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	British Rail Class 360 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This unit is painted in First Great Eastern livery.
		First Great Eastern ordered 21 4-car units to replace their elderly Class 312 slam-door units.
		Since they were built, First Group has lost the franchise to the National Express Group, who operate the Great Eastern routes as part of their One Railway franchise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Class_360 (268 words)

	First Great Eastern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich.
		From April 1, 2004, all First Great Eastern services were transferred to one, a new company operating all services from Liverpool Street.
		Most lines previously served by First Great Eastern are electrified (25 kV AC overhead catenary) with the exception of the Marks Tey to Sudbury line, which is served by diesel units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Great_Eastern (156 words)

	Alexander the Great - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		From Babylon, Alexander the Great went to Susa, one of the Achaemenid capitals, and captured its treasury.
		Alexander's empire was divided at first into four major portions: Cassander ruled in Greece, Lysimachus in Thrace, Seleucus I Nicator ("the winner") in Mesopotamia and Iran, and Ptolemy I in the Levant and Egypt.
		To Zoroastrians, on the other hand, he is remembered as the destroyer of their first great empire and as the leveller of Persepolis.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /alexander_the_great.htm (4269 words)

	TGOL - Great Eastern
		The first one attracted over 2,000 people, and since no one had expected such an interest, only 200 berths had been made ready, food was inadequate for the extra 1,800 persons and the rest of the ship was dirty.
		The Great Eastern continued to be haunted with bad luck, and she never carried a full complement of passengers.
		On her way back, the Great Eastern found and picked up the previous cable, and when she returned she had accomplished her mission and was still in possession of an excellent cable.
	www.greatoceanliners.net /greateastern.html (1337 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Gregory the Great
		The reign of Gregory the Great marks an epoch in papal history, and this is specially the case in respect to his attitude towards the imperial Government centered at Constantinople.
		In justice to the great pope, however, it must be added that he lost no opportunity for the exercise of his missionary zeal, making every effort to root out paganism in Gaul, Donatism in Africa, and the Schism of the Three Chapters in North Italy and Istria.
		His great claim to remembrance lies in the fact that he is the real father of the medieval papacy (Milman).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06780a.htm (7836 words)

	CW Teacher's Pack: Part 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		After two years' of laying cables the Great Eastern was refitted and chartered by the French Government to carry the anticipated large number of visitors to the Paris Exposition of 1867.
		The Great Eastern steamed to Liverpool where it was moored and opened to the public as a floating amusement park,complete with restaurants, funfair and music hall.
		He was the captain of the Great Eastern on the 1865 and 1866 transatlantic cable-laying voyages.
	www.cwhistory.com /history/TeacherPack/TPpart3.html (2812 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - Business - FirstGroup finds more buying ticket to ride
		First, which operates bus and train services in the UK and student transport in the US and Canada, saw sales rise in all its core divisions.
		First is the UK’s largest bus operator, with more than 10,000 buses operating in 40 towns and cities across the UK, carrying 2.7 million passengers every day.
		First also said that its US school bus operation continues to enjoy strong expansion and is on target for 1000 extra buses this year.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /business.cfm?id=1236502002 (529 words)

	Siemens AG - Roll-out of First Desiro Train for British Operator First Great Eastern
		The Desiro trains for FGE are built by Siemens Transportation Systems in Germany (TS factory in Krefeld-Uerdingen) and in Austria (TS plant in Vienna) and leased to First Great Eastern by Angel Trains.
		The operating company First Great Eastern is a wholly owned subsidiary of the transporta-tion concern First Group plc and has annual sales of £170 million.
		FGE leases the new Class 360 trains from Angel Trains and has acquired the rights to use the rail network from British infrastructure provider Railtrack.
	www.siemens.com /page/1,3771,1036761-1-18_0_0-0,00.html (1233 words)

	ÐOVA - Great Eastern Chronicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Eastern, single propeller at her stern, conventional side paddlewheels and sails.
		On the Great Eastern's fourth voyage she had broke her rudder in a storm and was thrown back and forth
		Great Eastern continued to lose money and was considered too uneconomical so her owners took her
	members.aol.com /drakare/greateastern.html (665 words)

	Normal Page ohne Titel
		The size of the SS Great Eastern was 5 times, of the biggest ships of her time, and it took another 50 years, before the ship's size was surpassed, in 1899 by SS Oceanic, in length and in 1901 by SS Celtic in tonnage.
		To put it in other words, he had the vision of his Britannia Railway bridge, and saw no reason, why it should't be possible to construct a ship with an equal strength, stabillity and length, based on the knowledge and expierience he gained in the last 20 years of combinated land- and seaside engineering.
		In the eyes of her creator, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Eastern, which he always called his "big baby", was a floating centerpiece of British brilliance, extravagance and marvel.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Harbor/4890/GREATEASTERNGB.htm (1190 words)

