an unroofed area adjacent to a building paved with slabs, "verandah" a covered and glassed walkway along the side of a building and "conservatory" a room-like extension entirely walled and roofed in glass.
	www.scit.wlv.ac.uk /~jphb/american.html (12175 words)

	Articles - Milton Keynes
		The nearest [50 km] international airport is at Luton, but there is only an hourly coach service from 06:00 to 21:00 from Milton Keynes Central station.
		Design guidance was weakened and subsequent built environment developments are barely distinguishable from the anonymous suburbs of other towns and cities around the UK.
		Their number is far higher than is typical in British towns: for example, within the city limits, the A421 route passes through 13 roundabouts in a 10.7 km stretch, and the A509 route passes through 12 roundabouts in a 6.4 km stretch.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Milton_Keynes (4220 words)

	Rail
		Rail Operations A station has to provide a safe environment for passengers with respect to train operations along the adjacent trackage and be compatible with other passenger and freight operations on the line.
		This baseline assessment was designed as a foundation for further analysis of the east-west rail corridors.
		If new passenger rail service were to be implemented over the Stampede Pass route, WSDOT would work with their partners to identify areas for cost sharing and negotiations.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /rail/plans/eastwest/default.cfm (19426 words)

	Coachbult.com - Pullman
		Already the supplementary designation Pullman points to the noble character of the new representative limousine: The American factory owner George Mortimer Pullman from Chicago (US state of Illinois) in the middle of the 19th century made a name for manufacturing particularly luxuriously equipped railway coaches.
		With the increase in air and highway travel after the war, use of railroads began to decline.
		Brooklyn placed an order for six coaches in 1932, and small orders were taken for other operators during the following few years.
	www.coachbuilt.com /bui/p/pullman/pullman.htm (5019 words)

	SR Multiple Unit Numbering and Classification
		The Southern Region of British Rail perpetuated this method of classification, and the same principles were also adopted for their fleet of diesel-electric multiple unit stock, but these types used only single letter codes.
		This was adapted for the DC third rail system that was adopted as standard by the Southern Railway, with unit type being given a three-letter code (sometimes two-letters) prefixed by the number of carriages within each unit, e.g.
		The Southern Railway created numbering and classification systems for its large fleet of Electric multiple units that were perpetuated by the Southern Region of British Rail until the early 1980s, when the impact of TOPS was felt.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/SR-Multiple-Unit-Numbering-and-Classification.htm (518 words)

	Southern Electric Group
		The motor coaches at each end of the unit differed slightly, in that only those adjacent to the TS (TRB in 4Bep) were equipped with motor generator sets and batteries these being the higher numbered coach in each unit.
		The refurbishment of the 4Cep fleet is undoubtedly the largest single scheme to have affected the railways of Kent since electrification.
		The second class accommodation is provided in a fifty seat saloon with 3+2 seating (a six seat bench being provided at the coach end).
	www.angelfire.com /nt/southernelectric/segkentcoast.html (13239 words)

	Formal Dining Room
		In British English, the formal is the same as the eventreferred to by American English speakers as the prom.
		Burwash Hall 1: 5: The building is divided between the large dining hall in the northwest and the student residence p 9: The upper floors each have their own kitchen and dining area.
		Formal occasions such asa formal dinnerparty or high tea might require one to wear formal attire such as an evening gown or tuxedo.
	www.lottery-news.net /dust34828-formal_dining_room.html (744 words)

	Rocky Mountaineer Railtours Travelogue
		The Rocky Mountaineer operates a fleet of sixty rail coaches plus five locomotives, all of which are used on its routes between Vancouver, British Columbia and Jasper, Banff, and Calgary, Alberta.
		These bulky Snocoaches have wheels that are about 6 feet high and almost 4 feet wide and each one carries 56 passengers.
		It was designed and built in 1888 with a style reminiscent of a stately 19th century Scottish Baronial castle.
	www.trainweb.com /travelogues/rockymntr/2003d17a.html (7261 words)

	British Rail coach designations
		When British Railways was formed in 1948, it decided to adopt the former LNER method of carriage classification.
		The London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway both developed a system of identifying carriages by means of alphabetic codes.
		The codes are made up from a combination of letters, some of which can indicate more than one word; their meaning can only be determined according to their position, or the presence of other letters, in the code.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/British-Rail-coach-designations.htm (422 words)

	199912.txt
		The jet train was a diversion, and the current state of high-speed rail in the United States, sorry though it may be, owes nothing to its risky one-time flash of speed on level tangent track through Midwestern cornfields one day in 1966.
		Finally, as to rail size, on my layout I use all codes (100 for hidden track, 83 on the main, 70 in the yards, secondary trackage and some industrial track, and even 55 on some other industrial trackage).
		There is a tendency for the point rails to 'fall apart', and the frog is not always well in line with the turnout.
	www.webcircle.com /users/cobrandt/199912.txt (16487 words)

	Home Based Travel Agent - ABC's of Travel
		Eurailpass: First class pass allowing unlimited travel over the majority of European rail systems for a specified period of time; available in a variety of durations; must be purchased before arriving in Europe.
		hotel classifications: Designations used throughout the world, whether the rating is made professionally or promotionally.
		Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA): The principal trade association of travel agents and tour operators in the U.K. Association of Conference Executives (ACE): U.K. trade association of executives who arrange conferences.
	www.home-based-travel-agent.com /abcs_of_travel.asp (8383 words)

	markhodson.nl Rail3dModels / L&SWR
		Experience showed that the combination of passenger coach and steam power unit was very uneconomic to operate and maintain, so they were soon replaced by small tank engines hauling lightweight open-vestibule coaches.
		Non-corridor bogie coaches for steam-hauled suburban block trains, built in the 1890s on 51ft underframes.
		The London and South Western Railway operated services out of London’s Waterloo Station until the grouping of the British railway companies after the first world war, when it became part of the Southern Railway.
	www.markhodson.nl /index.php?n=Rail3dModels.Uklswr (767 words)

