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	Ireland's Railway Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		(1) Dublin and Drogheda Railway, comprising a railway from Dublin to Drogheda, Howth Junction to Howth, and Drogheda to Oldcastle
		(2) Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, comprising a railway from Drogheda to Portadown
		Enniskillen is the junction for the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r051.html (9156 words)

	The Romance of the L.N.E.R.
		With great confidence the promoters of the new railway had announced that the line would be opened on Tuesday, September 27, and as early as half-past five in the morning hundreds of vehicles of all kinds were moving towards the railway.
		The port was formerly served by the Great Northern and Great Central Railways.
		During the latter half of 1829 an extension of the railway from Stockton to an obscure village known as Middlesbrough, situated near the mouth of the River Tees, was proposed.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r046.html (5791 words)

	The future of Northern Ireland: a paper for discussion , 1972: Britain and Northern Ireland from BritainUSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Because the Northern Ireland Parliament lacked real economic or financial independence the area of its genuinely and wholly independent legislative action tended to be concentrated on the social and regulatory fields, on changes in distinctive codes of law, and on measures which were significant for other reasons than their expenditure implications.
		Great Britain and Ireland) if Ireland were to become united on terms which would be acceptable to all the people of Ireland, and that the United Kingdom will positively encourage such a development.
		It must, of course, be remembered that the people of Northern Ireland bear tax obligations virtually identical with those borne by their fellow-citizens in Great Britain, and have made their own distinctive contributions in peace and in war to the progress, life and survival of the whole nation.
	www.britainusa.com /nireland/ni_paper.asp (8975 words)

	Great Northern Railway Company's Goods Warehouse on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		The Great Northern Warehouse and its environs was historically a transport interchange for the massive volume of goods arriving by rail at Central Station- now GMex - in Manchester.
		But the Victorians, who were great fans of hiding anything they considered ugly or immodest (egg piano legs), disliked the appearance of the Warehouse so much, that the listed Deansgate Terrace, the longest in the UK, was built as a screen in 1900.
		After several decades of decline in the railways and the fall of the Beeching axe, the Warehouse was closed for good in 1963.
	www.flickr.com /photos/hugovk/98961301 (1323 words)

	CAIN: HMSO: The Future of Northern Ireland: A Paper for Discussion (Green Paper; 1972)
		The special feature of the Northern Ireland situation was that the great divide in political life was not between different viewpoints on such matters as the allocation of resources and the determination of priorities, but between two whole communities.
		Division and disorder in Northern Ireland are liabilities both to that Province and to the United Kingdom as a whole; and in seeking to restore order and resume progress there the United Kingdom Government are serving both the national interest and the true interest of all the people of Northern Ireland.
		At its inception Northern Ireland had suffered the impact of a major terrorist campaign; the threat of renewed violence was felt to be ever present, and indeed became a reality at different times, as for example between 1956 and 1962.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /hmso/nio1972.htm (13062 words)

	Great Northern Railway locomotives: Bury, Sturrock & Stirling designs
		Bird, G.F. The locomotives of the Great Northern Railway, 1847-1902.
		Brown Great Northern locomotive engineers V.1 notes that the Wilson "0-4-0"s were what he termed "lay" or dummy crankshaft locomotives (and he would have got this information from Joy's Diaries).
		Norris 2-2-0 for Birmingham and Gloucester Railway: sometimes it is considered that these were used solely as bankers on the Lickey incline, this is incorrect they were used to haul trains over the mainline; it is also thought that one of thse locomotives blew up on the Lickey incline: this is also incorrect.
	www.steamindex.com /locotype/gnrloco.htm (12454 words)

	North Staffordshire Railway Passenger Services 1910-1999
		Railway timetables have held a particular fascination for me over many years, and I have derived very great pleasure in their study.
		History will show the second half of the twentieth century to have been for the railways of Great Britain a time of great innovation and change and that the first half century was by comparison, for the most part, a period of stagnation if not decline.
		All this is true, but, concerning the railway system as a whole and with few exceptions, its passenger traffic flows; its passenger services in terms of speed, frequency, convenience, and co‑ordination; the relationships between railways and other transport operators; and railway working practices generally were all those that had developed in the nineteenth century.
	www.greatorme.org.uk /knottystudy.htm (4185 words)

	Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Access was gained to the Norfolk coast by a joint acquisition with the MR of the Eastern and Midlands Railway from 1889, the system being known as the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.
		In 1867 the Great Northern purchased a private venture, the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway, originally to stifle competition.
		A spur led from Marefield Junction on the main part of the railway, between John O'Gaunt and Tilton at Tilton on the Hill, to serve the city of Leicester to the west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_(Great_Britain) (877 words)

	Isambard Kingdom Brunel Bicentenary - new Great Britain stamps 23 February 2006 - from Norvic Philatelics
		He was asked to construct a flexible covered space without columns to accommodate the railway’s future needs and to outshine the London terminus of the GWR’s arch-rival, the Great Northern Railway, at Euston.
		In an age when the new railways were regarded as the acme of modernity and sources of future prosperity for provincial cities and towns, public interest in Brunel’s daring schemes for the GWR was intense.
		The railway is carried across the river on two brick arches, which at the time of building were the widest and flattest in the world.
	www.norvic-philatelics.co.uk /2006/brunel.htm (1501 words)

	Geology of Great Britain, UK - Introduction and maps
		It is intended to provide introductory information on the geology of Great Britain to give the background and to facilitate understanding of the geology of the south coast.
		It is recommended to purchase the modern geological maps of Great Britain in two sheets, published by the British Geological Survey.
		The northern part, the Highlands are a southern continuation of the ancient and metamorphosed Dalradian strata shown in the previous map (above).
	www.soton.ac.uk /~imw/Geology-Britain.htm (3216 words)

	The 1923 Grouping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		From the beginning of 1923 the railways in Great Britain, other than the Underground lines in London, were reorganised into 4 groups.
		London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway (merged in 1919?)
		London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (operated by the SECR)
	www.davros.org /rail/grouping.html (49 words)

	Iroquois
		For outsiders it was a military alliance and the "Great War" against any people with whom the Iroquois had a dispute, and during the first 130 years of the League's existence, there were very few tribes who managed to avoid a dispute with the Iroquois.
		His influence was so great among the Iroquois councils that the Mohawk were literally his private army, and at his urging in 1763, they had destroyed the Delaware village of Kanhanghton as punishment for their support of Pontiac.
		In November the Jay Treaty was signed between Great Britain and the United States, and the British withdrew their garrisons from American territory.
	www.tolatsga.org /iro.html (22123 words)

	Great Northern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Great Northern War, a war fought by Russia, Denmark-Norway, and Saxony-Poland against Sweden
		Great Northern Railway A now-defunct railroad in the United States.
		This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Northern (102 words)

	AboutBritain.com - Home - Everything you need to know about Britain
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		Situated at the south east corner of the new city of Milton Keynes, the village of Bow Brickhill nestles into the hillside, adjacent to large areas of woodland.
		Hatfield House was built by Robert Cecil, first Earl Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I, in 1611.
	www.aboutbritain.com (353 words)

	thePeerage.com - William Cox and others
		He was Chairman of the Great Northern Railway.
		As a result of her marriage, Elizabeth Rosa Beale was styled as Baroness Banbury of Southam on 21 January 1924.
		She was a great lover of animals, and very involved in the work of the RSPCA and the Dumb Friends League.
	www.thepeerage.com /p8201.htm (1768 words)

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		The Highland Railway : The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands
		Railway stamps of South Africa : the railway parcels, newspaper, and official stamps of the South African railways and of the various administrations which preceded it
	www.erha.org /bookrailway.htm (1316 words)

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		Great Northern Railway Co. Papers and Northern Pacific Railway Co. Papers
	www.lexisnexis.com /academic/catalog/tlG.asp (210 words)

	Find in a Library: The Stirling singles of the Great Northern Railway
		Find in a Library: The Stirling singles of the Great Northern Railway
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/oclc/1427019 (63 words)

	TERC GUIDE TO GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND--England, Northern Ireland, Rep. Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
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		Irish Tourist Board also provides information for Northern Ireland.
	meleterc.com /Page6britain.html (228 words)

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