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	Electric Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The electric railway of Dr. Werner von Siemens constructed at Berlin in 1879 was the forerunner of a number of systems which have had the effect of changing materially the problems of transportation in all parts of the world.
		The electric car, as we have seen, employs a motor which is geared to the axle of the driving trucks, and the current is derived from the trolley wire by the familiar pole and wheel and after flowing through the controller to the motor returns by the rail.
		The success of electric traction in large cities had been demonstrated but a few years when it was appreciated that the overhead wires of the trolley were unsightly and dangerous, especially in the case of fire or the breaking of the wires or supports.
	www.harvestfields.netfirms.com /etexts/16/14.htm (2315 words)

	The Electric Railways Of Manchester
		It was only natural that such a location would boast a sizeable suburban railway network, and of course it was inevitable that the various railway companies that ran these services would want to exploit the advantages that the advent of electric traction could bring.
		The first use of electric traction in the Manchester area was an experimental scheme for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on the three and three quarter mile long line from Bury to Holcombe Brook.
		Electric services began on the nine and a half mile route in late 1915, with the line from Bury to Holcombe Brook converted to the same system to permit through running from March 1918.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~gsgleaves/manchester.htm (650 words)

	Interurbans
		The electric railway for local transport in small-town and rural areas existed in the United States between 1890 and 1940, flourishing between 1900 and 1930.
		The usual term for the local electric railways is "interurban," which is, strictly, a misnomer, since their aim was not to connect cities, but to serve the countryside.
		The interurban electric railway was very often built beside steam railways; in many cases one could be seen from the other from end to end.
	www.du.edu /~jcalvert/railway/trolley.htm (13488 words)

	The Commissioner's Notebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is the proper function of light railways to bring to rural districts something of the facility of intercourse that ordinarily belongs to larger towns, and so to cheapen transportation as to lessen the industrial handicap that now is slowly starving out the rural population.
		Electric roads of standard gauge and the usual construction cost, even with rigid economy, from $10,000 to $12,000 per mile, which is not justified by rural conditions save in rare instances.
		The fundamental purpose of light railways is to care for the local and rural traffic that is now carried on by the most primitive means, furnishing transportation between the farm, the village, and the railroad, and of this purpose one must never lose sight.
	www.rawsonplace.esmartdesign.com /notebook/39-notebook.htm (6090 words)

	Transport Heritage
		All of the Manx Electric Railway’s tramcars are original and two of them are the oldest working examples in the world.
		En route to Ramsey is the picturesque village of Laxey, where the electric railways forms a junction with the Snaefell Mountain Railway, which is also operated by electric tram.
		The Snaefell Mountain Railway recently celebrated its 100th birthday, and was at the very heart of the many special events of the Islands spectacular 1995 International Railway Festival.
	www.isle-of-man.com /heritage/transport/index.shtml (360 words)

	Canadian Street Railways
		Each city street railway system, and each interurban electric railway system, is listed with the start and end dates for revenue passenger operation.
		Electric street railway operated as a single system 1892 - 1908 and then by joint commission 1908 - 1913.
		This is the canonical list of Canadian interurban electric railways, as determined by John F. Due (see References).
	home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~wyatt/streetcar-list.html (837 words)

	Electric Railways
		This particular copy has seen hard times and is clearly deteriorating so I have elected to scan the part on electric railways for preservation and to present it here.
		In the decade before this book was published, electric railways had gone through a period of tremendous advancement.
		After Frank Sprague had invented and installed the first practical electric street car system in 1888, it was clear that street cars were the best way for a city dweller to get around.
	www.trainweb.org /girr/electric_railways/electric_railways.html (600 words)

	Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Chapter 7, page 448
		Railways appeared in N.S.W, in 1855, in S.A. in 1856, in Queensland in 1865 and in Tasmania and Western Australia in 1871.
		Railways were also important for rural development, for development followed the major rail routes.
		Despite the differing gauges of railway lines within the individual States, the need for gauge unification was always recognised.
	www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au /tia/448.html (629 words)

	Conspiracies.net - The Streetcar Conspiracy by Bradford Snell
		There were 1,200 separate electric street and interurban railways, a thriving and profitable industry with 44,000 miles of track, 300,000 employees, 15 billion annual passengers, and $1 billion in income.
		As early as 1923, interests associated with GM threatened to parallel the railway with double-decker buses and "skim the cream" of its short-haul trade, thereby weakening its resolve; by 1939, National and other holding companies allied with GM (namely, Omnibus and City Coach) were jockeying to buy the railway and convert it to GM buses.
		The railways of Boston, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle, as well as those of Canada were publicly operated and unavailable for purchase; but this did not preclude GM, which was equally active in Canada, from using bribes and other inducements to persuade their officials to motorize.
	www.conspiracies.net /thestreetcarconspiracy (1424 words)