	Lockport, NY Recent News Summaries
		The main author for most of the newspaper stories that railed with various claims against the police and Lockport is no longer employed by the newspaper.
		Vandalism and errors in design and construction all contributed to the fountains leaks.
		The Nuvo Group's design team says the mall project would be along the lines of a "Canal Town" theme with brick facade, awnings, arched windows, old fashion carved wood signs and lamp post lighting.
	www.lockport-ny.com /today-a.htm (17157 words)

	NALC Postal Record
		Along with their brothers and sisters in the other postal crafts, city letter carriers are the backbone of an American institution that has grown with the nation, stretching across the land along footpaths and trails, streets and highways and rail lines, reaching every village and hamlet, touching the lives of every citizen.
		The rolling post offices, operated by contractors but staffed by Post Office Department employees, collected, sorted and distributed mail along regular routes not served by rail lines.
		In the 225 years since the American revolution, the postal system in the United States has become the greatest in history, not only in size and scope, but also in the ability to get the job done right—thanks in large measure to the men and women of the NALC who deliver the mail every day.
	www.nalc.org /news/precord/0201-mailmillennia2.html (4234 words)

	Category:British Rail(ways) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Locomotive and Multiple Unit Numbering and Classification
		This page was last modified 21:13, 10 October 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:British_Rail(ways) (44 words)

	AskPhil -- Stamp Collecting starts here.
		Rail Road Car: handstamp on baggage or mail car of an independent railroad indicated mailing status and fee paid.
		Railway terminal cancellation: end terminals on rail routes.
		Route designations, routing: UPU regulation in the late 1880s stating that mail to be expedited by most rapid means available, any surcharge would be collected upon receipt.
	www.askphil.org /b25r.htm (10423 words)

	Weekly Professor
		We must understand and appreciate that a young player's priorities are often not the same as a coach's or parent's.
		Several years ago I was coaching an intramural under 8 coeducational soccer team.
		This was my first coaching experience and we were in the "championship" game facing a 1-0 deficit following the first half.
	www.esu.edu /wp/2002-2003_archives.html (14529 words)

	Barr, Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham (1946)
		In the English records he is designated as "Sewer in ordinary to his Majesty Charles II, King of England." This meant an officer of the royal household, master of ceremonies or superintendent of formal banquets and state dinners.
		When the British forces moved out of New York City, on Evacuation Day, Nov. 25, 1783, Col. Pell was invited to ride with other Continental officers as an escort of honor to George Washington upon his Triumphal Entry into the city.
		The County of Westchester was divided into Towns on March 7, 1788, and the Manor of Pelham was designated officially as the Town of Pelham.
	www.historicpelham.com /Barr.htm (13312 words)

	My trip to Hawaii (so far)...
		That Light Rail station is adjacent to the CalTrain line that goes between San Jose and San Francisco.
		Called UA and verified that Flight 61 was leaving on time, then got on San Jose Light rail at Cisco campus (the locals refer to it as Cisco City because it is so large these days ), rode the Tasman West line to the endpoint in Mountain View, CA.
		Light Rail is essentially an aboveground "subway" (or "underground" for our British friends), with overhead electric lines which the train connects to via a pantograph.
	www.qcr-usa.com /elisabeth/john/text.htm (3380 words)

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	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/1997 (1942 words)

	The Salem Evening News Online
		READING COACHES: SenorCare RSVP America Reads is looking for volunteers to coach children with reading both in school and after school in the Hamilton/Wenham area.
		Training will be provided and coaching will begin in the fall of the new school year.
		Site includes the House of the Seven Gables (Turner-Ingersoll Mansion) that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, his birthplace and other historic houses, Colonial Revival gardens designed in 1909 and costumed interpreters retelling the stories of the mansion's families.
	www.ecnnews.com /cgi-bin/brisats.pl?Wenham (6455 words)

	What is BRC
		Restaurant buffet car (with or without a kitchen) – London Midland and Scottish Railway car type code BRC; see British Rail coach designations
		Building Research Council [10] – at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
	www.whatis.tv /BRC.html (63 words)

	biology - BCK
		Brake composite corridor coach – see British Rail coach designations
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		Brotherhood of Crimson Knights [2] – an online game guild
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/BCK (60 words)

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	eprints.bo.cnr.it /indexes/updates_3months.html (9645 words)

	DEHAI NEWS MAILING LIST ARCHIVE By Date
		[dehai-news] EAAA runner becomes head coach for Northwood University of Texas Campus yohannes debesai (Mon Aug 23 2004 - 05:00:08 EDT)
		[dehai-news] College level Eritrean Head Coach in U.S.A Kidane Habtesion (Mon Aug 30 2004 - 15:56:35 EDT)
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	dehai.org /archives/dehai_news_archive/aug04 (10442 words)

	Britannia Models > Liliput
		Lightsteel coach SBB 1st class - Ep lV
		Skirted coach Post Van of the Reichspost DRG - Ep ll
		Skirted coach 2nd class OBB - Ep lV
	www.britanniamodels.com /liliput_coaches.php (10442 words)

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