	The Great Eastern Salvage Co
		The Great Eastern Salvage Company is dedicated to the collection and restoration of rare antiques and collectibles generated by the steamship Great Eastern (1854-1889).
		The story of the Great Eastern, is one of the most fascinating tales in the history of maritime history, with over fifty books on the subject.
		Upon the Great Eastern's arrival in New York on her maiden voyage, it was found that she drew too much water to enter at low tide, and she had to wait for high tide the following day to make an effort.
	www.greateasternsalvage.com /page2.htm (1100 words)

	Philae Temples Part III: The First Great Pylon and Forecourt of The Temple of Isis
		The front of the right, or eastern tower is depicted with a huge figure of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos who holds a group of enemies of Egypt by the hair and raises his club to smite them.
		The gateway of the first Pylon predates the structure itself, having been built by Nectanebo at the same time that he built his small temple and vestibule now located at the beginning of the approach to the main temple.
		At the base of the eastern tower, part of the granite foundation of the original island protruded and this was carved into a stele on which Ptolemy VI Philometor, and his queen Cleopatra II stand before Isis and Horus.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/philae3.htm (1510 words)

	Present Rail
		First Great Eastern, the train operator, reported in January 2003 that passenger journeys on the line have risen 76% during the last five years, since privatisation.
		First Great Eastern in July 2003, purchased GB Rail the parent company of Anglia Railways.
		First Great Eastern, leasing rolling stock from other operators (usually Anglia Railways) as this was the only track they operated in Essex/Suffolk which didn`t use electrified rolling stock.
	www.bures-online.co.uk /rail/rail3.htm (761 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Suffolk \| First Great Eastern wins award
		First Great Eastern was praised in the National Rail Awards for punctuality, reliability and customer service.
		Dave Kaye, First Great Eastern's managing director, said: "This is a tremendous honour for everyone who works for First Great Eastern and is down to the efforts of every member of staff.
		SRA said First Great Eastern had been left off the franchise's shortlist because its bid had not been as good as those submitted by Arriva Trains, GB Railways and National Express.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/england/suffolk/3086712.stm (223 words)

	Staff set to join company boards - TSSA Journal October/November 1999
		Staff at First Great Eastern are to have the chance to elect an Employee Director to the company’s board.
		The First Group has a policy that each of its companies should have an employee director, so First North Western is also due to hold an election and First Great Western is likely to follow suit.
		First Great Eastern is writing to staff with details of the ballot, which will be conducted by the independent Electoral Reform Society.
	www.tssa.org.uk /article-14.php3?id_article=326 (222 words)

	The Great Eastern Mussel Farms, Inc. Great Eastern Mussel Farms Ensures Future Resource by Working with Maine Fishermen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		After two years of intensive research and development, Great Eastern Mussel Farms is gradually moving from bottom-cultured mussels to "raft-cultured" mussels.
		Great Eastern president, Chip Davison, said, "We're concentrating on producing a high-quality 'choice' mussel and ensuring a more than adequate supply for the millennium."
		The first Great Eastern Mussel rafts were harvested in the fall of 1999; now the harvesting process continues through the year.
	www.eatmussels.com /000306.html (244 words)

	HHGTTGOnline.com - Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (aka - HHGTTG, H2G2)
		has already supplanted the great Encyclopedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it scores over the older, more pedestrian work in two important respects.
		First, it is slightly cheaper; and secondly it has the words
		First, it is slightly cheaper; and secondly it has the words Don't Panic inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover.
	www.hhgttgonline.com (1265 words)

	Design Hotel Great Eastern Hotel :: arcspace.com
		The Great Eastern Hotel Company is a joint venture between Conran Holdings and Wyndham International who acquired the hotel in 1997 and began the three year refurbishment and reconstruction program.
		The original Great Eastern Hotel was developed in two stages for the Great Eastern Railway Company.
		The first section of the hotel was designed and built by Charles Barry and his son Charles Edward Barry, one of the great architectural dynasties of the 19th century, between 1879 and 1884.
	www.arcspace.com /travel/great_eastern/great_eastern.html (839 words)

	MORI - Polls & Surveys - Support For First Great Eastern's Franchise Bid
		More than eight out of 10 First Great Eastern passengers (85%) believe the company should be allowed to bid for the Greater Anglia franchise.
		MORI interviewed a quota sample of 584 adults, aged 16+, stratified across 18 stations in the First Great Eastern franchise between 15 and 17 April 2003.
		The survey was commissioned by First to measure the extent of passenger support for the company's operations.
	www.mori.com /polls/2003/first.shtml (267 words)