	Signal Boxes of the London Electric Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The London Electric Railways (also knpwn as the Underground Group) managed a number of underground railways, most of which had no structures as such for their signal boxes.
		Signal boxes were built by the London Electric railway to this design form 1905 onwards.
		London Electric Railways became part of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933.
	www.signalbox.org /gallery/le.htm (123 words)

	TMSV: VR electric street railways
		There was one electric tramway operator in Melbourne during the twentieth century that was not taken over by the M&MTB — Victorian Railways — giving Melbourne the unusual situation of having two different state government owned tramway operators.
		The body of 35 was recovered for restoration by SPER (South Pacific Electric Railway) (stored at Bylands — 2003), and finally the TMSV has been in possession of the body of 34 since closure of the Brighton line.
		The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways recommended an extension of the railway to South Sandringham in 1910, but this was later vetoed as a result of the projected high cost of land resumptions.
	www.tmsv.org.au /papers/vrtram.htm (2991 words)

	Shore Line Interurban Historical Society: Chicago Electric Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Society's interests also include the electric railways that connect or connected with these roads in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, including Chicago and West Towns Railways, Evanston Railway, Northern Indiana Railway, Gary Railways, the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, and many others.
		Chicagoland's electric railways have a diverse and varied history, with many different sizes, locations, types of operation, and physical characteristics.
		The look of Chicagoland's electric railways and their surrounding environment has always been diverse and has changed many times over the last one hundred and fifty years.
	www.shore-line.org /railroads (428 words)

	Electric Railroads of Vermont
		The Berkshire Street Railway, a combination of several electric Railway Companies had tracks from North Bennington into New York State, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
		Mount Mansfield Electric ran from Waterbury to Stowe, VT (1897 -1932).
		Rutland Street Railway (1885 - 1894 horse drawn, 1894 - 1924) ran from Poultney to Rutland to Castleton, Castleton to Lake Bomoseen or Fair Haven.
	www.vuhs.org /erails (311 words)

	Light, Steam and Electric Railways
		Situated in the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds in the West Yorkshire in the north of England is this small personal light railway.
		The Southern Railway is the best known of the former while the transpennine route was the best known of the latter.
		In this country this means as part of the leisure industry rather than a commercial alternative to diesel or electric locomotion.
	desertrailways.tripod.com (249 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Contact Lines for Electric Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The authors have used their worldwide experience to provide a clear and comprehensive description of the configuration, mechanical and electrical design, installation and operation of contact lines for electric railways on local and long-distance transportation systems.
		Railway company professionals and manufacturers of contact line systems should find practical guidance in the planning and implementation of systems, as well as appropriate specifications and the technical data they will need, including standards and regulations.
		Since large sections of the book are dedicated to the system aspects, consultant engineers can also use it as a basis for designing systems and interfaces to other subsystems of electric railway engineering.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/3895781525 (372 words)

	A Guide to the Rod Varney Papers, 1918-1990
		Most of the material was brought together by members of the Electric Railroad Association, Texas Division, to assist Varney in editing the Short circuit bulletin from 1963 to 1985.
		Olson, Russell L. The Electric Railways of Minnesota: Minnesota Transportation Museum, In..
		The Rapid Railway and Detroit-Port Huron By Rail-Ship-Bus.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/utcah/00161/00161-P.html (7474 words)

	Charles J. Van Depoele Library and Archives
		The primary focus of the Charles J. Van Depoele Library and Archives at the Electric City Trolley Museum is on all aspects of Electric Railways with a particular highlight on Eastern Pennsylvania Railways, Car Builders and Suppliers.
		By 1964, Ed was the manager of electric railway operations at Harry Magee's transportation museum located next to Interstate 80 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
		Ed was well known in the trolley restoration world from coast to coast and he was recognized as an authority on the value of transit vehicles and provided expert valuations to individuals and organizations.
	www.ectma.org /library.html (3458 words)

	Iain Logan's Electric Soup
		In response to a plea on the 'uk.railway' newsgroup, I've put a set of pre-1965 BR 'Sausage' totems in my model railway 'freebie' section.
		Barry Coward, the proprietor of BEULAH, is a friend from way back in my railway days, and his company supplies some of the best quality classical music CDs and transport videos available.
		Some of my railway graphics collection is now available in Corel Draw (CDR) format.
	homepages.enterprise.net /iainlogan (609 words)

	DUBLIN UNITED TRAMWAYS (LUCAN ELECTRIC RAILWAYS) ACT, 1927
		AND WHEREAS under and in pursuance of various Orders in Council made under the Tramways (Ireland) Acts, 1860 to 1891, the Dublin and Lucan Electric Railway Company are the owners of an electric railway in the City and County of Dublin between Conyngham Road and the town of Lucan:
		AND WHEREAS under certain powers conferred by the Lucan and Leixlip Electric Railway Order, 1910, the Lucan and Leixlip Electric Railway Company are the owners of an electric railway in the County of Dublin between the town of Lucan and Doddsborough corner:
		AND WHEREAS it is expedient that the Company should be empowered to supply and sell electricity for light and power in the town of Lucan and the districts heretofore supplied by the railways to be acquired by the Company in pursuance of the provisions, of this Act:
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZPA2Y1927.html (575 words)

	Halton County Radial Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Situated at Stop 92 on the former right-of-way of the Toronto Suburban Railway, we offer the opportunity to enjoy a trip down memory lane with rides on a variety of restored street cars, radial and work cars, through 2 kilometers of scenic woodlands.
		Admission tickets may be purchased here which are good for unlimited rides on day of purchase, and an opportunity to get a close-up view of the various pieces of equipment that have been preserved, or are in the process of restoration.
		The former Canadian National Railways Rockwood station, built in 1912 for the Grand Trunk Railway, was re-located to the museum in October 1971 and now serves as the west-end station.
	www.hcry.org (685 words)

	Shore Line Interurban Historical Society: Chicago Electric Railways - Gary Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Though an important industrial city, in streetcar days and even today Gary is interspersed with large pockets of undeveloped land held for future growth of factories.
		Expansive bus routes were spun off to the Shore Line Motor Coach Company, jointly owned by Gary Railways and the South Shore Line.
		Four cars of three modern types await departure on August 19, 1939: car 19 for the first fantrip of Central Electric Railfans' Association, car 17 for a Tolleston short-turn on the Hammond line, another of the 19-27 class for Broadway and 45th Avenue, and 51 for Garyton.
	www.shore-line.org /railroads/profiles/GaryRys.html (393 words)

	Alberta Railway Museum: Bibliography - Streetcars, Electric Railways and Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Alberta Railway Museum: Bibliography - Streetcars, Electric Railways and Transit
		Scenes of the Sudbury: Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway ; William Coo
		Streetcars in the Kootenays: Nelson's Electric Tramways 1899 to 1992 ; Douglas V. Parker, Havelock House, Edmonton, 1992, ISBN: 0-920805-02-7
	railwaymuseum.ab.ca /b_streetcars.html (1665 words)

	Liverpool electric railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There is no subway in Liverpool, though a 3 line LRT, "Merseytram", was approved in December, 2002.
		There used to be an el (the Liverpool Overhead Railway) which included a subway at it's downtown terminus but that was, sadly, abandoned in 1956.
		There is a 5.8 mile Merseyside subway tunnel through which a 49 station, 51.5 mile commuter train network is run and is sometimes classified as a subway.
	www.subways.net /uk/liverpool.htm (126 words)

	Electric-Railways Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The purpose of this site is to provide information on all aspects of electrified railways.
		If you have any problems, then get an up-to-date copy of an HTML Browser.
		These units have just been introduced into service on all-stations services between London (Euston) and Milton Keynes.
	www.electric-railways.co.uk (71 words)

	Houston Streetcars Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Now gone with hardly a trace, few realize the important role it played in the development of modern Houston.
		Be sure to check the link below if you want more information about "Houston Electric," a book which covers the history of the Bayou City's streetcars in more depth.
		If you have any questions or comments, please write!
	members.iglou.com /baron (97 words)

	ir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In addition, we will give priority to cash flow and asset efficiency to bolster our business platform and financial position.
		Keikyu will also work to further enhance value along its railway lines by stepping up business expansion centered on those areas.
		Furthermore, we will actively take measures to tackle such social issues as preservation of the environment and the creation of a barrier-free society.
	www.keikyu.co.jp /ir/english (550 words)

	All Time List of Canadian Transit Systems: Index by System and Operator Names
		Canadian National Railways Durham Region, Ontario, Liverpool and Milton Tramway, London and Port Stanley Interurban, Montreal and Southern Counties Interurban, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Interurban, QRL&P: Montmorency Division Interurban, Regional Commuter Rail, St.
		Hydro Electric Railways: Essex District Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Interurban, Windsor, Ontario
		Lacombe and Northwestern Railway Lacombe and Blindman Valley Electric Interurban
	home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~wyatt/alltime/operators.html (4785 words)

	North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society
		The North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society is an organization committed to further the study of historic electric railway operations and equipment.
		NJERHS will also collect and exhibit data on these subjects, for its members as well as helping to keep the general public informed on said subjects.
		The Society also works to study such other transportation vehicles and transportation history as are related to electric railways, street railways, trolley buses, motor buses and other related transportation vehicles and systems.
	www.njerhs.org (387 words)

	Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California
		Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company - LACE
		Pasadena & Mount Wilson Railway, Pasadena and Mount Lowe Railway, Pacific Electric Mt. Lowe Division
		Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Railway, Pasadena Electric
	www.erha.org (260 words)

	TSROSS Railway Names List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Athough some rubber tired systems are in the list, they are not included as railways, but because they share railway signal systems in some manner.
		Today, some roller coasters fall in to the railway class, but have not been included here, though the reason is obvious.
		The list consists of railways for which we have information on record - This list includes operating railways (carriers and/or equipment), and railways with charters (non-operating), both current and defunct.
	www.railway.org /rwaylist.htm (1118 words)

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