	FIRST GREAT EASTERN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		First Great Eastern prides itself in being committed to improving access to stations and trains which will allow more opportunities for people with special needs to travel independently.
		The majority of First Great Eastern services are operated by modern trains with power-assisted sliding doors which are easily accessible to all customers and wheelchair users.
		First Great Eastern allows free parking to registered disabled customers displaying the national 'orange' permit in their windscreens.
	www.totallywaisted.com /FR_trans_eastern.htm (827 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Rail champ takes it to the top
		FGE is predominantly a commuter railway, therefore bikes not only take up space on peak services, they also represent a safety hazard on occasions.
		Delivering good information is vital and is one of the measures First Great Eastern are judged on in customer satisfaction surveys.
		In 1988 he joined the management of First North Western trains in Manchester and in August this year took up the job of running First Great Eastern.
	news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/2453705.stm (1197 words)

	Great Eastern Railway - Review - Mediocre Eastern Railway
		First Great Eastern itself was formed with privatisation in the late 1990’s as part is the First Bus group of companies.
		Travelling on Great Eastern outside of peak times services is better with seats being available on the majority of trains.
		The toilets are also far from clean first thing in the morning that suggests they are not cleaned on a daily basis.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /transport-international/great-eastern-railway/417483 (580 words)

	First Great Eastern - bicycles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		First Great Eastern welcome bicycles free of charge on services where they can be accommodated safely.
		Except at the busiest times, on trains arriving in London between 07:45 - 09:45 and departing London between 16:30 - 18:30 Monday to Friday, when bicycles are not carried, with the following exceptions (where older rolling stock is used, allowing bicycles to be carried in the guard's compartment):
		For enquiries contact First Great Eastern on 08459 505 000.
	fgwegain.firstgroup.com /1044.asp (82 words)

	UK Train Photos - First FGE Class 360 to Clacton
		First Great Eastern have ordered 21 class 360 EMUs from Siemens to replace their ageing class 312 slamdoor fleet.
		From Wembley, EWS are tripping the trains up to Clacton depot which has been reopened by Siemens as a test and repair base.
		Originally scheduled to arrive on the Thursday, the first 360 rolled into Clacton at 0820 on Friday 17th January.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /james.steward/Clacton360.htm (331 words)

	First Group plc.
		Through First Great Eastern Railway, First Great Western Trains and First North Western Trains, the Group is now one of the UK's largest train operators.
		The Group is also one of the UK's largest train operators through First Great Eastern, First Great Western and First North Western Trains.
		As a significant force in both the UK bus and rail market we are uniquely placed to work with both local and national government to achieve the aspirations of the Transport White Paper.
	www.fuel-cell-bus-club.de /html/body_first_group_plc..html (605 words)

	Angel Trains - News Release
		Angel Trains, one of the UK's leading rolling stock companies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a statement of intent with First Great Eastern to lease 21 four-car Desiro UK electrical multiple units (EMUs) to be supplied by Siemens Transportation Systems.
		The detailed First Great Eastern specification of the new trains will be finalised over the coming weeks.
		Commenting on the deal, Bob Breakwell, managing director of First Great Eastern, said: "We are delighted to announce the order for the new 21 trains to run on our services into Liverpool Street.
	www.angeltrains.com /Press/release.aspx?Id=81 (420 words)

	Great Eastern on Almondnet
		Great range of CDs by The Delgados including "The Great Eastern" at fantastic prices.
		Discover more about the ship the Great Eastern, which stretched to the limits of Victorian technology...
		Whilst the Great Eastern made history with its revolutionary design, the ship...
	www.mynorfolk.co.uk /norfolk/great_eastern.html (415 words)

	Essex: Train firm joins drink-drive fight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		First Great Eastern has joined Essex Police's summer anti-drink driving campaign, in a bid to make sure driver do not go 'off the rails'.
		First Great Eastern Railways is a large service provider for the community and we certainly do not want their customers becoming our customers."
		First Great Eastern marketing manager, Peter Robinson, said: "Drink driving affects everyone.
	www.thisisessex.co.uk /essex/archive/2001/07/30/NEWS23ZM.html (325 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Group shocked as rail bid fails
		First Great Eastern was "astonished" not to be shortlisted
		FirstGroup currently operates the Great Eastern franchise, which will form part of the Greater Anglia franchise from April 2004.
		Peter Northfield, from First Great Eastern, said the firm was shocked at the decision
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2906929.stm (276 words)

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